Grant and contribution program
Contributions to National Voluntary Organizations
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness · Public safety, policing and justice
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$4.8M
Up $163K from $4.7M in 2023–24.
$0.16per tax filer$0.12per person
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023, the latest count published); per person uses a population of 41,162,593 (2024). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Largest recipients
The largest named recipients of payments reported under this program in 2024–25. Location is the recipient's address, which is not always where the money is spent. Recipient payments can differ slightly from the program total above because the Public Accounts report them separately.
| Recipient | Location | Paid | Per tax filer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Fry Society of Northern Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $300K | $0.01 |
| Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | $300K | $0.01 |
| Seventh Step Society of Canada | Ladysmith, British Columbia | $300K | $0.01 |
| John Howard Society of New Brunswick | Saint John, New Brunswick | $300K | $0.01 |
| John Howard Society Of Thunder Bay And District | Thunder Bay, Ontario | $300K | $0.01 |
| John Howard Society of British Columbia | Victoria, British Columbia | $299K | <$0.01 |
| The John Howard Society of Grande Prairie | Grande Prairie, Alberta | $299K | <$0.01 |
| John Howard Society of Saskatchewan | Regina, Saskatchewan | $299K | <$0.01 |
| John Howard Society of Peterborough | Peterborough, Ontario | $299K | <$0.01 |
| Société Elizabeth Fry du Québec | Montreal, Quebec | $290K | <$0.01 |
Source and basis
- Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Recipients: Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada.
- Net expenditures of this transfer payment program in the Public Accounts. It overlaps with program spending, so do not add the two.