Grant and contribution program
Contributions to the provinces for assistance related to natural disasters
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness · Public safety, policing and justice
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness paid out $343 million under Contributions to the provinces for assistance related to natural disasters, down from $409 million in 2023–24. That is $11.45 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$343M
Down $65.8M from $409M in 2023–24.
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.
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| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 | $409M |
| 2024–25 | $343M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Province of Manitoba | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $122M | $4.06 |
| Province of Nova Scotia | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $90.0M | $3.00 |
| Province of British Columbia | Victoria, British Columbia | $35.3M | $1.18 |
| Ministre des Finances du Québec | Montréal, Quebec | $31.5M | $1.05 |
| Government of the Northwest Territories | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | $23.1M | $0.77 |
| Province of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $19.6M | $0.65 |
| Province of New Brunswick | Fredericton, New Brunswick | $15.7M | $0.52 |
| Province of Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | $6.2M | $0.21 |
| Province of Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | $210K | <$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.
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