Grant and contribution program
Grants in support of the Safer Communities Initiative
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 $856 thousand under Grants in support of the Safer Communities Initiative, down from $951 thousand in 2023–24. That is $0.03 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$856K
Down $96K from $951K 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.
Show these figures as a table
| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 | $951K |
| 2024–25 | $856K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patro Villeray | Montreal, Quebec | $200K | <$0.01 |
| Taku River Tlingit First Nation | Atlin, British Columbia | $200K | <$0.01 |
| Legacy Dreams 2 Reality Youth Empowerment Inc | Scarborough, Ontario | $193K | <$0.01 |
| Payments under $100,000 (24) | Location not stated | $134K | <$0.01 |
| Paul First Nation | Duffield, Alberta | $128K | <$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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