Grant and contribution program
Supporting a Humanitarian Workforce to Respond to COVID-19 and Other Large-Scale Emergencies
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness · Public safety, policing and justice
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$31.7M
Up $3.9M from $27.8M in 2023–24.
$1.06per tax filer$0.77per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Red Cross | Ottawa, Ontario | $18.1M | $0.61 |
| The Priory of Canada of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem | Ottawa, Ontario | $5.1M | $0.17 |
| The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada | Toronto, Ontario | $3.9M | $0.13 |
| Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC) | Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador | $1.9M | $0.06 |
| United Way of Northwest Territories | Northwest Territories, Yellowknife | $1.5M | $0.05 |
| Team Rubicon Canada | Mississauga, Ontario | $1.3M | $0.04 |
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.