Grant and contribution program
Grants and scholarships
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council · Research and science
In fiscal year 2024–25, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council paid out $1.1 billion under Grants and scholarships, up from $1.0 billion in 2023–24. That is $36.72 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$1.1B
Up $86.5M from $1.0B 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 | $1.0B |
| 2024–25 | $1.1B |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | Ottawa, Ontario | $109M | $3.62 |
| University of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | $84.2M | $2.81 |
| University of British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia | $80.4M | $2.68 |
| University of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $59.0M | $1.97 |
| University of Waterloo | Waterloo, Ontario | $55.7M | $1.86 |
| McGill University | Montréal, Quebec | $50.8M | $1.70 |
| University of Calgary | Calgary, Alberta | $38.3M | $1.28 |
| Université Laval | Laval, Quebec | $37.6M | $1.25 |
| Queen's University | Kingston, Ontario | $34.5M | $1.15 |
| McMaster University | Hamilton, Ontario | $33.1M | $1.10 |
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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