Grant and contribution program
Grants for research projects and personnel support
Canadian Institutes of Health Research · Research and science
In fiscal year 2024–25, Canadian Institutes of Health Research paid out $1.2 billion under Grants for research projects and personnel support, up from $1.1 billion in 2023–24. That is $39.47 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$1.2B
Up $51.2M from $1.1B 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 | $1.1B |
| 2024–25 | $1.2B |
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 | $114M | $3.81 |
| University of British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia | $103M | $3.45 |
| McMaster University | Hamilton, Ontario | $76.6M | $2.55 |
| University Health Network | Toronto, Ontario | $57.2M | $1.91 |
| University of Calgary | Calgary, Alberta | $55.0M | $1.84 |
| University of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | $54.8M | $1.83 |
| McGill University | Montréal, Quebec | $52.7M | $1.76 |
| Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre | Montréal, Quebec | $49.5M | $1.65 |
| Hospital for Sick Children | Toronto, Ontario | $43.4M | $1.45 |
| University of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $39.6M | $1.32 |
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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