Grant and contribution program
New Frontiers in Research Fund
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council · Research and science
In fiscal year 2024–25, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council paid out $124 million under New Frontiers in Research Fund, up from $122 million in 2023–24. That is $4.12 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$124M
Up $1.9M from $122M 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 | $122M |
| 2024–25 | $124M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $14.5M | $0.48 |
| University of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | $14.0M | $0.47 |
| University of British Columbia | Vancouver, BritishColumbia | $12.8M | $0.43 |
| Toronto General Hospital-University Health Network | Toronto, Ontario | $8.2M | $0.27 |
| University of Western Ontario | London, Ontario | $8.2M | $0.27 |
| McMaster University | Hamilton, Ontario | $6.9M | $0.23 |
| University of Victoria | Victoria, BritishColumbia | $5.5M | $0.18 |
| Université de Sherbrooke | Sherbrooke, Quebec | $4.7M | $0.16 |
| Queen's University | Kingston, Ontario | $4.5M | $0.15 |
| University of Guelph | Guelph, Ontario | $4.5M | $0.15 |
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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