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Spending program

Research in Priority Areas

Canadian Institutes of Health Research · Research and science

In fiscal year 2024–25, Canadian Institutes of Health Research spent $411 million on Research in Priority Areas, up from $389 million in 2023–24. That is $13.73 per tax filer.

Headline figures

Fiscal year 2024–25

$411M

6.9% of Research and science spending in 2024–25.

Up $22.6M from $389M in 2023–24.

$13.73per tax filer$9.99per 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.

Research in Priority Areas, by fiscal year. Latest year highlighted.
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Research in Priority Areas, by fiscal year
Fiscal yearSpending
2018–19$309M
2019–20$323M
2020–21$540M
2021–22$436M
2022–23$405M
2023–24$389M
2024–25$411M

Source and basis

  • GC InfoBase - Open Datasets, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
  • Actual spending reported by the department for this program, reconciled to Public Accounts expenditures by vote. Includes operating costs, capital and payments to others.

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