Disability, accessibility and social programs
Disability savings grants and bonds, accessibility programs, social innovation, gender equality and community social programs.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$1.5B
0.3% of the $474.4B of federal program spending reported by theme, across 20 programs.
Cost per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023, the latest count published); per person uses a population of 41,162,593 (2024). It is an allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Spending programs
Actual spending by program in 2024–25: operating costs, capital and payments to others, as reported by each department and reconciled to the Public Accounts. Select a program for its history and cost per taxpayer.
Canada Disability Savings Program
Department of Employment and Social Development
$866M
56.8% of list$28.91per tax filer$21.04per personCommunity Action and Innovation
Department for Women and Gender Equality
$321M
21.1% of list$10.73per tax filer$7.81per personSocial Development Partnerships Program
Department of Employment and Social Development
$82.4M
5.4% of list$2.75per tax filer$2.00per personSocial Innovation and Social Finance Strategy
Department of Employment and Social Development
$70.1M
4.6% of list$2.34per tax filer$1.70per personEnabling Accessibility Fund
Department of Employment and Social Development
$33.0M
2.2% of list$1.10per tax filer$0.80per personExpertise and Outreach
Department for Women and Gender Equality
$25.0M
1.6% of list$0.83per tax filer$0.61per personInternal Services
Department for Women and Gender Equality
$22.5M
1.5% of list$0.75per tax filer$0.55per personProtection Program
Canadian Human Rights Commission
$13.6M
0.9% of list$0.45per tax filer$0.33per personAccessible Canada
Department of Employment and Social Development
$13.5M
0.9% of list$0.45per tax filer$0.33per personInternal Services
Canadian Human Rights Commission
$13.1M
0.9% of list$0.44per tax filer$0.32per personOutreach and Knowledge Application
Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization
$10.4M
0.7% of list$0.35per tax filer$0.25per personOccupational health and safety information and services
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
$10.0M
0.7% of list$0.33per tax filer$0.24per personAudit Program
Canadian Human Rights Commission
$8.4M
0.5% of list$0.28per tax filer$0.20per personSustainable Development Goals Funding Program
Department of Employment and Social Development
$8.3M
0.5% of list$0.28per tax filer$0.20per personPromotion Program
Canadian Human Rights Commission
$6.5M
0.4% of list$0.22per tax filer$0.16per personInternal Services
Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization
$5.6M
0.4% of list$0.19per tax filer$0.14per personStandards Development
Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization
$5.4M
0.4% of list$0.18per tax filer$0.13per personInternal Services
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
$4.9M
0.3% of list$0.16per tax filer$0.12per personWorkplace Equity Program
Department of Employment and Social Development
$3.3M
0.2% of list$0.11per tax filer$0.08per personCanada Disability Benefit
Department of Employment and Social Development
$2.3M
0.1% of list$0.08per tax filer$0.06per person
Grants and contributions
Payments to provinces, organizations and individuals in 2024–25, by transfer payment program, from the Public Accounts. These are a different cut of the same money as the programs above, so the two lists are not added together. Select one to see its largest recipients.
(S) Canada Disability Savings Grant payments to Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) issuers on behalf of RDSP beneficiaries to encourage long-term financial security of eligible individuals with disabilities (Canada Disability Savings Act)
Department of Employment and Social Development
$646M
50.0% of list$21.57per tax filer$15.70per person(S) Canada Disability Savings Bond payments to Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) issuers on behalf of RDSP beneficiaries to encourage long-term financial security of eligible individuals with disabilities
Department of Employment and Social Development
$216M
16.7% of list$7.22per tax filer$5.26per personEquality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program – Contributions to support capacity building and community-level work of Canadian organizations for Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and additional sexually and gender diverse (2SLGBTQI+) people in Canada
Department for Women and Gender Equality
$184M
14.3% of list$6.16per tax filer$4.48per personWomen's Program – Contributions to women's and other voluntary organizations for the purpose of furthering women's participation in Canadian society
Department for Women and Gender Equality
$80.1M
6.2% of list$2.67per tax filer$1.95per personSocial Innovation and Social Finance Strategy
Department of Employment and Social Development
$64.0M
5.0% of list$2.14per tax filer$1.56per personGender-based Violence Funding Program – Contributions to Canadian organizations, institutions and other levels of government to improve supports and help create long-term, comprehensive solutions for survivors at the national, regional, and local levels
Department for Women and Gender Equality
$30.5M
2.4% of list$1.02per tax filer$0.74per personEnabling Accessibility Fund Small Projects Grant
Department of Employment and Social Development
$24.3M
1.9% of list$0.81per tax filer$0.59per personGrants to non-profit organizations for activities eligible for support through the Social Development Partnerships Program
Department of Employment and Social Development
$19.4M
1.5% of list$0.65per tax filer$0.47per personContributions under the Advancing Accessibility Standards Research Program
Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization
$8.1M
0.6% of list$0.27per tax filer$0.20per personCommunity Volunteer Income Tax Program Grant
Canada Revenue Agency
$6.0M
0.5% of list$0.20per tax filer$0.15per personContributions to fund retrofits, renovations or new construction of facilities within Canada that help organizations better serve people with disabilities through the Enabling Accessibility Fund
Department of Employment and Social Development
$5.4M
0.4% of list$0.18per tax filer$0.13per personWomen's Program – Grants to women's and other voluntary organizations for the purpose of furthering women's participation in Canadian society
Department for Women and Gender Equality
$4.2M
0.3% of list$0.14per tax filer$0.10per personEquality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program – Grants to support capacity building and community-level work of Canadian organizations for Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and additional sexually and gender diverse (2SLGBTQI+) people in Canada
Department for Women and Gender Equality
$2.4M
0.2% of list$0.08per tax filer$0.06per personGender-based Violence Funding Program – Grants to Canadian organizations, institutions and other levels of government to improve supports and help create long-term, comprehensive solutions for survivors at the national, regional, and local levels
Department for Women and Gender Equality
$896K
0.1% of list$0.03per tax filer$0.02per personGrants under the Advancing Accessibility Standards Research Program
Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization
$374K
0.0% of list$0.01per tax filer<$0.01per person
Sources and basis
- GC InfoBase - Open Datasets, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada. Program spending is reconciled to Public Accounts expenditures by vote for every organization and year. It excludes Employment Insurance benefits, the Canada Child Benefit and other items that are not appropriated, so it differs from the budget tables.
- Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Themes group programs by purpose, not by department. Each program is assigned to one theme by a published, reviewable rule set.