Grant and contribution program
Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program - Contributions to support capacity building and community-level work of Canadian 2SLGBTQI+ organizations
Department for Women and Gender Equality · Disability, accessibility and social programs
In fiscal year 2023–24, Department for Women and Gender Equality paid out $124 million under Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program - Contributions to support capacity building and community-level work of Canadian 2SLGBTQI+ organizations. That is $4.14 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2023–24
$124M
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023); per person uses a population of 40,022,704 (2023). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Largest recipients
The largest named recipients of payments reported under this program in 2023–24. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Banks Canada | Mississauga, Ontario | $19.8M | $0.66 |
| Government of Ontario | Toronto, Ontario | $18.7M | $0.62 |
| Government of Quebec | Québec, Quebec | $11.7M | $0.39 |
| Government of British Columbia | Victoria, British Columbia | $7.8M | $0.26 |
| Government of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $7.0M | $0.23 |
| Government of Yukon | Whitehorse, Yukon | $4.0M | $0.13 |
| Government of Northwest Territories | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | $4.0M | $0.13 |
| Government of Nunavut | Iqaluit, Nunavut | $4.0M | $0.13 |
| Government of Manitoba | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $3.5M | $0.12 |
| Payments under $100,000 (64) | Location not stated | $3.4M | $0.11 |
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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