Grant and contribution program
Women'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 · Disability, accessibility and social programs
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2023–24
$5.2M
$0.17per tax filer$0.13per person
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payments under $100,000 (50) | Location not stated | $2.6M | $0.09 |
| Canadian Women and Sport | Toronto, Ontario | $300K | $0.01 |
| Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan | Regina, Saskatchewan | $297K | <$0.01 |
| New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity Inc | Moncton, New Brunswick | $273K | <$0.01 |
| Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada | Ottawa, Ontario | $200K | <$0.01 |
| NWT Disabilities Council | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | $200K | <$0.01 |
| NWT Seniors' Society | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | $200K | <$0.01 |
| Canadian Institute of Forestry | Mattawa, Ontario | $165K | <$0.01 |
| Qulliit Nunavut Status of Women Council | Iqaluit, Nunavut | $150K | <$0.01 |
| Native Women's Association of Canada | Gatineau, Quebec | $150K | <$0.01 |
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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