Use this tool to search how the Government of Canada spends money. The data in this tool comes from multiple publicly available Government of Canada sources including Grants and Contributions, Contracts over $10K, the Public Accounts' transfer payments, research funding databases (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR), and Global Affairs Canada projects. Type in one or more keywords and filter the results by year, department, recipient, program or location to explore the data. Contracts of $10,000 and under are published only as each department's yearly totals, which its spending page shows.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2022-23
$2,835,946.00
University of Western Ontario
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2021-22
$2,792,182.00
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2017-18
$2,743,288.00
University of Western Ontario
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2020-21
$2,685,755.00
University of Guelph
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2016-17
$2,666,861.00
McGill University
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2018-19
$2,642,382.00
McGill University
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2019-20
$2,605,048.00
University of Western Ontario
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2017-18
$2,604,801.00
York University
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2017-18
$2,600,320.00
McGill University
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2020-21
$2,577,048.00
University of Calgary
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2025-26
$2,575,577.00
University of Calgary
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2024-25
$2,574,216.00
McGill University
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2021-22
$2,539,715.00
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2016-17
$2,499,321.00
Toronto Metropolitan University
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2023-24
$2,487,996.00
York University
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2016-17
$2,412,988.00
University of Calgary
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2016-17
$2,400,173.00
Université de Sherbrooke
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2016-17
$2,398,108.00
University of Saskatchewan
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2016-17
$2,398,036.00
University of Toronto
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2016-17
$2,038,718.00
McGill University
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2017-18
$2,031,010.00
Toronto Metropolitan University
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2025-26
$2,028,849.00
Toronto Metropolitan University
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2024-25
$2,027,777.00
University of Western Ontario
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2016-17
$1,912,235.00
University of Victoria
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
2022-23
$1,898,665.00
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