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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.

Program:Canada Social Transfer
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Recipient / DepartmentAmountAction
Province of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
Finance
$4,984,014,000.00
Province of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
Finance
$4,847,073,000.00
Province of Quebec, Québec, Quebec
Finance
$2,987,335,000.00
Province of Quebec, Québec, Quebec
Finance
$2,908,496,000.00
Province of British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia
Finance
$1,695,428,000.00
Province of British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia
Finance
$1,640,578,000.00
Province of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Finance
$1,515,704,000.00
Province of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Finance
$1,451,857,000.00
Province of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Finance
$466,559,000.00
Province of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Finance
$453,908,000.00
Province of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan
Finance
$408,722,000.00
Province of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan
Finance
$397,679,000.00
Province of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Finance
$341,034,000.00
Province of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Finance
$334,734,000.00
Province of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Finance
$272,931,000.00
Province of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Finance
$267,150,000.00
Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Finance
$191,680,000.00
Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Finance
$187,147,000.00
Province of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Finance
$52,875,000.00
Province of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Finance
$51,917,000.00
Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Finance
$16,052,000.00
Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Finance
$15,533,000.00
Yukon Territory, Whitehorse, Yukon
Finance
$13,698,000.00
Nunavut Territory, Iqaluit, Nunavut
Finance
$13,149,000.00
Nunavut Territory, Iqaluit, Nunavut
Finance
$12,902,000.00

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