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.
(S) Payments related to Canada health transfer (Section 24.72 - Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act)
2023-24
$776,262,000.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Finance
(S) Payments related to Canada health transfer (Section 24.72 - Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act)
2022-23
$775,500,000.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Finance
(S) Fiscal Equalization (Part I - Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act)
2024-25
$575,696,000.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Finance
(S) Fiscal Equalization (Part IFederal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act)
2025-26
$546,350,000.00
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
Canadian Heritage
Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
2024-25
$523,322,690.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Finance
(S) Fiscal Equalization (Part I - Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act)
2023-24
$420,860,000.00
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
Canadian Heritage
2013-14
$395,416,560.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Finance
(S)Payments to the provinces and territories in respect of Canada's COVID-19 immunization plan (Subsection 198(2) - Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1)
2021-22
$387,712,000.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Finance
(S) Safe Return to Class Fund
2020-21
$381,670,000.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Finance
Safe Return to Class Fund
2020-21
$381,670,000.00
Province of Ontario
Canada Revenue Agency (Adm. Activities)
(S) Distribution of fuel charges (Canada Carbon Rebate for small businesses) under section 165 of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and section 127.421 of the Income Tax Act
2025-26
$360,811,847.00
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
Canadian Heritage
2009-10
$316,333,248.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Finance
(S) Payments in Relation to Transit and Housing (Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No.1)
2022-23
$316,248,000.00
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
Canadian Heritage
2005-06
$300,535,484.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Finance
Safe Restart Agreement
2020-21
$271,827,000.00
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
Canadian Heritage
Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
2020-21
$253,800,888.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Finance
(S) Canada Health Transfer - COVID 19 Response
2019-20
$193,721,000.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Industry
Contributions under the Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund
2018-19
$164,713,248.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Canadian Heritage
Contributions in support of the Development of Official-Language Communities Program
2022-23
$117,050,292.00
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
Canadian Heritage
Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
2023-24
$108,156,067.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Canadian Heritage
Contributions in support of the Development of Official-Language Communities Program
2024-25
$99,809,070.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Canadian Heritage
Contributions in support of the Development of Official-Language Communities Program
2023-24
$99,160,931.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Canadian Heritage
Contributions in support of the Development of Official-Language Communities Program
2025-26
$92,100,187.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Canadian Heritage
Contributions in support of the Development of Official-Language Communities Program
2021-22
$91,118,197.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Canadian Heritage
Contributions in support of the Development of Official-Language Communities Program
2020-21
$88,349,006.00
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