Federal Spending Database

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 First Research Excellence Fund

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Recipient / Department	Program	Fiscal Year	Amount
Laurentian University of Sudbury Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2020-21	$7,495,635.00
Laurentian University of Sudbury Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2021-22	$7,386,148.00
University of Calgary Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2017-18	$7,275,700.00
University of Saskatchewan Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2018-19	$7,221,087.00
University of Waterloo Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2016-17	$7,205,799.00
Concordia University Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2024-25	$7,173,271.00
University of Saskatchewan Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2022-23	$7,108,385.00
Dalhousie University Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2016-17	$6,919,039.00
University of Victoria Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2025-26	$6,877,976.00
University of Victoria Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2024-25	$6,874,341.00
Université de Montréal Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2025-26	$6,832,819.00
Université de Montréal Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2024-25	$6,829,207.00
Université de Montréal Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2017-18	$6,796,863.00
University of British Columbia Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2017-18	$6,521,595.00
Université de Sherbrooke Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2020-21	$6,395,741.00
University of Saskatchewan Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2021-22	$6,295,580.00
Memorial University of Newfoundland Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2025-26	$6,276,600.00
Memorial University of Newfoundland Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2024-25	$6,273,283.00
Queen's University Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2016-17	$6,169,698.00
Laurentian University of Sudbury Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2017-18	$5,894,277.00
University of Saskatchewan Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2021-22	$5,876,769.00
York University Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2023-24	$5,862,843.00
University of Saskatchewan Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2020-21	$5,815,611.00
Université de Sherbrooke Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2021-22	$5,395,740.00
Université de Sherbrooke Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2018-19	$5,395,740.00

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