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.
Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Base Funding
2018-19
$15,200,000.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Office of Infrastructure of Canada
Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program
2019-20
$13,972,821.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Department of Finance
(S) Canada Health Transfer - COVID 19 Response
2019-20
$12,922,000.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Office of Infrastructure of Canada
New Building Canada Fund - Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component - Small Communities Fund
2019-20
$12,726,740.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Department of Finance
(S) Payments in Relation to Transit and Housing (Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No.1)
2022-23
$10,981,000.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Department of Transport
National Trade Corridors Fund
2025-26
$10,071,037.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Employment and Social Development Canada
Foreign Credential Recognition - CRF
2023-24
$10,000,000.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Department of Natural Resources
(S) Payments to the Nova Scotia Offshore Revenue Account
2019-20
$9,545,908.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Office of Infrastructure of Canada
Public Transit Infrastructure Fund
2018-19
$9,391,338.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Office of Infrastructure of Canada
Building Canada Fund - Major Infrastructure Component
2018-19
$9,188,245.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Department of the Environment
Contributions in support of the Low Carbon Economy Fund
2018-19
$8,882,562.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Office of Infrastructure of Canada
New Building Canada Fund - Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component - Small Communities Fund
2020-21
$8,725,439.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Department of Finance
(S) Additional Fiscal Equalization Offset Payment to Nova Scotia
2019-20
$8,227,000.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Department of Industry
Contributions under the Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund
2018-19
$7,860,084.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Office of Infrastructure of Canada
Clean Water and Wastewater Fund
2019-20
$6,816,952.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Department of Canadian Heritage
Contributions in support of the Development of Official-Languages Communities Program
2018-19
$6,437,725.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Transport Canada
2018-19
$6,430,000.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Department of Transport
National Trade Corridors Fund
2024-25
$5,885,914.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Department of Justice
Contributions under the Youth Justice Services Funding Program
2023-24
$5,830,986.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Department of Justice
Contributions under the Youth Justice Services Funding Program
2021-22
$5,830,986.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Department of Justice
Contributions under the Youth Justice Services Funding Program
2022-23
$5,830,986.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Department of Justice
Contributions for Criminal Legal Aid
2023-24
$5,737,396.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Office of Infrastructure of Canada
Public Transit Infrastructure Fund
2019-20
$5,431,894.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Canada Revenue Agency (Adm. Activities)
(S) Children's Special Allowance payments (Children's Special Allowance Act)
2024-25
$5,161,221.00
Province of Nova Scotia
Department for Women and Gender Equality
Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression ProgramContributions to support capacity building and community-level work of Canadian Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex + organizations
2025-26
$5,068,000.00
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