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.
Contributions to the provinces to assist in the operation of criminal legal aid
2019-20
$48,877,175.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Justice
Contributions to the provinces to assist in the operation of criminal legal aid
2018-19
$47,426,321.00
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
Canadian Heritage
Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
2020-21
$47,039,319.00
Province of Ontario
Canada Revenue Agency (Adm. Activities)
(S) Distribution of fuel charges (to farming businesses) under section 165 of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and section 127.42 of the Income Tax Act
2024-25
$46,414,895.00
Province of Ontario
Canada Revenue Agency (Adm. Activities)
(S) Children's Special Allowance payments (Children's Special Allowance Act)
2023-24
$46,187,716.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Contributions in support of Provincial/Territorial delivered cost-shared programs under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership
2019-20
$44,745,406.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Contributions in support of Provincial/Territorial delivered cost-shared programs under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership
2023-24
$44,482,288.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Justice
Contributions to the provinces to assist in the operation of immigration and refugee legal aid
2019-20
$40,886,993.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Justice
Contributions for Immigration and Refugee Legal Aid
2021-22
$38,200,000.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Contributions in support of Provincial/Territorial delivered cost-shared programs under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership
2018-19
$37,754,552.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Finance
(S) Payments for school ventilation improvement (Economic and Fiscal Update Implementation Act, 2021)
2022-23
$36,226,000.00
Province of Ontario
Canada Revenue Agency (Adm. Activities)
(S) Distribution of fuel charges (to farming businesses) under section 165 of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and section 127.42 of the Income Tax Act
2023-24
$35,406,362.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Justice
Contributions to the provinces to assist in the operation of immigration and refugee legal aid
2020-21
$33,000,000.00
Province of Ontario
Canada Revenue Agency (Adm. Activities)
(S) Distribution of fuel charges (to farming businesses) under section 165 of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and section 127.42 of the Income Tax Act
2025-26
$27,532,453.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Canadian Heritage
Contributions in support of the Enhancement of Official Languages Program
2021-22
$27,061,336.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Canadian Heritage
Contributions in support of the Enhancement of Official Languages Program
2019-20
$26,202,219.00
Province of Ontario
Office of Infrastructure of Canada
Building Canada Fund - Major Infrastructure Component
2019-20
$25,788,352.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Canadian Heritage
Contributions in support of the Enhancement of Official Languages Program
2020-21
$24,686,323.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund
2024-25
$24,293,158.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund
2023-24
$24,293,158.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund
2025-26
$24,293,158.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Canadian Heritage
Contributions in support of the Enhancement of Official Languages Program
2018-19
$24,145,634.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund
2022-23
$22,498,782.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
National Disaster Mitigation Program
2019-20
$18,673,353.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund
2021-22
$18,128,664.00
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