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.
Payments to provinces, territories, municipalities, other public bodies, organizations, groups, communities, employers and individuals for the provision of training and/or work experience, the mobilization of community resources, and human resource planning and adjustment measures necessary for the efficient functioning of the Canadian labour market
2023-24
$10,719,974.00
Government of Quebec
Department of Transport
Rail Safety Improvement Contribution Program
2024-25
$10,000,000.00
Government of Québec
Department of Employment and Social Development
Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy
2024-25
$9,860,000.00
Government of Québec
Department of Health
Substance Use and Addictions Program
2022-23
$7,399,979.00
Government of Quebec
Department of Health
Substance Use and Addictions Program
2021-22
$7,369,462.00
Government of Quebec
Department of Natural Resources
Contributions in support of Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate
2024-25
$6,500,000.00
Government of Quebec
Department for Women and Gender Equality
(S) Payments to support women's shelters and sexual assault centres pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act
2020-21
$6,460,000.00
Government of Quebec
Department of Employment and Social Development
Contributions to not-for-profit, for-profit, and aboriginal organizations, municipal, provincial and territorial governments for adult learning, literacy and essential skills
2018-19
$6,400,000.00
Government of Quebec
Department of Health
Substance Use and Addictions Program
2019-20
$6,108,800.00
Government of Quebec
Department of Health
Substance Use and Addictions Program
2020-21
$5,725,185.00
Government of Quebec
Department of Justice
Contributions in support of the Canadian Family Justice Fund
2024-25
$5,235,338.00
Government of Quebec
Department of Justice
Contributions in support of the Canadian Family Justice Fund
2025-26
$5,044,027.00
Government of Quebec
Department of Health
Substance Use and Addictions Program
2018-19
$4,970,242.00
Government of Québec
Department of Employment and Social Development
Contributions to provincial/territorial governments, band councils, tribal councils, Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program agreement holders, municipal governments, not-for-profit organizations, professional associations, business and private sector organizations, consortia, industry groups, unions, regulatory bodies, ad-hoc associations, public health institutions, school boards, universities, colleges, CEGEPs, sector councils, and cross-sectoral councils to support enhanced productivity and competitiveness of Canadian workplaces by supporting investment in and recognition and utilization of skills
2022-23
$4,880,000.00
Government of Québec
Department of Employment and Social Development
Contributions to provincial/territorial governments, band councils, tribal councils, Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program agreement holders, municipal governments, not-for-profit organizations, professional associations, business and private sector organizations, consortia, industry groups, unions, regulatory bodies, ad-hoc associations, public health institutions, school boards, universities, colleges, CEGEPs, sector councils, and cross-sectoral councils to support enhanced productivity and competitiveness of Canadian workplaces by supporting investment in and recognition and utilization of skills
2021-22
$4,880,000.00
Government of Québec
Department of Health
Health Care Policy and Strategies Program
2022-23
$4,850,000.00
Government of Quebec
Department of Health
Health Care Policy and Strategies Program
2023-24
$4,850,000.00
Government of Quebec
Department of Employment and Social Development
Contributions to provincial/territorial governments, band councils, tribal councils, Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy agreement holders, municipal governments, not-for-profit organizations, professional associations, business and private sector organizations, consortia, industry groups, unions, regulatory bodies, ad-hoc associations, public health institutions, school boards, universities, colleges, CEGEPs, sector councils, and cross-sectoral councils to support enhanced productivity and competitiveness of Canadian workplaces by supporting investment in and recognition and utilization of skills
2018-19
$4,780,000.00
Government of Quebec
Department of Employment and Social Development
Contributions to provincial/territorial governments, band councils, tribal councils, Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program agreement holders, municipal governments, not-for-profit organizations, professional associations, business and private sector organizations, consortia, industry groups, unions, regulatory bodies, ad-hoc associations, public health institutions, school boards, universities, colleges, CEGEPs, sector councils, and cross-sectoral councils to support enhanced productivity and competitiveness of Canadian workplaces by supporting investment in and recognition and utilization of skills
2020-21
$4,570,000.00
Government of Quebec
Department of Natural Resources
Contributions in support of the Resilient Communities through FireSmart program
2025-26
$4,351,884.00
Government of Quebec
Department of Employment and Social Development
Contributions to not-for-profit organizations, individuals, municipal governments, Band/tribal councils and other Indigenous organizations, public health and educational institutions, Régies régionales, for-profit enterprises, research organizations and research institutes to support activities to help alleviate and prevent homelessness across Canada and to carry out research on homelessness to help communities better understand and more effectively address homelessness issues
2020-21
$4,245,105.00
Government of Quebec
Department of Employment and Social Development
Contributions to not-for-profit organizations, individuals, municipal governments, Band/tribal councils and other Indigenous organizations, public health and educational institutions, Régies régionales, for-profit enterprises, research organizations and research institutes to support activities to help alleviate and prevent homelessness across Canada and to carry out research on homelessness to help communities better understand and more effectively address homelessness issues
2019-20
$4,042,249.00
Government of Quebec
Department of Employment and Social Development
(S) Payments related to the direct financing arrangement under the Apprentice Loans Act
2025-26
$3,627,552.00
Government of Québec
Department of Employment and Social Development
(S) Payments related to the direct financing arrangement under the Apprentice Loans Act
2024-25
$3,586,191.00
Government of Quebec
Department of Employment and Social Development
Contributions to provincial/territorial governments, band councils, tribal councils, Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program agreement holders, municipal governments, not-for-profit organizations, professional associations, business and private sector organizations, consortia, industry groups, unions, regulatory bodies, ad-hoc associations, public health institutions, school boards, universities, colleges, CEGEPs, sector councils, and cross-sectoral councils to support enhanced productivity and competitiveness of Canadian workplaces by supporting investment in and recognition and utilization of skills
2019-20
$3,563,029.00
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