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 immigration and refugee legal aid
2018-19
$16,904,311.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
National Disaster Mitigation Program
2018-19
$15,232,175.00
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
Canadian Heritage
Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
2021-22
$14,081,845.00
Province of Ontario
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Contributions to the provinces, territories and to aboriginal and/or other communities and organizations (not for profit)
2025-26
$14,047,008.00
Province of Ontario
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Contributions to the provinces, territories and to aboriginal and/or other communities and organizations (not for profit)
2024-25
$13,642,359.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund
2020-21
$13,533,928.00
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
Canadian Heritage
2005-06
$13,500,000.00
Province of Ontario
Office of Infrastructure of Canada
Contributions under the Building Canada Fund Major Infrastructure Component
2023-24
$13,402,953.00
Province of Ontario
Office of Infrastructure of Canada
Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Base Funding
2018-19
$13,226,100.00
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
Canadian Heritage
Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
2023-24
$11,419,336.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Transport
Contributions to Ensure Air Services to Remote Communities
2020-21
$11,134,000.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Payments to the provinces, territories, municipalities, Indian band councils and recognized authorities representing Indians on reserve, Indian communities on Crown land and Inuit communities, for the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program
2025-26
$10,769,067.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Transport
Support for Remote Communities
2021-22
$10,579,508.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Payments to the provinces, territories, municipalities, Indian band councils and recognized authorities representing Indians on reserve, Indian communities on Crown land and Inuit communities, for the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program
2024-25
$10,414,852.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
Contributions under the Building Canada Fund Major Infrastructure Component
2025-26
$10,305,016.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
National Disaster Mitigation Program
2021-22
$10,076,084.00
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
Canadian Heritage
Minority Language Education
2021-22
$9,993,555.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Transport
Gateways and Border Crossings Fund
2021-22
$9,870,518.00
Province of Ontario
Environment and Climate Change Canada
2023-24
$9,850,000.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Finance
(S) Statutory Subsidies (Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982, and other statutory authorities)
2023-24
$9,779,218.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Finance
(S) Statutory Subsidies (Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982, and other statutory authorities)
2024-25
$9,779,218.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Finance
(S) Statutory Subsidies (Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982, and other statutory authorities)
2025-26
$9,779,217.00
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
Canadian Heritage
Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
2024-25
$9,525,000.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Transport
Gateways and Border Crossings Fund
2018-19
$9,521,569.00
Province of Ontario
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund
2019-20
$9,377,756.00
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