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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:Payments to provinces and territories for the purpose of Early Learning and Child Care
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Recipient / DepartmentAmountAction
Government of Ontario
Department of Employment and Social Development
$3,199,803,777.00
Government of Ontario
Department of Employment and Social Development
$2,703,838,937.00
Government of Ontario
Department of Employment and Social Development
$2,310,914,835.00
Government of Ontario
Department of Employment and Social Development
$1,876,334,816.00
Government of Quebec
Department of Employment and Social Development
$1,852,585,277.00
Government of Québec
Department of Employment and Social Development
$1,586,926,304.00
Government of Québec
Department of Employment and Social Development
$1,371,218,376.00
Government of Québec
Department of Employment and Social Development
$1,290,329,979.00
Government of Alberta
Department of Employment and Social Development
$1,177,475,360.00
Government of British Columbia
Department of Employment and Social Development
$1,014,292,925.00
Government of Alberta
Department of Employment and Social Development
$984,809,596.00
Government of British Columbia
Department of Employment and Social Development
$869,556,347.00
Province of Alberta
Department of Employment and Social Development
$830,380,381.00
Government of British Columbia
Department of Employment and Social Development
$747,986,049.00
Government of Alberta
Department of Employment and Social Development
$673,190,989.00
Government of British Columbia
Department of Employment and Social Development
$608,744,440.00
Government of Manitoba
Department of Employment and Social Development
$362,461,901.00
Government of Saskatchewan
Department of Employment and Social Development
$316,549,277.00
Government of Manitoba
Department of Employment and Social Development
$309,191,847.00
Government of Ontario
Department of Employment and Social Development
$300,000,000.00
Government of Ontario
Department of Employment and Social Development
$296,759,130.00
Government of Saskatchewan
Department of Employment and Social Development
$268,247,135.00
Government of Manitoba
Department of Employment and Social Development
$265,326,559.00
Government of Saskatchewan
Department of Employment and Social Development
$230,448,404.00
Government of Manitoba
Department of Employment and Social Development
$215,973,196.00

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