Federal Spending Database

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:Canada First Research Excellence Fund

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Recipient / Department	Program	Fiscal Year	Amount
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2018-19	$137,135,497.00
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2021-22	$137,135,497.00
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2019-20	$137,135,497.00
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2020-21	$137,135,497.00
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2022-23	$130,144,510.00
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2017-18	$101,820,801.00
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2023-24	$96,422,060.00
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2024-25	$78,586,293.00
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2016-17	$66,506,108.00
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2015-16	$31,234,943.00
Dalhousie University Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2023-24	$18,175,011.00
— Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2023-24	$17,602,602.00
Concordia University Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2023-24	$17,602,602.00
— Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2023-24	$16,778,547.00
University of Toronto Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2023-24	$16,778,547.00
Dalhousie University Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2025-26	$14,820,904.00
Concordia University Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2025-26	$14,354,130.00
University of Toronto Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2025-26	$13,682,150.00
University of Toronto Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2024-25	$13,674,918.00
— Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2021-22	$13,211,795.00
University of British Columbia Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2021-22	$13,211,795.00
— Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2020-21	$13,211,794.00
University of British Columbia Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2020-21	$13,211,794.00
University of Waterloo Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2022-23	$12,862,246.00
— Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	2022-23	$12,862,246.00

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