Section 8: Transfer payments
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| Description | Source of authorities | Disposition of authorities | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available from previous years | Main Estimates | Supplementary Estimates | Adjustments, warrants and transfers | Total available for use | Used in the current year | Variance | Available for use in subsequent years | Used in the previous year | |
| Department of Employment and Social Development | |||||||||
| Grants | |||||||||
| Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy | – | 114,339,322 | – | (negative 15,465,001) | 98,874,321 | 82,960,431 | 15,913,890 | – | 83,700,604 |
| New Horizons for Seniors Program | – | 64,340,000 | – | (negative 4,066,561) | 60,273,439 | 60,273,439 | – | – | 71,313,016 |
| Canada Emergency Response Benefit | – | 43,333,560 | – | – | 43,333,560 | 1,345,915 | 41,987,645 | – | 4,035,145 |
| Enabling Accessibility Fund Small Projects Grant | – | 24,772,000 | – | (negative 484,857) | 24,287,143 | 24,287,143 | – | – | 20,253,284 |
| Grants to non-profit organizations for activities eligible for support through the Social Development Partnerships Program | – | 20,191,707 | 5,000,000 | (negative 5,807,749) | 19,383,958 | 19,383,958 | – | – | 14,069,041 |
| Grants to not-for-profit, for-profit, and Indigenous organizations, municipal, provincial and territorial governments for adult learning, literacy and essential skills | – | 18,300,000 | – | (negative 18,300,000) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Labour Funding Program | – | 11,885,787 | – | – | 11,885,787 | 11,885,787 | – | – | 11,385,787 |
| Canadian Benefit for Parents of Young Victims of Crime | – | 10,000,000 | – | – | 10,000,000 | 680,000 | 9,320,000 | – | 728,350 |
| Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program | – | 4,600,000 | – | (negative 2,416,149) | 2,183,851 | 2,183,851 | – | – | 100,000 |
| Canada Emergency Student Benefit | – | 2,091,532 | – | – | 2,091,532 | 58,842 | 2,032,690 | – | 135,876 |
| Early Learning and Child Care Data and Research Program | – | 1,695,000 | – | (negative 1,316,503) | 378,497 | 371,616 | 6,881 | – | 726,943 |
| Support for Labour Market Information in Canada | – | 1,265,000 | – | – | 1,265,000 | 1,265,000 | – | – | 1,265,000 |
| Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Fund | – | 1,000,000 | – | (negative 1,000,000) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Strategic Engagement and Research Program | – | 100,000 | – | 912,543 | 1,012,543 | 1,012,543 | – | – | 561,616 |
| Pathways to Education Canada Grant | – | – | 9,500,000 | – | 9,500,000 | 9,500,000 | – | – | 9,500,000 |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Old Age Security Payments (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-9) | – | 61,064,000,000 | 59,000,000 | (negative 474,911,289) | 60,648,088,711 | 60,648,088,711 | – | – | 57,444,856,822 |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Guaranteed Income Supplement Payments (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-9) | – | 19,277,000,000 | (negative 469,000,000) | 102,375,539 | 18,910,375,539 | 18,910,375,539 | – | – | 18,030,935,781 |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Canada Student Grants to qualifying full and part-time students pursuant to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act | – | 1,888,125,325 | – | 695,928,129 | 2,584,053,454 | 2,584,053,454 | – | – | 2,674,008,983 |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Canada Education Savings grant payments to Registered Educations Savings Plan trustees on behalf of Registered Educations Savings Plan beneficiaries to encourage Canadians to save for post-secondary education for their children (Canada Education Savings Act) | – | 1,070,000,000 | – | 128,830,535 | 1,198,830,535 | 1,198,830,535 | – | – | 1,056,760,569 |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Allowance payments (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-9) | – | 748,000,000 | (negative 123,000,000) | 6,884,378 | 631,884,378 | 631,884,378 | – | – | 608,695,612 |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Canada Disability Savings Grant payments to Registered Disability Savings Plan issuers on behalf of Registered Disability Savings Plan beneficiaries to encourage long-term financial security of eligible individuals with disabilities (Canada Disability Savings Act) | – | 505,020,056 | – | 141,236,304 | 646,256,360 | 646,256,360 | – | – | 497,774,642 |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Canada Disability Savings Bond payments to Registered Disability Savings Plan issuers on behalf of Registered Disability Savings Plan beneficiaries to encourage long-term financial security of eligible individuals with disabilities (Canada Disability Savings Act) | – | 224,054,179 | – | (negative 7,710,059) | 216,344,120 | 216,344,120 | – | – | 185,889,682 |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Canada Learning Bond payments to Registered Education Savings Plan trustees on behalf of Registered Education Savings Plan beneficiaries to support access to post-secondary education for children from low-income families (Canada Education Savings Act) | – | 190,000,000 | – | 5,700,080 | 195,700,080 | 195,700,080 | – | – | 176,013,974 |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Payments for the Canada Recovery Benefit pursuant to the Canada Recovery Benefits Act | – | – | – | (negative 175,372,538) | (negative 175,372,538) | (negative 175,372,538) | – | – | (negative 185,178,829) |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Wage Earner Protection Program payments to eligible applicants owed wages and vacation pay, severance pay and termination pay from employees who are either bankrupt or in receivership as well as payments to trustees and receivers who will provide the necessary information to determine eligibility (Wage Earner Protection Program Act) | – | 49,250,000 | – | 14,159,776 | 63,409,776 | 63,409,776 | – | – | 60,443,879 |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Payments for the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit pursuant to the Canada Recovery Benefits Act | – | – | – | (negative 23,767,108) | (negative 23,767,108) | (negative 23,767,108) | – | – | (negative 19,878,531) |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Payments for the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit pursuant to the Canada Recovery Benefits Act | – | – | – | (negative 6,148,703) | (negative 6,148,703) | (negative 6,148,703) | – | – | (negative 7,574,498) |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Universal Child Care Benefit (Universal Child Care Benefit Act) | – | 1,400,000 | – | (negative 5,329,370) | (negative 3,929,370) | (negative 3,929,370) | – | – | (negative 4,417,107) |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Payments of compensation respecting government employees (R.S.C., 1985, c. G-5) and merchant seamen (R.S.C., 1985, c. M-6) | – | 5,000 | – | (negative 5,000) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Payments for the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit pursuant to the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit Act | – | – | – | (negative 2,609,202) | (negative 2,609,202) | (negative 2,609,202) | – | – | (negative 2,565,470) |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Supplementary payment to seniors (Old Age Security 75 years old and over) pursuant to the Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1 | – | – | – | (negative 20,000) | (negative 20,000) | (negative 20,000) | – | – | (negative 52,700) |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 One-time payment to persons with disabilities pursuant to An Act respecting further COVID-19 measures | – | – | – | (negative 300) | (negative 300) | (negative 300) | – | – | (negative 11,100) |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Benefit enhancement measures for the Employment Insurance Operating Account pursuant to subsection 153.111 of the Employment Insurance Act | – | – | – | (negative 21,212,126) | (negative 21,212,126) | (negative 21,212,126) | – | – | (negative 225,844,483) |
| Total—Grants | – | 85,334,768,468 | (negative 518,500,000) | 330,084,769 | 85,146,353,237 | 85,077,092,131 | 69,261,106 | – | 80,507,631,888 |
| Contributions | |||||||||
| 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 | – | 855,903,760 | 8,000,000 | 50,889,038 | 914,792,798 | 907,840,181 | 6,952,617 | – | 926,676,790 |
| 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 utilizations of skills | – | 442,319,239 | 23,846,804 | (negative 61,241,293) | 404,924,750 | 404,853,317 | 71,433 | – | 815,038,509 |
| Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Transformation Initiative | – | 374,000,952 | – | 2,920,260 | 376,921,212 | 360,281,778 | 16,639,434 | – | 277,359,068 |
| Contributions to not-for-profit, for-profit, and Indigenous organizations, research organizations and institutes, municipal, provincial and territorial governments to help young Canadians gain valuable life and work experience while providing service to communities | – | 68,448,500 | – | (negative 30,727,917) | 37,720,583 | 37,720,583 | – | – | 69,311,726 |
| Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy | – | 60,000,000 | – | 4,049,063 | 64,049,063 | 64,049,063 | – | – | 113,385,782 |
| Contributions to organizations to support the development of human resources, economic growth, job creation and retention in official language minority communities | – | 48,701,440 | – | – | 48,701,440 | 18,766,063 | 29,935,377 | – | 14,026,904 |
| Payments to non-profit organizations to develop national or provincial/territorial/regional educational and awareness activities to help reduce the incidence of elder abuse and fraud | – | 35,562,105 | – | 5,933,356 | 41,495,461 | 41,495,461 | – | – | 31,775,154 |
| Contributions for the purpose of complementing the Multilateral and the Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Frameworks, to foster innovative approaches, and improve data and research on Early Learning and Child Care | – | 27,293,896 | – | (negative 1,990,773) | 25,303,123 | 25,270,258 | 32,865 | – | 14,368,461 |
| Payments to provinces, territories, municipalities, other public bodies, organizations, groups, communities, employers and individuals for the provision of training and/or work or business experience, the mobilization of community resources and human resource planning and adjustment measures necessary for the social development of Canadians and other participants in Canadian life | – | 17,237,957 | 16,830,000 | 7,486,667 | 41,554,624 | 41,554,624 | – | – | 70,833,325 |
| Contributions to not-for-profit, for-profit, and Indigenous organizations, municipal, provincial and territorial governments for adult learning, literacy and essential skills | – | 3,209,000 | 800,000 | 27,517,526 | 31,526,526 | 31,526,526 | – | – | 136,890,381 |
| Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Fund | – | 2,500,000 | – | 1,544,470 | 4,044,470 | 4,044,470 | – | – | 3,500,000 |
| Labour Funding Program | – | 2,500,000 | – | 1,481,722 | 3,981,722 | 3,981,722 | – | – | 3,243,327 |
| Temporary Foreign Worker Program—Migrant Worker Support Program | – | – | 17,944,026 | 806,908 | 18,750,934 | 18,750,934 | – | – | 17,232,786 |
| Contributions to support Indigenous engagement and capacity building activities | – | – | 2,000,000 | (negative 1,500,000) | 500,000 | – | 500,000 | – | – |
| Contributions to fund retrofits, renovations or new construction of facilities within Canada that help organizations better serve people with disabilities through the Enabling Accessibility Fund | – | – | – | 5,367,719 | 5,367,719 | 5,367,719 | – | – | 3,829,892 |
| Strategic Engagement and Research Program | – | – | – | 4,370,685 | 4,370,685 | 4,370,685 | – | – | 3,441,096 |
| Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program | – | – | – | 1,516,149 | 1,516,149 | 1,515,916 | 233 | – | 3,709,619 |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Payments related to the direct financing arrangement under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act | – | 1,079,775,050 | – | 97,819,671 | 1,177,594,721 | 1,177,594,721 | – | – | 1,379,984,379 |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 The provision of funds for interest and other payments to lending institutions and liabilities under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act | – | (negative 2,084,284) | – | (negative 19,477) | (negative 2,103,761) | (negative 2,103,761) | – | – | (negative 110,192) |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Payments related to the direct financing arrangement under the Apprentice Loans Act | – | 3,224,392 | – | 1,959,756 | 5,184,148 | 5,184,148 | – | – | 3,801,346 |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 The provision of funds for liabilities including liabilities in the form of guaranteed loans under the Canada Student Loans Act | – | (negative 2,249,461) | – | 952,408 | (negative 1,297,053) | (negative 1,297,053) | – | – | (negative 1,453,744) |
| Items not required for the current year | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 415 |
| Total—Contributions | – | 3,016,342,546 | 69,420,830 | 119,135,938 | 3,204,899,314 | 3,150,767,355 | 54,131,959 | – | 3,886,845,024 |
| Other transfer payments | |||||||||
| Payments to provinces and territories for the purpose of Early Learning and Child Care | – | 7,208,049,648 | – | – | 7,208,049,648 | 7,208,049,648 | – | – | 6,179,192,877 |
| Workforce Development Agreement | – | 722,000,000 | – | 733,435 | 722,733,435 | 722,733,435 | – | – | 922,000,000 |
| Payments to provinces and territories for the National School Food Program | – | – | 19,934 | 1 | 19,935 | 19,935 | – | – | – |
| Links to footnote S in Table 1 Payments under bilateral agreements for a national school food program (Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1, Section 154) | – | – | 70,100,000 | – | 70,100,000 | 70,100,000 | – | – | – |
| Total—Other transfer payments | – | 7,930,049,648 | 70,119,934 | 733,436 | 8,000,903,018 | 8,000,903,018 | – | – | 7,101,192,877 |
| Total Department | – | 96,281,160,662 | (negative 378,959,236) | 449,954,143 | 96,352,155,569 | 96,228,762,504 | 123,393,065 | – | 91,495,669,789 |
| Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization | |||||||||
| Grants | |||||||||
| Advancing Accessibility Standards Research | – | 4,250,000 | – | (negative 3,875,000) | 375,000 | 373,511 | 1,489 | – | 723,546 |
| Contributions | |||||||||
| Advancing Accessibility Standards Research | – | 4,250,000 | – | 3,875,000 | 8,125,000 | 8,125,000 | – | – | 7,776,454 |
| Total Agency | – | 8,500,000 | – | – | 8,500,000 | 8,498,511 | 1,489 | – | 8,500,000 |
| Total Ministry | – | 96,289,660,662 | (negative 378,959,236) | 449,954,143 | 96,360,655,569 | 96,237,261,015 | 123,394,554 | – | 91,504,169,789 |
Table 1 notes
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