Transfer payments made by the Employment and Social Development Ministry

 A transfer payment is a grant, contribution or other payment made by the Government for which no goods or services are received.

data extracted from Public Accounts Transfer Payments section


TRANSFER PAYMENTS MADE BY THE employment and social development MINISTRY
TRANSFER PAYMENT RECIPIENTS / CATEGORIES
International Non-profit Municipalities Reallocation
Provinces and organizations institutions local of transfer
Year Persons Industry Territories Foreign Countries organizations organizations payments TOTAL
2016-17 53,027,345,599 27,042,824 1,101,074,882 1,169,923 848,780,073 92,113,117 0 55,097,526,418
2015-16 56,676,377,798 14,495,334 1,050,187,738 782,903 624,427,449 65,788,554 0 58,432,059,776
2014-15 49,117,359,547 18,379,952 1,076,491,911 792,972 664,160,619 63,699,180 0 50,940,884,181
2013-14 46,705,255,246 22,029,865 1,090,490,201 1,849,425 724,376,433 88,789,335 0 48,632,790,505
2012-13 45,005,468,577 20,344,450 1,053,683,460 1,884,355 757,166,041 68,585,321 281,087,168 47,188,219,372
2011-12 42,630,557,644 16,158,786 1,067,567,343 2,116,224 747,703,622 38,244,928 0 44,502,348,547
2010-11 40,000,947,698 17,581,975 1,294,538,512 2,211,939 893,695,616 61,573,955 2,900,000,000 45,170,549,695
2009-10 38,795,662,271 17,557,551 1,078,075,976 2,434,793 755,378,126 46,617,490 0 40,695,726,207
2008-09 36,793,555,470 27,668,805 877,777,215 2,400,889 709,465,273 60,101,332 0 38,470,968,984
2007-08 35,248,234,083 34,994,702 433,529,761 2,461,412 689,202,129 49,807,968 0 36,458,230,055

Transfer payment programs for 2016-17
Families, Children and Social Development 55,097,526,418
Allowance payments (Old Age Security Act) - see appendix 2 530,236,046
Canada Disability Savings Bond payments to Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) issuers 179,917,592
Canada Disability Savings Grant payments to Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) issuers 320,180,391
Canada Education Savings grant payments to Registered Educations Savings Plan (RESP) trustees 858,638,013
Canada Learning Bond payments to Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) trustees 133,343,188
Canada Student Grants to qualifying full and part-time students 974,571,302
Guaranteed Income Supplement Payments (Old Age Security Act) - see appendix 2 10,922,423,837
Old Age Security Payments (Old Age Security Act) - see appendix 2 36,749,167,282
Compensation Act) and merchant seamen (Merchant Seamen Compensation Act) 1,870
Payments related to the direct financing arrangement under the Apprentice Loans Act 665,615
Payments related to the direct financing arrangement 553,280,789
Canada Student Financial Assistance Act 5,470,040
The provision of funds for interest payments to lending institutions -182
Canada Student Loans Act -4,229,434
Universal Child Care Benefit (Universal Child Care Benefit Act) 1,976,071,992
Wage Earner Protection Program payments to eligible applicants 18,971,126
Apprenticeship Grants 100,372,000
Contributions to assist unemployed older workers in communities with ongoing high unemployment 28,165,998
Contributions to support activities to help alleviate and prevent homelessness across Canada 155,243,991
Contributions for adult learning, literacy and essential skills 8,457,994
Contributionsto support the development of activities in official language minority communities 11,990,000
Contributions to support enhanced productivity 11,823,737
Enabling Accessibility Fund Small Projects Grant 15,630,468
Federal Income Support for Parents of Murdered or Missing Children 93,800
Partnerships Program 9,348,151
Grants to help communities better understand and more effectively address homelessness issues 250,000
Labour Funding Program Contribution 499,999
Labour Funding Program Grant 1,202,836
Named grants for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development 99,700
New Horizons for Seniors Program 34,681,954
Pathways to Education Canada Grant 9,500,000
Paymentsto develop awareness activities to help reduce the incidence of elder abuse and fraud 7,559,966
Job Fund and under the Labour Market Agreements 550,000,000
Payments for Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities 222,000,000
Payments for training and/or work experience, mobilization of community resources, and human resource planning 703,952,348
Payments for the social development of Canadians and other participants in Canadian life 7,944,009

Transfer payment programs for 2015-16
Families, Children and Social Development 58,432,059,776
Allowance payments (Old Age Security Act)—See Appendix 2 512,566,866
Canada Disability Savings Bond payments to Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) 160,169,689
Canada Disability Savings Grant payments to Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) 273,250,623
Canada Education Savings grant payments to Registered Educations Savings Plan (RESP) 820,635,620
Canada Learning Bond payments to Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) 118,906,530
Canada Student Grants to qualifying full and part-time students re the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act 713,927,230
Energy Cost Benefit -250
Guaranteed Income Supplement Payments (Old Age Security Act)—See Appendix 2 9,921,659,952
Old Age Security Payments (Old Age Security Act)—See Appendix 2 35,050,472,599
Payments of compensation respecting government employees (Government Employees Compensation Act) 1,920
Payments related to the direct financing arrangement under the Apprentice Loans Act 27,292
Payments related to the direct financing arrangement under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act 516,153,688
The provision of funds for interest and other payments to lending institutions and liabilities 7,321,936
The provision of funds for interest payments to lending institutions under the Canada Student Loans Act 308
The provision of funds for liabilities including liabilities in the form of guaranteed loans -4,938,086
Universal Child Care Benefit (Universal Child Care Benefit Act) 8,758,825,034
Wage Earner Protection Program payments to eligible applicants owed wages and vacation pay, severance pay and termination pay 23,401,319
Apprenticeship Grants 100,928,500
Contributions to assist unemployed older workers in communities with ongoing high unemployment and/or affected by downsizing 21,624,348
Contributions to support activities to help alleviate and prevent homelessness 104,249,179
Contributions for adult learning, literacy and essential skills 8,375,806
Contributions to support the development of human resources, economic growth, job creation and retention 11,980,750
Contributions to support enhanced productivity and competitiveness by supporting investment in and recognition and utilization of skills 16,576,408
Enabling Accessibility Fund Small Projects Grant 13,531,118
Federal Income Support for Parents of Murdered or Missing Children 52,780
Grants to non-profit organizations for activities eligible for support through the Social Development Partnerships Program 7,798,333
Labour Funding Program Contribution 499,769
Labour Funding Program Grant 1,203,000
Named grants for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development 81,005
New Horizons for Seniors Program 34,836,993
Pathways to Education Canada Grant 9,500,000
Payments to help reduce the incidence of elder abuse and fraud 2,438,380
Payments to deliver employment programs and services under the Canada Job Fund and under the Labour Market Agreements 500,000,000
Payments under the Multilateral Framework for Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities 222,000,000
Payments for the provision measures necessary for the efficient functioning of the Canadian labour market 497,729,310
Payments for the provision of measures necessary for the social development of Canadians and other participants in Canadian life 6,271,827

Last Modified Date: 11/05/2017