Section 6: Transfer payments

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(in dollars)

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
One-Time Payment for Guaranteed Income Supplement Recipients who received Pandemic Benefits – 740,000,000 – 7,500,000 747,500,000 730,828,249 16,671,751 – 13,744,111
Canada Emergency Response Benefit – 130,000,680 – – 130,000,680 672,700 129,327,980 – 52,170,624
Apprenticeship Grants – 112,204,322 – (negative 50,046,205) 62,158,117 57,271,000 4,887,117 – 86,581,000
Enabling Accessibility Fund Small Projects Grant – 78,015,100 – (negative 216,204) 77,798,896 77,798,896 – – 77,796,335
New Horizons for Seniors Program – 64,340,000 10,000,000 (negative 10,208,035) 64,131,965 61,085,755 3,046,210 – 61,317,688
Grants to not-for-profit, for-profit, and Indigenous organizations, municipal, provincial and territorial governments for adult learning, literacy and essential skills – 39,183,400 – (negative 39,183,400) – – – – –
Grants to non-profit organizations for activities eligible for support through the Social Development Partnerships Program – 23,728,540 650,000 (negative 14,722,031) 9,656,509 9,656,509 – – 82,631,012
Canadian Benefit for Parents of Young Victims of Crime – 10,000,000 – – 10,000,000 593,190 9,406,810 – 361,260
Labour Funding Program – 7,303,000 – – 7,303,000 7,303,000 – – 6,803,000
Canada Emergency Student Benefit – 6,274,597 – – 6,274,597 227,740 6,046,857 – 47,811,212
Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program – 4,600,000 – (negative 4,499,402) 100,598 100,000 598 – 280,851
Grant for the Union Training and Innovation Program – 2,300,000 – (negative 2,097,618) 202,382 2,382 200,000 – 1,397,547
Investment Readiness Program – 2,000,000 – (negative 277,802) 1,722,198 1,722,198 – – 1,772,888
Early Learning and Child Care Data and Research Program – 1,250,000 152,500 (negative 560,000) 842,500 240,000 602,500 – 272,500
Support for Labour Market Information in Canada – 1,100,000 – 115,000 1,215,000 1,215,000 – – 1,100,000
Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Fund – 1,000,000 – (negative 1,000,000) – – – – –
Strategic Engagement and Research Program – 100,000 – 554,000 654,000 654,000 – – 538,000
Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy – – – 43,504,322 43,504,322 23,871,136 19,633,186 – –
Pathways to Education Canada Grant – – 9,500,000 – 9,500,000 9,500,000 – – 9,500,000
Link to table note S Old Age Security Payments (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-9) – 52,225,920,595 749,079,405 (negative 237,716,588) 52,737,283,412 52,737,283,412 – – 46,221,407,443
Link to table note S Guaranteed Income Supplement Payments (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-9) – 15,432,851,588 51,148,412 616,638,016 16,100,638,016 16,100,638,016 – – 14,004,834,367
Link to table note S Canada Student Grants to qualifying full and part-time students pursuant to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act – 3,414,307,523 – (negative 46,365,717) 3,367,941,806 3,367,941,806 – – 3,154,531,139
Link to table note S 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) – 1,050,000,000 (negative 18,000,000) (negative 204,269) 1,031,795,731 1,031,795,731 – – 1,089,549,480
Link to table note S Allowance payments (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-9) – 651,499,130 (negative 107,499,130) 31,161,168 575,161,168 575,161,168 – – 528,908,824
Link to table note S 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) – 491,473,134 84,905,093 (negative 109,564,579) 466,813,648 466,813,648 – – 469,040,663
Link to table note S Payments for the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit pursuant to the Canada Recovery Benefits Act – 303,000,000 (negative 191,000,000) (negative 8,977,147) 103,022,853 103,022,853 – – 2,288,081,206
Link to table note S 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) – 199,577,385 36,648,052 (negative 58,424,772) 177,800,665 177,800,665 – – 185,520,238
Link to table note S 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) – 181,000,000 (negative 30,000,000) 5,645,448 156,645,448 156,645,448 – – 142,304,157
Link to table note S Payments for the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit pursuant to the Canada Recovery Benefits Act – 85,500,000 30,500,000 334,783 116,334,783 116,334,783 – – 960,888,323
Link to table note S 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 – (negative 30,099,159) 19,150,841 19,150,841 – – 11,688,465
Link to table note S 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) – – – – –
Link to table note S Universal Child Care Benefit (Universal Child Care Benefit Act) – 40,000 1,560,000 (negative 3,079,517) (negative 1,479,517) (negative 1,479,517) – – 3,699,991
Link to table note S Payments for the Canada Recovery Benefit pursuant to the Canada Recovery Benefits Act – – 5,000,000 (negative 203,662,964) (negative 198,662,964) (negative 198,662,964) – – 13,016,862,110
Link to table note S Payments for the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit pursuant to the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit Act – – 3,000,000 38,371 3,038,371 3,038,371 – – 910,429,878
Link to table note S Supplementary payment to seniors (Old Age Security 75 years old and over) pursuant to the Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1 – – – 621,825 621,825 621,825 – – 1,679,427,560
Link to table note S One-time payment to persons with disabilities pursuant to An Act respecting further COVID-19 measures – – – (negative 52,700) (negative 52,700) (negative 52,700) – – 26,703,600
Link to table note S Benefit enhancement measures for the Employment Insurance Operating Account pursuant to subsection 153.111 of the Employment Insurance Act – – – (negative 483,349,821) (negative 483,349,821) (negative 483,349,821) – – (negative 94,724,299)
Items not required for the current year – – – – – – – – 136,841,985
Total—Grants – 75,307,823,994 635,644,332 (negative 598,199,997) 75,345,268,329 75,155,445,320 189,823,009 – 85,180,073,158
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 – 1,158,423,339 13,976,525 (negative 44,757,165) 1,127,642,699 1,069,455,571 58,187,128 – 1,306,568,862
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 – 907,980,281 9,633,486 189,504 917,803,271 668,883,117 248,920,154 – 552,911,144
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 – 399,629,207 26,198,000 21,673,679 447,500,886 447,500,886 – – 41,049,723
Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Transformation Initiative – 299,362,645 1,885,963 (negative 70,619,592) 230,629,016 225,451,743 5,177,273 – 170,270,386
Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy – 130,826,508 4,356,106 277,802 135,460,416 135,460,416 – – 13,472,696
Contributions to not-for-profit, for-profit, and Indigenous organizations, municipal, provincial and territorial governments for adult learning, literacy and essential skills – 119,786,792 – 39,183,400 158,970,192 113,282,453 45,687,739 – 19,882,185
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 – 81,937,500 – – 81,937,500 47,975,447 33,962,053 – 39,334,966
Temporary Foreign Worker Program—Migrant Worker Support Network – 18,578,332 – – 18,578,332 17,883,485 694,847 – 8,556,678
Contributions to organizations to support the development of human resources, economic growth, job creation and retention in official language minority communities – 14,650,000 – – 14,650,000 14,643,631 6,369 – 14,363,610
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 – 12,372,578 – 10,208,035 22,580,613 12,008,035 10,572,578 – 13,100,000
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 – 11,702,668 4,270,357 (negative 899,472) 15,073,553 9,780,878 5,292,675 – 163,810
Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Fund – 2,500,000 – 1,000,000 3,500,000 3,348,682 151,318 – 3,462,339
Labour Funding Program – 2,500,000 – (negative 1,100,000) 1,400,000 625,059 774,941 – 1,807,415
Black-Led Philanthropic Endowment Fund – – 199,476,227 – 199,476,227 199,476,227 – – –
Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy – – – 8,334,997 8,334,997 7,015,610 1,319,387 – –
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 – – – 4,987,830 4,987,830 4,987,830 – – 1,057,874
Strategic Engagement and Research Program – – – 3,386,213 3,386,213 3,386,213 – – 2,579,599
Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program – – – 3,599,402 3,599,402 3,599,401 1 – 3,418,540
Link to table note S Payments related to the direct financing arrangement under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act – 1,209,397,417 (negative 6,801,691) (negative 9,495,272) 1,193,100,454 1,193,100,454 – – 1,133,529,670
Link to table note S The provision of funds for interest and other payments to lending institutions and liabilities under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act – 4,405,285 139,970 (negative 446,804) 4,098,451 4,098,451 – – 788,838
Link to table note S Payments related to the direct financing arrangement under the Apprentice Loans Act – 2,133,405 (negative 190,110) 88,035 2,031,330 2,031,330 – – 1,514,091
Link to table note S The provision of funds for interest payments to lending institutions under the Canada Student Loans Act – 31,855 – (negative 29,893) 1,962 1,962 – – 8,463
Link to table note S The provision of funds for liabilities including liabilities in the form of guaranteed loans under the Canada Student Loans Act – (negative 1,342,358) (negative 60,219) (negative 357,409) (negative 1,759,986) (negative 1,759,986) – – (negative 1,412,111)
Items not required for the current year – – – – – – – – 286,290,992
Total—Contributions – 4,374,875,454 252,884,614 (negative 34,776,710) 4,592,983,358 4,182,236,895 410,746,463 – 3,612,719,770
Other transfer payments
Payments to provinces and territories for the purpose of Early Learning and Child Care – 5,013,697,533 176,662,442 – 5,190,359,975 5,190,359,972 3 – 942,685,251
Workforce Development Agreement – 922,000,000 – – 922,000,000 922,000,000 – – 922,000,000
Items not required for the current year – – – – – – – – 2,648,082,433
Total—Other transfer payments – 5,935,697,533 176,662,442 – 6,112,359,975 6,112,359,972 3 – 4,512,767,684
Total Department – 85,618,396,981 1,065,191,388 (negative 632,976,707) 86,050,611,662 85,450,042,187 600,569,475 – 93,305,560,612
Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization
Grants
Advancing accessibility standards research – 4,250,000 – (negative 2,916,505) 1,333,495 1,333,495 – – 2,307,995
Contributions
Advancing accessibility standards research – 4,250,000 – 2,916,505 7,166,505 7,164,680 1,825 – 6,192,003
Total Agency – 8,500,000 – – 8,500,000 8,498,175 1,825 – 8,499,998
Total Ministry – 85,626,896,981 1,065,191,388 (negative 632,976,707) 86,059,111,662 85,458,540,362 600,571,300 – 93,314,060,610

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