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 | |||||||||
| Apprenticeship Grants | – | 114,552,200 | (negative 647,878) | (negative 10,251,141) | 103,653,181 | 92,543,007 | 11,110,174 | – | 88,878,000 |
| New Horizons for Seniors Program | – | 41,340,000 | – | (negative 5,794,393) | 35,545,607 | 35,531,977 | 13,630 | – | 34,991,429 |
| Enabling Accessibility Fund Small Projects Grant | – | 20,650,000 | – | – | 20,650,000 | 20,649,999 | 1 | – | 15,649,991 |
| Grants to not-for-profit, for-profit, and aboriginal organizations, municipal, provincial and territorial governments for adult learning, literacy and essential skills | – | 14,800,000 | 2,505,164 | (negative 17,305,164) | – | – | – | – | 1,675,240 |
| Grants to non-profit organizations for activities eligible for support through the Social Development Partnerships Program | – | 14,275,000 | – | (negative 3,710,187) | 10,564,813 | 9,339,531 | 1,225,282 | – | 6,659,845 |
| Federal Income Support for Parents of Murdered or Missing Children | – | 10,000,000 | – | – | 10,000,000 | 133,850 | 9,866,150 | – | 102,200 |
| Pathways to Education Canada Grant | – | 9,500,000 | – | – | 9,500,000 | 9,500,000 | – | – | 9,500,000 |
| Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program | – | – | 4,600,000 | (negative 1,504,769) | 3,095,231 | – | 3,095,231 | – | – |
| Grant for the Union Training and Innovation Program | – | 2,300,000 | – | – | 2,300,000 | 2,213,252 | 86,748 | – | 767,836 |
| Support for Labour Market Information in Canada | – | – | – | 2,200,000 | 2,200,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 | – | – |
| Grant Labour Funding Program | – | 1,703,000 | – | (negative 174,000) | 1,529,000 | 1,529,000 | – | – | 1,201,164 |
| Labour Management Collaboration Program | – | – | – | 200,000 | 200,000 | – | 200,000 | – | – |
| Grants to not-for-profit organizations, individuals, municipal governments, Band/tribal councils and other Aboriginal organizations, public health and educational institutions, Régies régionales, for-profit enterprises, research organizations and research institutes to carry out research on homelessness to help communities better understand and more effectively address homelessness issues | – | 500,000 | – | – | 500,000 | 374,062 | 125,938 | – | 500,000 |
| Named grants for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development | – | 100,000 | – | 350,000 | 450,000 | 409,905 | 40,095 | – | 386,974 |
| Link to footnote S Old Age Security Payments (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-9) | – | 40,854,760,327 | – | (negative 430,636,501) | 40,424,123,826 | 40,424,123,826 | – | – | 38,409,875,247 |
| Link to footnote S Guaranteed Income Supplement Payments (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-9) | – | 12,262,059,046 | – | 142,640,525 | 12,404,699,571 | 12,404,699,571 | – | – | 11,658,538,968 |
| Link to footnote S Canada Student Grants to qualifying full and part-time students pursuant to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act | – | 1,190,684,653 | 409,315,347 | (negative 62,169,280) | 1,537,830,720 | 1,537,830,720 | – | – | 1,322,960,043 |
| Link to footnote 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 | – | 912,000,000 | 13,000,000 | (negative 14,330,731) | 910,669,269 | 910,669,269 | – | – | 899,290,584 |
| Link to footnote S Allowance payments (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-9) | – | 550,221,046 | – | 12,299,319 | 562,520,365 | 562,520,365 | – | – | 544,791,268 |
| Link to footnote 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 | – | 435,456,000 | (negative 44,156,000) | (negative 30,802,505) | 360,497,495 | 360,497,495 | – | – | 338,169,730 |
| Link to footnote 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 | – | 233,243,000 | 49,157,000 | (negative 129,749,263) | 152,650,737 | 152,650,737 | – | – | 149,550,677 |
| Link to footnote 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 | – | 159,000,000 | 17,000,000 | (negative 9,848,527) | 166,151,473 | 166,151,473 | – | – | 164,812,403 |
| Link to footnote 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 | – | 49,250,000 | – | 15,600,095 | 64,850,095 | 64,850,095 | – | – | 16,088,897 |
| Link to footnote 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 3,680) | 1,320 | 1,320 | – | – | 1,170 |
| Link to footnote S Universal Child Care Benefit | – | 12,000,000 | – | (negative 7,357,827) | 4,642,173 | 4,642,173 | – | – | 12,517,048 |
| Items not required for the current year | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24,999,875 |
| Total—Grants | – | 56,888,399,272 | 450,773,633 | (negative 550,348,029) | 56,788,824,876 | 56,761,961,627 | 26,863,249 | – | 53,701,908,589 |
| 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 | – | 726,640,500 | 1,553,760 | 69,726,489 | 797,920,749 | 784,035,881 | 13,884,868 | – | 786,927,415 |
| Contributions to not-for-profit organizations, individuals, municipal governments, Band/tribal councils and other Aboriginal organizations, public health and educational institutions, Régies régionales, for-profit enterprises, research organizations and research institutes to support activities to help alleviate and prevent homelessness across Canada and to carry out research on homelessness to help communities better understand and more effectively address homelessness issues | – | 162,346,220 | 6,158,148 | (negative 96,500) | 168,407,868 | 166,667,009 | 1,740,859 | – | 159,082,505 |
| Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Transformation Initiative | – | – | – | 29,935,652 | 29,935,652 | 9,575,000 | 20,360,652 | – | – |
| Contributions to provincial/territorial governments, band councils, tribal councils, Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy 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 | – | 67,610,918 | 23,265,901 | 1,333,846 | 92,210,665 | 82,107,479 | 10,103,186 | – | 30,513,655 |
| 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 | – | 29,955,780 | – | – | 29,955,780 | 17,723,753 | 12,232,027 | – | 4,626,033 |
| Contributions to organizations to support the development of human resources, economic growth, job creation and retention in official language minority communities | – | 12,000,000 | – | 1,450,000 | 13,450,000 | 13,443,391 | 6,609 | – | 12,000,000 |
| 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 | – | 10,129,905 | – | 13,061,130 | 23,191,035 | 17,262,695 | 5,928,340 | – | 16,470,780 |
| Contributions to not-for-profit, for-profit, and aboriginal organizations, municipal, provincial and territorial governments for adult learning, literacy and essential skills | – | 3,209,000 | 3,294,836 | 18,261,574 | 24,765,410 | 24,552,359 | 213,051 | – | 13,828,596 |
| Labour Management Collaboration Program | – | – | – | 3,300,000 | 3,300,000 | 2,138,350 | 1,161,650 | – | – |
| 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 | – | 1,800,000 | – | 5,794,393 | 7,594,393 | 7,381,223 | 213,170 | – | 7,921,539 |
| Contribution Labour Funding Program | – | – | – | 500,000 | 500,000 | 365,016 | 134,984 | – | 479,510 |
| Link to footnote S Payments related to the direct financing arrangement under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act | – | 740,294,428 | 94,151,976 | 10,236,620 | 844,683,024 | 844,683,024 | – | – | 678,327,198 |
| Link to footnote S The provision of funds for interest and other payments to lending institutions and liabilities under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act | – | 4,448,876 | – | 1,554,375 | 6,003,251 | 6,003,251 | – | – | 7,510,934 |
| Link to footnote S Payments related to the direct financing arrangement under the Apprentice Loans Act | – | 1,885,714 | (negative 546,995) | (negative 61,112) | 1,277,607 | 1,277,607 | – | – | 1,350,805 |
| Link to footnote S The provision of funds for liabilities including liabilities in the form of guaranteed loans under the Canada Student Loans Act | – | (negative 2,889,287) | – | 491,979 | (negative 2,397,308) | (negative 2,397,308) | – | – | (negative 3,029,064) |
| Total—Contributions | – | 1,757,432,054 | 127,877,626 | 155,488,446 | 2,040,798,126 | 1,974,818,730 | 65,979,396 | – | 1,716,009,906 |
| Other transfer payments | |||||||||
| Workforce Development Agreement | – | 797,000,000 | 18,706,801 | 1 | 815,706,802 | 734,261,513 | 81,445,289 | – | 779,132,653 Link to footnote 1 |
| Payments to provinces and territories for the purpose of Early Learning and Child Care | – | 399,347,695 | – | – | 399,347,695 | 399,347,689 | 6 | – | 399,669,691 |
| Total—Other transfer payments | – | 1,196,347,695 | 18,706,801 | 1 | 1,215,054,497 | 1,133,609,202 | 81,445,295 | – | 1,178,802,344 |
| Total Department | – | 59,842,179,021 | 597,358,060 | (negative 394,859,582) | 60,044,677,499 | 59,870,389,559 | 174,287,940 | – | 56,596,720,839 |