Ex gratia payments
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This statement provides, by ministry and by department and agencies, details for all ex gratia payments of $100 or over. Payments of less than $100 are reported as one amount at the end of each department and agency, together with the total number of such payments. For the purposes of this statement, an ex gratia payment is a discretionary payment, made as an act of benevolence in the public interest, free of any legal obligation, whether or not any value or service has been received. Where the situation warrants non-disclosure, the recipient's name may be withheld from publication.
| Description and payee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Canadian Heritage | |
| Department of Canadian Heritage | |
| Payments under $100 (2) | 84 |
| National Film Board | |
| Payment for an unrealized film project | |
| Name withheld | 18,000 |
| Total | 18,084 |
| Environment and Climate Change | |
| Parks Canada Agency | |
| Compensation for damage to vehicle | |
| Raby L | 1,000 |
| Reimbursement of hearing aids | |
| Name withheld | 7,580 |
| Total | 8,580 |
| Families, Children and Social Development | |
| Department of Employment and Social Development | |
| Payments under $100 (10) | 600 |
| Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard | |
| Department of Fisheries and Oceans | |
| Compensation for funeral expenses | |
| Humphreys' Funeral Home Limited for | |
| Name withheld | 25,579 |
| Global Affairs | |
| Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development | |
| Compensation for personal injuries | |
| Li F | 2,950 |
| Health | |
| Department of Health | |
| Extraordinary Assistance Plan | |
| Name withheld | 120,000 |
| Payment to the Government of Manitoba to address critical health priorities | |
| Manitoba Health | 5,000,000 |
| Payment to the Government of Quebec in support of the province's health system | |
| Government of Quebec | 9,907,229 |
| Subtotal | 15,027,229 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | |
| Compensation for legal fees | |
| Fonds de recherche du Québec | 37,644 |
| Total | 15,064,873 |
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs | |
| Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development | |
| Payment to the Prince's Charities in Canada to mark the royal tour of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall | |
| Qajuqturvik Society | 30,000 |
| Tumikuluit Saipaaqivik | 15,000 |
| Total | 45,000 |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development | |
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | |
| Settlement for alleged breach of contract | |
| Name withheld | 6,000 |
| Tax Advisory Services—Phoenix | |
| Cochrane A | 200 |
| Total | 6,200 |
| Justice | |
| Department of Justice | |
| Benevolent payment to cover legal costs | |
| JFK Law Corporation in trust for | |
| Mikisew Cree First Nation | 99,000 |
| Courts Administration Service | |
| Payments under $100 (2) | 166 |
| Total | 99,166 |
| National Defence | |
| Department of National Defence | |
| Compensation for grievance | |
| Durand D | 50,000 |
| Michel Drapeau Law Office for | |
| Bossé F | 8,000 |
| Compensation for guest travel costs for Canadian Armed Forces Recognition Program | |
| Balbeuna R | 616 |
| Collins J | 612 |
| Comeau S | 664 |
| Desjardins P | 835 |
| Desmarais T | 1,392 |
| Ford L | 1,235 |
| HRG Worldwide for | |
| Desrochers J | 219 |
| Molina S | 996 |
| Thyer N | 1,475 |
| Lavalliere J | 208 |
| Slade E | 435 |
| Compensation for loss of personal property | |
| Flavin T | 297 |
| Compensation for personal injuries | |
| Thomson R | 41,529 |
| White D | 24,000 |
| Payment to individuals affected by the 1974 Grenade Incident at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier | |
| Names withheld (149) | 6,895,640 |
| Total | 7,028,153 |
| Privy Council | |
| Privy Council Office | |
| Reimbursement of expenses incurred as a result of the cancellation of a meeting | |
| Dicerni R | 195 |
| Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness | |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police | |
| Compensation for damage to personal property | |
| Wheeldon M | 1,950 |
| Compensation for relocation costs | |
| Bond D | 20,881 |
| Total | 22,831 |
| Transport | |
| Department of Transport | |
| Fines collected following prosecution under the Railway Safety Act which were sent to Avenir Lac-Mégantic Fund to help with the economic recovery | |
| Avenir Lac-Mégantic Fund | 250,000 |
| Veterans Affairs | |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | |
| Compensation for costs associated with dental services | |
| Lovick D | 3,875 |
| Family Caregiver Relief Benefit adjustment | |
| Names withheld (26) | 193,180 |
| Total | 197,055 |
| Total | 22,769,266 |