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.

Ex gratia payments
(in dollars)
Description and payee Amount
Canadian Heritage
Payment subject to publication exemption
Name withheld 4,129
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
Canadian High Arctic Research Station
Honorarium
Haluksit J 1,000
Charlie R 2,100
Voss C 525
Total 3,625
Families, Children and Social Development
Department of Employment and Social Development
Compensation for damage to personal property
Francis D 137
Donation on behalf of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
Breakfast Club of Canada 100,000
Reimbursement for childcare expenses
Metatawabin R 238
Reimbursement for loss of personal effects
Ellis M 124
Payments under $100 (4) 97
Total 100,596
Global Affairs
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
Payment made to business affected by the 2018 G7 summit
Domaine la Vallée du Bras Inc. 2,660
Payment made to reimburse rent deposit due to emergency repatriation
Boudreau P 456
Payment made to reimburse for replacement of misplaced documents
Matuszewski W 100
Subtotal 3,216
Payments subject to publication exemption
Names withheld (65) 2,125,000
Total 2,128,216
Health
Public Health Agency of Canada
Reimbursement of expenses incurred following public health isolation measures
Air Canada Vacations for
Bertrand H 1,185
Payment under $100 (1) 96
Subtotal 1,281
Payments subject to publication exemption
Names withheld (123) 15,375,000
Total 15,376,281
Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Statistics Canada
Honorarium to Indigenous Elders
Bélanger L 500
Garrow D 500
Total 1,000
Justice
Payment subject to publication exemption
Name withheld 3,000
National Defence
Department of National Defence
Compensation for damage to personal property
Eason B 641
Compensation for guest travel costs for House of Commons Program
Champion J 219
Meyer M 342
Compensation for guest travel costs for Sentry Program
Barker A 1,050
McDonald A 519
Compensation for legal costs
Bourassa A 1,053
Lanouette P 873
Lessard P 873
MacKinlay C 1,095
Pilon N 1,095
Compensation for loss of personal property
Laberge B 180
Compensation for personal injuries
Ayre M 12,000
Crane D 190,000
Lebrasseur J 208,000
The Estate of Mason M 60,000
Thomson R 43,608
Payments under $100 (18) 816
Subtotal 522,364
Payments subject to publication exemption
Names withheld (1,176) 8,659,306
Total 9,181,670
Natural Resources
Payment subject to publication exemption
Name withheld 12,500
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Funding to support extraordinary costs related to organized crime in Toronto
City of Toronto 1,500,000
Funding to support extraordinary costs related to emergency preparedness capacity in Burnaby
City of Burnaby 2,000,000
Subtotal 3,500,000
Payments subject to publication exemption
Names withheld (3) 30,000
Total 3,530,000
Veterans Affairs
Department of Veterans Affairs
Nova Scotia Desmond fatality inquiry
Minister of Finance and Treasury Board of Nova Scotia 250,000
Payments subject to publication exemption
Names withheld (30) 24,000
Total 274,000
Total 30,615,017

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