Employment and Social Development
How Employment and Social Development spent its budget in fiscal year 2017-18, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2017-18,
$60.67B
was spent by Employment and Social Development
In FY 2017-18,
18.4%
of federal spending was by Employment and Social Development
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $79.52B in FY 2017-18 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Employment and Social Development spend its budget in 2017-18?
Spending by entity, FY 2017-18
Department of Employment and Social Development
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
$57.97B
$2.69B
$10.2M
Employment and Social Development’s share of federal spending
Percentage of federal spending, 1995–2025
Line items
Every transfer-payment (grant and contribution) program, in dollars. These are the named programs behind the transfer-payments object in the chart above. Search, sort, and download the full table.
| Category | Description | Amount ▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Grants | Old Age Security Payments (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-9) | $38,409,875,247 |
| Grants | Guaranteed Income Supplement Payments (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-9) | $11,658,538,968 |
| Grants | Canada Student Grants to qualifying full and part-time students pursuant to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act | $1,322,960,043 |
| Grants | 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 | $899,290,584 |
| 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 | $786,927,415 |
| Contributions | Payments related to the direct financing arrangement under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act | $678,327,198 |
| Grants | Allowance payments (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-9) | $544,791,268 |
| Other transfer payments | Payments to provinces and territories to deliver employment programs and services under the Canada Job Fund and under the Labour Market Agreements | $500,000,000 |
| Other transfer payments | Payments to provinces and territories for the purpose of Early Learning and Child Care | $399,669,691 |
| Grants | 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 | $338,169,730 |
| Other transfer payments | Payments to provinces and territories under the Multilateral Framework for Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities | $222,839,454 |
| Grants | 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 | $164,812,403 |
| Contributions | 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 | $159,082,505 |
| Grants | 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 | $149,550,677 |
| Grants | Apprenticeship Grants | $88,878,000 |
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Employment and Social Development figures are net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II, and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.
