Employment and Social Development
How Employment and Social Development spent its budget in fiscal year 2019-20, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2019-20,
$72.06B
was spent by Employment and Social Development
In FY 2019-20,
19.3%
of federal spending was by Employment and Social Development
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $96.32B in FY 2019-20 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Employment and Social Development spend its budget in 2019-20?
Spending by entity, FY 2019-20
Department of Employment and Social Development
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization
$69.83B
$2.22B
$11.2M
$4M
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) | $42,706,488,728 |
| Grants | Guaranteed Income Supplement Payments (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-9) | $13,007,928,280 |
| Grants | Payments for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act | $4,739,209,000 |
| Grants | Canada Student Grants to qualifying full and part-time students pursuant to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act | $1,583,022,844 |
| 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 (Department of Human Resources Development Act) | $969,415,697 |
| Other transfer payments | Workforce Development Agreement | $953,494,416 |
| Contributions | Payments related to the direct financing arrangement under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act | $860,805,482 |
| 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 | $801,934,779 |
| Grants | Allowance payments (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-9) | $555,643,258 |
| Other transfer payments | Payments to provinces and territories for the purpose of Early Learning and Child Care | $395,299,719 |
| 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 (Canada Disability Savings Act) | $371,028,405 |
| 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 (Canada Education Savings Act) | $216,239,609 |
| 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 | $188,566,817 |
| Contributions | 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 | $173,117,641 |
| 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 | $137,353,313 |
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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.
