Employment and Social Development
How Employment and Social Development spent its budget in fiscal year 2020-21, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2020-21,
$168.19B
was spent by Employment and Social Development
In FY 2020-21,
26.1%
of federal spending was by Employment and Social Development
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $201.21B in FY 2020-21 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Employment and Social Development spend its budget in 2020-21?
Spending by entity, FY 2020-21
Department of Employment and Social Development
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
$162.64B
$5.53B
$14.6M
$11.7M
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) | $44,382,661,808 |
| Grants | Payments for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act | $40,563,570,750 |
| Grants | Benefit enhancement measures for the Employment Insurance Operating Account | $27,331,431,907 |
| Grants | Payments for the Canada Recovery Benefit pursuant to the Canada Recovery Benefits Act | $14,417,284,976 |
| Grants | Guaranteed Income Supplement Payments (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-9) | $13,685,088,912 |
| Grants | Payments for the Canada Emergency Student Benefit pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act | $2,944,026,750 |
| Grants | Canada Student Grants to qualifying full and part-time students pursuant to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act | $2,920,803,871 |
| Grants | Payments for additional support for Canadian seniors pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act | $2,454,917,600 |
| Grants | Payments for the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit pursuant to the Canada Recovery Benefits Act | $1,956,732,950 |
| Contributions | Payments to support provincial and territorial job training efforts pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act | $1,498,300,000 |
| 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) | $1,016,678,793 |
| Other transfer payments | Workforce Development Agreement | $922,000,000 |
| Grants | One-time payment to persons with disabilities pursuant to An Act respecting further COVID-19 measures | $787,551,598 |
| 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 | $775,292,320 |
| Contributions | Payments related to the direct financing arrangement under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act | $668,499,215 |
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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.
