Employment and Social Development
How Employment and Social Development spent its budget in fiscal year 2021-22, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2021-22,
$95.81B
was spent by Employment and Social Development
In FY 2021-22,
19.0%
of federal spending was by Employment and Social Development
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $135.9B in FY 2021-22 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Employment and Social Development spend its budget in 2021-22?
Spending by entity, FY 2021-22
Department of Employment and Social Development
Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
$95.78B
$16.5M
$13.1M
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) | $46,221,407,443 |
| Grants | Guaranteed Income Supplement Payments (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-9) | $14,004,834,367 |
| Grants | Payments for the Canada Recovery Benefit pursuant to the Canada Recovery Benefits Act | $13,016,862,110 |
| Grants | Canada Student Grants to qualifying full and part-time students pursuant to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act | $3,154,531,139 |
| Other transfer payments | Payments to provinces and territories for early learning and child care pursuant to the Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1 | $2,648,082,433 |
| Grants | Payments for the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit pursuant to the Canada Recovery Benefits Act | $2,288,081,206 |
| Grants | Supplementary payment to seniors (OAS 75+) pursuant to the Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1 | $1,679,427,560 |
| 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 | $1,306,568,862 |
| Contributions | Payments related to the direct financing arrangement under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act | $1,133,529,670 |
| 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 (Canada Education Savings Act) | $1,089,549,480 |
| Grants | Payments for the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit pursuant to the Canada Recovery Benefits Act | $960,888,323 |
| Other transfer payments | Payments to provinces and territories for the purpose of Early Learning and Child Care | $942,685,251 |
| Other transfer payments | Workforce Development Agreement | $922,000,000 |
| Grants | Payments for the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit pursuant to the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit Act | $910,429,878 |
| Contributions | Contributions to provincial/territorial governments, band councils, tribal councils, Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program 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 | $552,911,144 |
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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.
