Official Government of Canada open data

Where federal money goes

Every grant, contribution, and contract the Government of Canada publishes — searchable, in plain language, and linked to its source. No editorializing: the data does the talking.

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That works out to about $141,890 every minute, around the clock, since 2006.

Figures as of August 25, 2026 — imported weekly from official sources.

$970.2B

in published spending

1,313,331

spending records

60

departments & agencies

200

recipient countries

By the numbers

$4.0B

in contracts awarded without competition

$19.2B

lost to fraud, offences, and accidents — self-reported

4,425

contracts priced just under the $25k threshold

$922,199

the single most expensive disclosed trip or event

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Worth a look

Statistical outliers flagged automatically: unusually large grants and sharp year-over-year jumps.

Foreign spending map

Where grants and contributions go outside Canada, country by country.

Top recipients

The organizations receiving the most federal money, across all years.

Cost-of-living dashboards

Inflation, housing, wages, population and GDP — with the government of the day shaded on every chart.

Government report card

How each metric moved under each prime minister since 1968.

Travel & hospitality

Senior officials' disclosed travel and hospitality expenses, per trip and per event.

Losses of public money

Fraud, offences, and accidents — the losses the government reports about itself, and what was recovered.

Procurement patterns

Contracts clustered under approval thresholds, the March spending rush, and vendor concentration.

Biggest new grants

The largest records added this week, plus what readers are tagging.

Biggest recent grants

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NEXTSTAR ENERGY INC. $14,556,000,000.00
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada
Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturers
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Secure greater access to battery cell and module production in Canada to remain globally competitive in the production of electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

PowerCo Canada Inc. $13,153,475,083.00
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada
Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturers
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Secure greater access to battery cell and module production in Canada to remain globally competitive in the production of electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

Government of Ontario $10,371,166,789.00
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities | Ministère du Logement, de l’Infrastructure et des Collectivités
Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program
FY 2017-2018
Canada
First Nations Health Authority $8,219,042,032.00
Indigenous Services Canada | Services aux Autochtones Canada
Tripartite Health Governance
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

Government of Quebec $7,535,937,919.00
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities | Ministère du Logement, de l’Infrastructure et des Collectivités
Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program
FY 2018-2019
Canada

A contribution to support medium- and large-scale infrastructure priorities, as well as small rural and northern communities.

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