Employment and Social Development
How Employment and Social Development spent its budget in fiscal year 2024-25, on a Volume II appropriations basis.
Department Spending
In FY 2024-25,
$101.73B
was spent by Employment and Social Development
In FY 2024-25,
18.7%
of federal spending was by Employment and Social Development
Employment and Social Development Canada develops and delivers federal policy and programs relating to employment, skills training, labour standards, and social development. It administers income security programs for seniors, students, and families, and oversees portfolio bodies that address accessibility standards and workplace health and safety.
Employment and Social Development spent $101.73B in the 2024–25 fiscal year, representing 18.7% of total federal spending.
Nearly all of this spending is administered by the Department of Employment and Social Development itself, with much smaller amounts attributed to the Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. Its largest transfer payments are Old Age Security payments and Guaranteed Income Supplement payments, followed by payments to provinces and territories for Early Learning and Child Care, Canada Student Grants, and Canada Education Savings grant payments.
How did Employment and Social Development spend its budget in 2024-25?
Spending by entity, FY 2024-25
Department of Employment and Social Development
Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
$101.7B
$21.4M
$14.9M
Employment and Social Development’s share of federal spending
Percentage of federal spending, 1995–2025
Line items
Complete appropriation (vote/allotment) and transfer-payment lines, in dollars. Search, sort, and download the full table.
| Vote | Description | Total available | Used ▼ | Lapsed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $87,335,796,198 | $87,334,481,785 | $1,314,413 |
| Vote 5 | Grants and contributions | $10,240,793,908 | $10,117,400,843 | $123,393,065 |
| Vote 1 | Operating expenditures | $4,646,025,855 | $4,244,430,899 | $401,594,956 |
| Vote 1 | Operating expenditures | $12,559,288 | $11,908,606 | $650,682 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $17,864,978 | $8,800,382 | $9,064,596 |
| Vote 5 | Grants and contributions | $8,500,000 | $8,498,511 | $1,489 |
| Vote 1 | Program expenditures | $6,775,930 | $6,078,790 | $697,140 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $971,978 | $971,978 | $0 |
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Employment and Social Development figures are on a Volume II appropriations basis and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.
