Update: This article has been edited to include a $1.3 billion investment announced by Trudeau for the Montreal metro.
Since the House of Commons adjourned on June 21st, 2019, the federal government has given away billions of Canadian taxpayers dollars prior to the official beginning of the federal election (the writ period).
True North has pored over federal government funding announcements from the period of June 21 – July 12 to tally the total amount of money spent by the government in the pre-writ period.
In total, the Trudeau Liberals have given out over $4.63 billion of taxpayers’ dollars over 162 different funding announcements.
Here is a comprehensive list of all of the funding announcements for the period:
July 12: $8 million for water infrastructure for Obashkaandagaang First Nation
July 12: $300,000 in partnership with B.C. to help farmers adapt to climate change
July 12: $5.1 million towards the construction of the Métis National Heritage Centre
July 12: $16,754 for inclusive LGBT tourism in St. John’s Newfoundland
July 12: $4.8 million in partnership with Newfoundland for healthcare research
July 12: $100,000 for Brampton cultural festival
July 12: $4.4 million for youth jobs in the green sector
July 12: $3 million for Vaughan manufacturer Northern Transformer Corporation
July 12: $1.3 million for the City of Winnipeg to fight climate change
July 11: $5.5 million for urban tourism in Quebec.
July 11: $5.2 million to build new emergency men’s shelter in Peterborough, Ontario
July 11: $350,873 in partnership with Ontario for chicken farming
July 11: $8.2 million in funding for roads and water infrastructure in Faro, Yukon
July 11: $570,000 in funds to improve immigrant employment services
July 11: $13,229,460 million for 11 projects among national grain and oilseed organizations
July 11: $100,000 for laser company from Montreal
July 11: $4.7 million for nine climate change research projects
July 11: $10 million for 40 researchers at Polytechnique Montreal
July 11: $35 million for over 150 researchers at McGill University in Quebec
July 11: $97,500 to biomedical company Motryx Inc.
July 11: $4.6 million for Petro-Canada to build 92 electric vehicle chargers
July 11: $500,000 to Panag Pharma Inc.
July 11: $5 million for St. John’s, New Brunswick’s powergrid improvements
July 11: $14 million to Niagara college
July 10: $3.2 million for École des entrepreneurs du Québec
July 10: $1 million for the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal
July 10: $1.5 million for Indigineous Capacity Support Program
July 10: $8.3 million for six projects in Canada’s beef industry
July 10: $250,000 for an “eco-responsible” parking lot in Saint-Charles-Borromee, Quebec
July 10: $125,000 for a Nova Scotia agriculture school bursary
July 10: $472,438 for GPNetworks to improve internet access in Grande Prairie, Alberta
July 10: $40 million for nano-tech firm CBN Nano Technologies
July 10: $318,000 for Atlantic Canada Water and Wastewater Association
July 10: $42,000 for Queen’s University
July 10: $150,000 for research at Sheridan College
July 10: $71,632 to preserve indigenous languages in Quebec
July 10: $600,000 to startup Rimot
July 10: $500,000 for francophone education in Nova Scotia
July 9: $546,000 in funding for Calgary Economic Development
July 9: $584,732 for tourism initiatives in Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia
July 9: $2 million for Point Peele National Park marsh restoration
July 9: $1 million for B.C steel and aluminum company Marcon Metalfab
July 9: $300,000 for a P.E.I brewery
July 9: $20 million for Ontario auto parts company Woodbridge Foam Corporation
July 9: $4,025,892 to support women in business
July 9: $59,500 for a Francophone festival in Simcoe County
July 9: $1.5 million for Quorum Information Systems
July 9: $344,984 for a community centre in Nova Scotia
July 8: $3.3 million for Whitehorse compost facility
July 8: $100,000 for tourism in Cape d’Or Nova Scotia
July 8: $1.2 million for dairy industry in British Columbia
July 8: $32.6 million for the Inuit Labour Market Strategy
July 8: $425,000 for company MF2 AERO
July 8: $25 million for avalanche prevention
July 8: $1.7 million for tourism in New Brunswick
July 8: $600,000 for New Brunswick snowmobile clubs
July 8: $12 million national defence energy project
July 8: $25,000 for Bow Valley College, Alberta
July 8: $500,000 for the town of Bridgewater, Novascotia
July 8: $5.75 million in grants for green infrastructure in Toronto and Hamilton
July 8: $500,000 for software company Weever Apps
July 6: $1.4 million for play/fitness centres in Alberta
July 5: $143.7 million for girls education in sub-Saharan Africa
July 5: $992,131 funding for the CanadaOrganic Trade Association
July 5: $13 million for salmon restoration in British Columbia
July 5: $1.4 million in funding for STEM education for kids
July 5: $2.2 million in funding for 19 Lake Winnipeg Basin water quality projects
July 5: $581,379 to fight homelessness
July 5: $15 million to maintain 830 aluminum worker jobs in Quebec
July 4: $1.3 billion for Montreal metro extension
July 4: $3.6 million for berry farming in British Columbia
July 4: $1.59 billion to fight income inequality and empower women in business*
July 4: $450,684 for Western Economic Diversification
July 4: $100,000 for a woman-owned film production company 10th Ave Productions
July 4: $130,000 for two Quebec farms
July 4: $840,000 for veterans and their families
July 4: $18 million for an urban climate centre in Halifax
July 4: $71 million for internet infrastructure in rural Ontario
July 4: $5.5 million for apprenticeship in Ontario
July 4: $2.2 million for women entrepreneurs
July 4: $3.5 million for new naval technology
July 3: $1,051,280 for two organizations to promote women entrepreneurs in B.C.
July 3: $19.3 million for first nation community space
July 3: $185 million for transportation infrastructure in B.C.
July 3: $447,480 for Apollo Machine and Welding in Alberta
July 3: $100,000 for Granijem Inc, a woman-led granite company
July 3: $1.287 million for Kamloops Airport
July 3: $70,000 for Quebec based circus
July 3: $2.4 million for 22 environmental restoration projects
July 3: $750,000 for veterans
July 3: $2 million in support for two Quebec steel and aluminum companies
July 3: $250,000 in funding for climate education
July 3: $1.6 million for coastal research in Quebec
July 3: $245,000 for Place Fort La Tour restoration in New Brunswick
July 3: $7.6 million for official languages training
July 3: $500,000 for dental company IR Scientific
July 3: $418,000 for Fort Smith Airport, Northwest Territories
July 2: $45 million for Ukraine
July 2: $18 million for internet service to rural British Columbia
July 2: $75,000 for heritage renovations to La Grande Saline
July 2: $13 million for research at Universite de Sherbrooke
July 2: $250,000 for digital ocean asset map and database
July 2: $1 million for climate change adaptation in P.E.I
June 28: $2.1 million for women entrepreneurship in Ontario
June 28: $16.5 million for disaster mitigation at Mike Zubko Airport, NWT
June 28: $1 million for the University of British Columbia
June 28: $953,783 for three winter activity clubs in Quebec
June 28: $3.45 million for Congres Mondial Acadien 2019
June 28: $560,735 for two good processing companies in Quebec
June 28: $4,489,100 for coal transition projects
June 28: $3.1 million for energy efficiency program
June 28: $755,584 for aquaculture in Marystown, NL
June 28: $10,000 for recreational infrastructure in Chambord, Quebec
June 28: $500,000 for software company EnergyX Solutions
June 28: $5.9 million for seafloor mapping project
June 27: $160,000 in financial assistance for the Festival de la Chanson de Tadoussac
June 27: $361,967 for marine research and education in Quebec
June 27: $34.6 million for official-language minority communities
June 27: $29.5 million in digital literacy skills training
June 27: $10.1 million for the City of Ottawa asylum shelters
June 27: $2.6 million for Indigenous software testing centre
June 27: $24,178,915 for water treatment facility in Lloydminster Alberta/Saskatchewan
June 27: $400,000 for five woman-owned companies in northern Ontario
June 27: $1 million for FjordAI Aluminum
June 27: $40 million for climate centre in GTA
June 27: $5 million for new electronics hub in Southern Ontario
June 27: $691,750 to packaging company Connors Bros.
June 27: $1.5 million to Agriculture in the Classroom Canada
June 27: $3 million to create jobs in Waterloo region
June 26: $2.5 million for multiculturalism events
June 26: $45 million for Yukon employment
June 26: $23 million for HIV/AIDS research
June 26: $300,000 for Quebec company RayonLed
June 26: $311,040 for a new business centre in PEI
June 26: $50 million for disaster prevention in B.C.
June 26: $1 million for Tech Against Terrorism
June 26: $1.1 million for restoration of Bellevue House
June 26: $1.2 million for YMCA of Greater Saint John
June 25: $138,000 in grants for Plantee Bioplastics Inc.
June 25: $215,000 for wildlife preservation
June 25: $71.1 million for VIA Rail Canada Quebec City-Toronto corridor
June 25: $3 million for College Shawinigan Quebec
June 25: $1 million for University of British Columbia
June 25: $9.1 million for a national centre for Indigenous law at the University of Victoria
June 25: $60 million for schools in NB, ON, MA, SK
June 25: $30,713 for Kenora Public Library in Ontario
June 25: $25 million investment in Carbon Engineering environmental company
June 25: $30 million for more inclusive sports environment
June 25: $4.5 million for diabetes prevention
June 25: $925,000 for Beyond Food company
June 25: $60 million for minority-language education
June 24: $2.7 million for seven women and indigenous organization in Northern Ontario
June 24: $40,500 for eco-tourism in NW Ontario
June 24: $17 million for Port of Belledune, New Brunswick
June 24: $245,000 for clean energy research coordinator in indigenous communities
June 24: $600,000 for electric vehicle charging stations in BC
June 24: $550,000 for cross cultural awareness
June 24: $3,320,535 for PEI aerospace company
June 24: $13 million for MMIWG
June 24: $10 million for infrastructure in Pukaskwa National Park
June 24: $460,000 to support recreation in PEI
June 24: $15.2 million for 13 organizations to carry out public education on cannabis
Did we miss anything? Let us know at [email protected]
