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TPPs/funding agreements with total planned spending of $5 million or more

988: Suicide Crisis Helpline

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The program supports the operation of the 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline, a three-digit number for accessing suicide prevention support via voice and text.

The objective of the 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline is to provide people across Canada with an easy to remember number to access live bilingual suicide prevention crisis support, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from trained responders using the technology of their choice, voice or text. Access to 9-8-8 services in other languages may be available by phone via an interpreter or call-back for non-English or non-French speaking Canadians.

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health leads the coordination of service delivery for 9-8-8. Calls and texts to 9-8-8 are answered by trained responders at one of 38 local, provincial, territorial, and national distress lines who are part of the 9-8-8 network of partners. Where possible, callers and texters are routed to the nearest available responder. A national back-up hub of trained responders provides additional capacity if a local responder is not available. All 9-8-8 network partners provide existing crisis services within their communities, and also answer 9-8-8 calls and texts.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

People reaching out to 9-8-8 are connected to a responder in a timely way and gain resources, knowledge and skills to help them cope with suicide crises and/or emotional distress.

Performance indicators:

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2029–30

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 75,617,000 59,267,000 59,267,000 4,267,000
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 75,617,000 59,267,000 59,267,000 4,267,000

Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

To support Indigenous organizations in providing culturally appropriate early childhood development programs for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children and their families who live off-reserve in urban and northern communities.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

Performance indicators:

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2027–28

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 32,313,205 31,990,550 33,249,030 35,027,101
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 32,313,205 31,990,550 33,249,030 35,027,101

Community Action for Prenatal and Child Health Program

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

As of 2026–27, the Community Action for Prenatal and Child Health Program (CAPCHP) combines two longstanding programs - the Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) and the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP), into a single program. The merge is part of a phased approach to renew the programs, affording greater efficiencies and administrative streamlining. Funding recipients in Québec will continue to be funded under the CAPC and CPNP until the end of 2027–28.

The CAPCHP aims to strengthen public health capacity by mobilizing communities to promote the health and wellbeing of pregnant women and people, infants, young children (0-6) and their parents/caregivers by reducing barriers for equity deserving families and addressing community-specific needs.

The objectives of the CAPCHP are:

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

Performance indicators:

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2030–31

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending* 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 78,735,534 78,735,534 78,735,534 78,735,534
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 78,735,534 78,735,534 78,735,534 78,735,534

*The spending amounts for 2025-26 reflect the sum of the combined spending of the CAPC and CPNP transfer payment programs. Planned spending for 2026-27 and onwards reflects the new CAPCHP as the merge comes into effect as of April 1, 2026.

Healthy Canadians and Communities Fund

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Healthy Canadians and Communities Fund (HCCF) focuses on promoting healthy living among people living in Canada who face health inequalities and are at greater risk of developing the main chronic diseases of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer.

The HCCF supports interventions that address behavioural risk factors for chronic diseases, including physical inactivity, unhealthy eating and tobacco use. The program also aims to create physical and social environments that support better health among people living in Canada.

HCCF priorities include investing in interventions that address health inequalities among priority populations, encouraging the participation of multiple sectors in chronic disease prevention and uncovering new ways to address risk factors for chronic disease.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

Performance indicators:

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2030–31

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 2,749,000 2,749,000 2,749,000 2,749,000
Total contributions 19,022,000 18,831,334 18,831,334 18,831,334
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 21,771,000 21,580,334 21,580,334 21,580,334

HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The purpose of the program is to reduce the incidence and health impacts of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) in Canada.

Aligned with the Pan-Canadian Framework for Action on STBBI and Canada's Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne infections (STBBI) action plan 2024-2030, the HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund (CAF) seeks to ensure that:

Community-based organizations play a critical role in delivering sexual health education and prevention activities, developing culturally adapted resources, and conducting community capacity-building activities due to their expertise in identifying and implementing culturally and contextually appropriate solutions. With the CAF, PHAC funds initiatives that focus on the following key populations:

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

By 2027, projects supported through the CAF will:

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2028–29

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 8,084,000 8,459,000 8,984,000 8,984,000
Total contributions 18,335,000 18,335,000 18,335,000 18,335,000
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 26,419,000 26,794,000 27,319,000 27,319,000

Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Transformation Initiative

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care (IELCC) Transformation Initiative supports the implementation of the co-developed Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework. This Framework reflects the unique cultures and priorities of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children across Canada.

The initiative enables greater control in IELCC through a new partnership model to facilitate Indigenous-led decision-making to advance national and regional priorities.

Employment and Social Development Canada is the federal lead for this horizontal initiative. Indigenous Services Canada and PHAC are key partners.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

The IELCC Transformation Initiative will contribute to the shared objective of providing high quality early learning and childcare services that are also affordable, flexible, equitable, and inclusive, as outlined in the IELCC Framework.

The IELCC Transformation Initiative will contribute to quality improvement projects that, for example:

The IELCC Transformation Initiative will also demonstrate progress on the shared outcome regarding the number of children accessing culturally appropriate and inclusive IELCC.

Performance Indicators:

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2027–28

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 47,848,708 32,830,970 28,846,992 31,596,421
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 47,848,708 32,830,970 28,846,992 31,596,421

National Collaborating Centres for Public Health

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The National Collaborating Centres for Public Health program increases public health system capacity in Canada by improving the ability of research to be applied and implemented in public health settings.

The objective of the program is to promote evidence-informed decision-making by public health practitioners and policymakers across Canada. The National Collaborating Centres synthesize and share knowledge in ways that are useful and accessible to public health stakeholders.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

Performance Indicators:

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2028–29

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 6,377,258 6,002,000 6,002,000 5,842,000
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 6,377,258 6,002,000 6,002,000 5,842,000

Preventing Family Violence

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Preventing Family Violence program invests in the delivery and testing of health promotion programs and interventions that prevent family violence and improve health outcomes for survivors of family violence including child maltreatment, youth dating violence, and intimate partner violence. Some interventions work with children, youth, caregivers, and families directly, while others equip health professionals and social service providers to respond safely and effectively to family violence.

The main objective of the program is to increase the uptake of health promotion interventions that are effective in preventing family violence and addressing its health impacts. This is achieved by funding intervention research that builds the evidence base on what works, for whom and where, using trauma- and violence-informed approaches. This program complements to the Government of Canada's Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

Performance indicators:

Note: Due to the nature of intervention research funded under this TPP, some results are only available in the final years of a project cycle and may not be reported on annually.

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2029–30

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 6,366,613 5,800,000 5,800,000 5,800,000
Total contributions 13,150,000 9,700,000 8,700,000 8,700,000
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 19,516,613 15,500,000 14,500,000 14,500,000

Strengthening the Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy (Harm Reduction Fund)

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy (CDSS) is the Government of Canada's comprehensive, collaborative, compassionate and evidence-informed approach to drug policy, which uses a public health lens when considering and addressing substance use. The CDSS covers a broad range of legal and illegal substances, including cannabis, alcohol, opioids and other substances. The goal of the strategy is to protect the health and safety of all Canadians by minimizing harms from substance use for individuals, families and communities.

The CDSS recognizes that a national approach to substance use requires strong collaboration and coordination among all levels of government, working in their respective areas of jurisdiction. It also recognizes the critical importance of working closely with a wide range of stakeholders on an ongoing basis, including people with lived and living experience with substance use. Reducing the stigma experienced by people who use drugs is also integral to the CDSS and an ongoing priority for the Government of Canada.

As a partner department, PHAC receives contributions under the CDSS to support federal harm reduction efforts through the Harm Reduction Fund (HRF). Through the HRF, PHAC complements provincial and territorial harm reduction strategies by investing $7 million annually to support time-limited projects across Canada to help reduce HIV and hepatitis C among people who share injection and inhalation drug-use equipment. Harm reduction refers to a set of practices that aim to reduce the harms associated with substance use.

Harm reduction:

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2028–29

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000
Total contributions 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000

Vaccine Injury Support Program

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

Following the conclusion of the initial funding agreement with an independent administrator on March 31, 2026, PHAC will transition the Pan-Canadian VISP to an internally administered model effective April 1, 2026. The decision to move to an internal delivery model considers lessons learned from the initial years of the program, as well as best practices from comparable international vaccine injury compensation programs. The Government of Québec will continue to deliver its Vaccine Injury Compensation Program to those in Québec, supported through a federal contribution agreement that began in 2021.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

People living in Canada have access to financial support in the rare instance of a serious and permanent injury experienced as a result of receiving a vaccine authorized by Health Canada.

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2029–30

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 26,464,203 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 26,464,203 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000

TPPs/funding agreements with total planned spending of less than $5 million

Canada's Antimicrobial Economic Pull Incentives Pilot

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Pan-Canadian Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (PCAP) is a five-year (2023 to 2027) blueprint to coordinate an accelerated pan-Canadian response to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This is one of the major health threats of our time – and Canada ranks last among the G7 countries in its ability to access new antimicrobials to treat life-threatening resistant infections.

Under the PCAP, the Antimicrobial Economic Pull Incentives Pilot (AMR Innovation Pilot) is a key PHAC activity under the Research and Innovation Pillar. The AMR Innovation Pilot will use contributions to incentivize pharmaceutical companies to enhance access to select antimicrobial drugs in Canada that address critical, unmet health priorities. The pilot aims to help address the limited commercial viability of making antimicrobial drugs available in Canada.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

Increased evidence and analysis to inform AMR public policy and actions for improving Canada's access to high priority antimicrobial drugs needed by the healthcare system to reduce AMR-related adverse effects, including healthcare burden and deaths.

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2029–30

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 0 4,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 0 4,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000

Dementia Community Investment

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Dementia Community Investment (DCI) supports community-based projects that seek to optimize the health and well-being of people living with dementia, and family/friend caregivers, and to increase knowledge of dementia and risk and protective factors. The program also provides funding support for a knowledge hub to facilitate collaboration among DCI projects and to help share lessons learned with the broader community.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

Performance indicators:

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2028–29

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 3,400,000 3,400,000 3,400,000 3,400,000
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 3,400,000 3,400,000 3,400,000 3,400,000

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) National Strategic Projects Fund

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) National Strategic Projects Fund aims to reduce the number of individuals affected by prenatal alcohol exposure by supporting partnerships with community-based organizations, research institutions and provincial and territorial governments to develop and disseminate knowledge, tools and resources related to FASD prevention and awareness for use by health professionals and other frontline workers across the country.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

This program contributes to the development of knowledge, tools and resources, which when accessed and used by stakeholders and target audiences ultimately contribute to Canadians having improved health behaviours including reduced maternal alcohol consumption and prevalence of FASD.

Performance indicators:

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: Not applicable – Program has low materiality and was recently evaluated (2022–23)

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 1,499,000 1,499,000 1,499,000 1,499,000
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 1,499,000 1,499,000 1,499,000 1,499,000

Healthy Early Years – Official Languages in Minority Communities

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Healthy Early Years (HEY) program supports communities to develop comprehensive, culturally and linguistically appropriate programs to improve the health and development of children (0 to 6 years) and their families facing conditions of risk. The program also intends to improve access to early childhood health promotion programming for children and their families living in Official Language Minority Communities (OLMCs) and is an initiative initially introduced under the 2018–2023 Action Plan for Official Languages, and continues to be part of the 2023–2028 Action Plan for Official Languages: Protection-Promotion-Collaboration.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

Performance indicators:

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2027–28

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 1,890,000 1,890,000 1,890,000 1,890,000
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 1,890,000 1,890,000 1,890,000 1,890,000

Infectious Diseases and Climate Change Fund (IDCCF) – Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Infectious Disease and Climate Change Fund (IDCCF) focuses on preparing and protecting people living in Canada from climate-sensitive infectious diseases that are zoonotic, foodborne and waterborne. This includes actions that stimulate public health innovation using a One Health approach by linking human, animal and environmental health and in advancing climate change adaptation.

The IDCCF addresses the impact of climate change on human health in Canada by:

The IDCCF focuses on two priority areas:

Monitoring and surveillance:

Education and awareness:

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

The fund will support delivery of commitments within the Horizontal Management Framework for Clean Growth and Climate Change, as well as Canada's National Adaptation Strategy and accompanying Government of Canada Action Plan by reducing the risks associated with climate-driven infectious diseases. Investments made under the Fund will help:

Enabling new and innovative partnerships, equipping people with tools, building capacity and increasing knowledge mobilization will help communities, organizations and people living in Canada be better prepared to prevent and respond to the health risks associated with climate sensitive infectious diseases.

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2030–31

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 400,000 400,000 400,000 0
Total contributions 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 0
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 0

Integrated Strategy for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease – Enhanced Surveillance for Chronic Disease

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The purpose of this program is to enhance capacity for public health chronic disease surveillance activities to expand data sources, address persistent public health surveillance evidence gaps and support the development of a robust evidence base on chronic diseases and conditions, injuries, problematic substance use and their risk factors in Canada.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

Increased evidence base to shape promotion of population health policy and practice.

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: Not applicable – no evaluation is planned given the low materiality of funding; however, coverage will be reconsidered in the development of future departmental evaluation plans.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 395,000 395,000 395,000 395,000
Total contributions 2,034,000 2,034,000 2,034,000 2,034,000
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 2,429,000 2,429,000 2,429,000 2,429,000

Integrated Strategy for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease – Pan-Canadian Joint Consortium for School Health

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Joint Consortium for School Health (JCSH) Fund streamlines and harmonizes the funding approach for school health initiatives. The fund aligns with the 2005 Integrated Healthy Living Strategy Treasury Board Submission, allows for greater flexibility to move funding across streams, and allows for rapid response to school health-related issues. The JCSH Fund has been restructured starting in 2025-2026 and has four streams. Funding for each stream comes from existing A-Base resources from the JCSH Fund:

Stream 1: Knowledge Exchange

The Pan-Canadian JCSH Secretariat grant was established in 2005 to support the health, well-being and achievement of children and youth in school settings, and brings together ministries responsible for health/wellness and education from most provinces and territories. PHAC provides grant funding to support the Pan-Canadian JCSH Secretariat to serve a convening role so that participating jurisdictions can come together to share knowledge and best practices, focusing on a Health Promoting Schools approach. The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) Secretariat participates as an observer.

Stream 2: Youth Grants

The School Health Grant for Youth Program provides grant funding for youth in a school setting to develop and lead their own initiatives that promote healthy living in their schools. Youth projects must align with PHAC priorities which, in the past, have included: substance use and related harms, positive mental health and well-being, healthy eating and nutrition, and physical activity. This stream will be launched on an as-needed basis.

Stream 3: Research

The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study is a World Health Organization, on-going, cross-national research study of youth aged 11 to 15 years old that collects data every four years. The study aims to gain insight into young people's well-being, health behaviours, and social contexts. PHAC provides funding for the HBSC Canada research team to conduct the HBSC study in Canada.

Stream 4: Innovation

Responds to emerging health and well-being priorities in the Canadian school setting, such as pilot projects in schools or short-term innovative projects focusing on child and youth health.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

Stream 1: Knowledge Exchange – Pan-Canadian JCSH Secretariat Grant:

Stream 2: Youth Grants – School Health Grant for Youth Program:

Stream 3: Research – HBSC study

Stream 4: Innovation

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: Not applicable – no evaluation is planned given the low materiality of funding

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 550,000 550,000 550,000 550,000
Total contributions 0 0 0 0
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 550,000 550,000 550,000 550,000

International Health Grants Program

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The purpose of the International Health Grants Program (IHGP) is to facilitate the Health Portfolio 's international engagement to advance Canada's health priorities at home and abroad through knowledge transfer and capacity building, by strengthening relationships with international partners, and promoting increased awareness and understanding of current and emerging global health issues to inform policy and program development.

Objectives:

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Note: The IHGP does not provide international assistance to national governments or health institutions. In addition to project-specific funding, the Program is the main mechanism through which the Health Portfolio funds its annual membership fees to the World Health Organization's the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

Immediate Results:

Intermediate & Long-Term Results:

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2025–26: Health Portfolio's Tobacco and Vaping Activities

2027–28: Foodborne and Waterborne Enteric Diseases

2028–29: Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 1,562,605 355,000 355,000 355,000
Total contributions 0 0 0 0
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 1,562,605 355,000 355,000 355,000

Kids Help Phone

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

Kids Help Phone is Canada's only 24/7 e-mental health service offering free, confidential support to young people in English and French and 100 other languages. Kids Help Phone, through its professional counsellors and volunteer responders, addresses young people's continuum of emotional and mental health needs, from crisis situations to the everyday concerns.

This funding supports Kids Help Phone to:

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

By equipping individuals with the necessary tools and support systems, they can better manage their mental health, leading to sustained improvements in overall well-being.

Performance Indicators:

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: Not applicable – Program is sunsetting and was recently evaluated (2025–26)

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 2,500,000 2,500,000 0 0
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 2,500,000 2,500,000 0 0

Mental Health Promotion Innovation Fund

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Mental Health Promotion Innovation Fund (MHPIF) is a funding program that replaced the Innovation Strategy in 2019–20. The current stream of funding aims to promote positive mental health for children, youth, their caregivers and communities, as well as reduce systemic barriers for population mental health in Canada. The program uses a multi-phased approach to fund the testing and delivery of innovative, community-based interventions that aim to advance health equity, build protective factors and address the underlying determinants of health at the population level. Knowledge gained from the evaluation of each community-based intervention is then applied to public health policy and practice to accelerate change for positive mental health in Canada. The MHPIF also funds a Knowledge Development and Exchange (KDE) Hub that supports funded projects in sharing lessons learned, connecting with various stakeholders and applying new knowledge to a broader policy and system change agenda.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

In the immediate term, expected results are that up to 15 funded projects will develop and adapt population health interventions to promote positive mental health and well-being among children, youth, and their caregivers. As part of this work, immediate and medium term expected results include increased multisectoral engagement and collaborations among projects; increased knowledge and skills; increased reports of positive change in protective factors; and overall well-being of intervention participants. Longer term expected results include the majority of funded projects reporting readiness for scale up to reach more people and create lasting systems change, and generating knowledge, informing policy and practice.

Performance Indicators:

Note: Due to the nature of the intervention research and evaluation plans of the funded projects, some results may not be available until completion of the final project report for Phase 2, or Phase 3 (2027 and 2030 respectively).

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2029–30

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 3,370,000 2,070,000 2,070,000 2,070,000
Total contributions 2,877,000 2,877,000 2,877,000 2,877,000
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 6,247,000 4,947,000 4,947,000 4,947,000

Nutrition North Canada

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

This program supports culturally appropriate retail and community-based nutrition education initiatives to influence healthy eating in isolated northern communities, as part of the Nutrition North Canada (NNC) program led by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC).

The objective of the program is to increase knowledge of healthy eating, support skills in the selection and preparation of healthy store-bought and traditional or country food and build on existing community-based activities.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: This is a horizontal evaluation led by another department. The timing will be determined in a future update to their departmental evaluation plan.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 335,000 335,000 335,000 335,000
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 335,000 335,000 335,000 335,000

Youth Substance Use Prevention Program

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Funding Details

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

In the 2023 federal budget, the Government of Canada announced an investment of $20.2 million for a new, community-based program to prevent substance use and its related harms among young people, as part of the renewed Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy. Health Canada is the federal lead for this horizontal initiative. Using a collaborative approach, the Youth Substance Use Prevention Program focuses on building protective factors that promote overall health and well-being, and prevent substance use harms among youth. These factors include healthy relationships, safe environments and school and community connectedness.

The Program is based on the Icelandic Prevention Model (IPM) which is recognized internationally for its collaborative approach to preventing substance use harms among youth. Developed by the Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis (ICSRA), it applies a community-driven approach to influence the risk and protective factors associated with substance use. Since it originated in 1997, ICSRA has expanded their work to over 30 countries worldwide under the organization name of Planet Youth.

The Program aims to build capacity in communities to implement an upstream youth substance use prevention model that follows the guiding principles and key steps of the IPM, support the Canadian implementation of the IPM, and support the subsequent knowledge development and exchange based on the evaluation of the IPM in the Canadian context.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s):

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Expected results:

Performance indicators:

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2027–28

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2025-26 forecast spending 2026-27 planned spending 2027-28 planned spending 2028-29 planned spending
Total grants 500,000 500,000 500,000 0
Total contributions 2,625,000 3,187,500 3,187,500 0
Total other transfer payments 0 0 0 0
Total program 3,125,000 3,687,500 3,687,500 0

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Community Action for Prenatal and Child Health Program merges the Community Action Program for Children and Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program into a single program as of 2026–27.

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Footnote 2

As part of Horizontal Initiative led by Employment and Social Development Canada

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Footnote 3

As part of the Horizontal initiative led by Health Canada

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Footnote 4

As part of the Horizontal Initiative led by Environment and Climate Change Canada

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Footnote 5

As part of the Horizontal Initiative led by CIRNAC

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Footnote 6

As part of the Horizontal Initiative lead by Health Canada

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