Questions and responses 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to grants and contributions provided by Heritage Canada during the 2024-25 fiscal year: (a) what was the total (i) number, (ii) value, of grants and contributions; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by federal riding and by census metropolitan area; (c) what was the total (i) number, (ii) value, of grants and contributions provided to entities outside of Canada; and (d) what is the breakdown of (c) by country?

With regard to the government’s approach to dealing with labour shortages: (a) how much was spent in the last fiscal year, by the government, in relation to retraining Canadian workers in industries with labour shortages, in total and broken down by industry; and (b) what specific incentives, if any, are currently in place to encourage businesses in industries with labour shortages to retrain and hire Canadian workers to fill these positions?

With regard to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program during the 2024-25 fiscal year: (a) how much was spent administering the program, in total and broken down by type of expense; (b) how many employees were assigned to the program, in total and broken down by type of assignment (processing applications, compliance, etc.); and (c) how much did the government spend promoting or advertising the program abroad, in total and broken down by country?

With regard to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada in the 2024-25 fiscal year: (a) how much was spent administering the student visa program, in total and broken down by type of expense; (b) how many employees were assigned to the program (i) in total, (ii) for processing applications, (iii) for ensuring the compliance of those already granted a visa; (c) how many student visas were active; and (d) how many student visas were revoked, broken down by reason of revocation?