Canada Social Transfer

Transfer payment program to provinces and territories

Transfer payments in Canada

Current arrangements
Canada Health Transfer Canada Social Transfer Equalization payments Territorial Formula Financing
Repealed arrangements
Canada Health and Social Transfer Established Programs Financing Canada Assistance Plan
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The Canada Social Transfer (CST) (French: Transfert canadien en matière de programmes sociaux) is the Canadian government's transfer payment program in support of post-secondary education, social assistance, and social services, including early childhood development and early learning and childcare. It was made independent from the Canada Health and Social Transfer program on 1 April 2004 to allow for greater accountability and transparency for federal health funding. In 2008/2009, the program transferred $10.6 billion in cash to the provinces and a further $8.5 billion in tax points.^[1]

The program was originally combined with the Canada Health Transfer in a program called the Canada Health and Social Transfer.

References

^ "Department of Finance Canada - Description of Canada Social Transfer program". Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2006.