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Phase I of the database is complete. More data will be incorporated into the database as this project evolves over time.

Individual transfer payments coded to link to the environmental, human rights, Indigenous peoples, and women’s sectors. Source: Public Accounts.

JurisdictionAgencystart yearend
year
British ColumbiaGovernment of British Columbia19602014
CanadaGovernment of Canada19722014
Nova ScotiaGovernment of Nova Scotia19602014

The municipalities dataset includes 21 local governments from British Columbia for the years 2006 to 2017 (except Vancouver and Victoria, which include data for 1960 to 2017)

City of BurnabyCity of NanaimoCity of Squamish
City of Campbell RiverCity of PentictonCity of Vancouver
City of ChilliwackCity of Port MoodyCity of Vernon
City of DuncanCity of Powell RiverCity of Victoria
City of KamloopsCity of Prince GeorgeCity of Williams Lake
City of KelownaCity of Prince RupertDistrict of Saanich
City of KitimatCity of QuesnelTownship of Esquimalt

PDF files of extracted transfer payment sections from Public Accounts from multiple jurisdictions.

JurisdictionPublisherstart yearend year
CanadaGovernment of Canada19722014
British ColumbiaGovernment of British Columbia19602014
AlbertaGovernment of Alberta 19602014
SaskatchewanGovernment of Saskatchewan 19602014
ManitobaGovernment of Manitoba 19602014
OntarioGovernment of Ontario19602014
QuebecGovernment of Quebec19602014
Nova ScotiaGovernment of Nova Scotia19602014
New Brunswickearlier years forthcoming19962017
PEIforthcoming  
Newfoundland and Labradorforthcoming  
Yukonforthcoming  
NWTforthcoming  
Nunavutforthcoming  

Further Reading

The readings lists available on this site deal with a range of topics from human rights to biographies and specific events.

Principal Investigator

Dr. Dominique Clément

Citing Website

All information sources from statefunding.ca and the database should be acknowledged by the User and cited as follows:

Website:

  • Clément, Dominique. “Title of Page or Document.” State Funding for Social Movements. Accessed [date accessed, e.g. 28 July 2020] www.statefunding.ca.

Database:

  • Clément, Dominique. State Funding for Social Movements Database. Accessed [date accessed, e.g. 28 July 2020] database.statefunding.ca

Acknowledgements

This project was funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. It also received generous financial support from the University of Alberta Library’s Digital Initiatives, the Arts Resource Centre and the Kule Institute for Advanced Studies.