Follow the money
In 2025‑2026, the General Fund paid $108.4B in transfers to public networks, organizations, businesses and individuals.
Transfers by recipient category, 2025‑2026
General Fund transfer expenditures, by type of recipient.
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| Recipient | Amount | Per capita | Previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health and social services institutions | $46.7B | $5,164 | $44.0B |
| Educational institutions | $31.0B | $3,427 | $32.0B |
| Individuals | $18.4B | $2,036 | $18.0B |
| Non-profit organizations | $4.2B | $462 | $3.6B |
| Municipalities | $4.1B | $451 | $3.6B |
| Government bodies and enterprises | $2.5B | $276 | $3.0B |
| Private-sector businesses | $1.4B | $157 | $1.9B |
| Unallocated recipients | $0 | $0 | $181.7M |
Sources: Ministère des Finances du Québec, Public Accounts 2025-2026, vol. 2, p. 20-21, portfolio transfer expenditures by recipient and category, published 17 July 2026; Statistics Canada, Population estimates (17-10-0005-01) and Consumer Price Index (18-10-0005-01), dataset updated 23 September 2026.
Public contracts of $25,000 or more, 2024‑2025
30,795 contracts, $26.3B in total, by type.
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| Contract type | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Supply | 10,403 | $8.0B |
| Services | 15,507 | $10.6B |
| Construction work | 4,886 | $7.7B |
Source: Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor, Statistics on public bodies' contracts 2024-2025, table 4.1, p. 16 (total: table 3.1, p. 13), published December 2025.
Base salary of Crown corporation executives
Annual base salary as of 31 March 2026, excluding variable pay and benefits.
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| Crown corporation | Position | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Hydro-Québec | President and Chief Executive Officer | $672,180 |
| Investissement Québec | President and Chief Executive Officer | $628,434 |
| Santé Québec | President and Chief Executive Officer | $581,742 |
| Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) | President and Chief Executive Officer | $570,703 |
| Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec | President and Chief Executive Officer | $550,000 |
| Loto-Québec | President and Chief Executive Officer | $535,798 |
Source: Ministère du Conseil exécutif, Allowances and salaries of senior office holders, 2026 release, p. 1, 3, 4, 10 and 12 (base salary, excluding variable pay), published May 2026.
The 10 largest public buyers, 2024‑2025
Value of contracts of $25,000 or more awarded by each body.
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| Body | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Santé Québec | 9,400 | $6.5B |
| Centre d'acquisitions gouvernementales | 209 | $5.7B |
| Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable | 1,827 | $5.5B |
| Société québécoise des infrastructures | 1,313 | $1.3B |
| Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec | 140 | $445.0M |
| Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique | 209 | $334.0M |
| Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts | 398 | $307.0M |
| Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs | 347 | $248.0M |
| McGill University | 421 | $246.0M |
| Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | 307 | $219.0M |
Source: Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor, Statistics on public bodies' contracts 2024-2025, table 3.3, p. 15, published December 2025.