Given that the federal monies are not mined from a magical fountain but come from taxes collected in the various provinces, most of the transfer, especially for Tier I provinces, is merely taxes collected in your own juridiction and given back with strings attached. (worthwhile.typepad.com)
You need to counter the strength of a competing candidate with a similar strength of your own; and being a protected minority is a major winning point in modern American identity - based politics (and being a Dead White Male is a weakness in most juridictions except deep red south). (politics.stackexchange.com)
Is this limit specified by juridiction (state, county etc..?) (bloodhoundrealty.com)