Grant and contribution program
Grants in Support of Aquatic Species and Aquatic Habitat
Department of Fisheries and Oceans · Industry, agriculture and fisheries
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$3.1M
Up $1.2M from $1.9M in 2023–24.
$0.10per tax filer$0.08per person
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023, the latest count published); per person uses a population of 41,162,593 (2024). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Largest recipients
The largest named recipients of payments reported under this program in 2024–25. Location is the recipient's address, which is not always where the money is spent. Recipient payments can differ slightly from the program total above because the Public Accounts report them separately.
| Recipient | Location | Paid | Per tax filer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payments under $100,000 (57) | Location not stated | $1.7M | $0.06 |
| Kwilmu'kw Maw-klusuaqn (Mi'kmaq Rights Intitiative) | Millbrook, Nova Scotia | $466K | $0.02 |
| Sipekne'katik First Nation | Indian Brook, Nova Scotia | $414K | $0.01 |
| Mohawk Council of Kahnawake | Kahnawake, Quebec | $279K | <$0.01 |
| Manitoba Métis Federation Inc | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $121K | <$0.01 |
| The First Nations of the Maa-nulth Treaty Society | Port Alberni, British Columbia | $110K | <$0.01 |
Source and basis
- Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Recipients: Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada.
- Net expenditures of this transfer payment program in the Public Accounts. It overlaps with program spending, so do not add the two.