Grant and contribution program
Grants in support of Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities
Department of Natural Resources · Environment, energy and natural resources
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$6.0M
Down $505K from $6.5M in 2023–24.
$0.20per tax filer$0.15per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kivalliq Alternative Energy | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut | $691K | $0.02 |
| Kwadacha Nation | Prince George, British Columbia | $508K | $0.02 |
| Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation | Iqaluit, Nunavut | $467K | $0.02 |
| Kwikwasut'Inuxw Haxwa'Mis First Nation | Alert Bay, British Columbia | $438K | $0.01 |
| Tahltan Band Council | Telegraph Creek, British Columbia | $384K | $0.01 |
| Hamlet of Paulatuk | Paulatuk, Northwest Territories | $342K | $0.01 |
| Nahanni Butte Dene Band | Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories | $340K | $0.01 |
| Payments under $100,000 (5) | Location not stated | $317K | $0.01 |
| Askiy Energy Corp | Fort Chipewyan, Alberta | $302K | $0.01 |
| The Key First Nation | Barriere Lake, Quebec | $259K | <$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.