Grant and contribution program
Contributions for emergency management assistance for activities on reserves
Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Indigenous Services paid out $670 million under Contributions for emergency management assistance for activities on reserves, up from $586 million in 2023–24. That is $22.38 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$670M
Up $84.2M from $586M in 2023–24.
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.
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| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 | $586M |
| 2024–25 | $670M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Red River Cree Nation | John D'Or Prairie, Alberta | $187M | $6.23 |
| Canadian Red Cross Society | Calgary, Alberta | $68.5M | $2.29 |
| Minister of Finance of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $62.4M | $2.08 |
| Lytton Indian Band | Lytton, British Columbia | $31.7M | $1.06 |
| Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band | Chase, British Columbia | $30.5M | $1.02 |
| Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) | Quebec, Quebec | $25.8M | $0.86 |
| Missanabie Cree First Nation | Garden River, Ontario | $18.3M | $0.61 |
| Ministry of the Solicitor General | Toronto, Ontario | $16.5M | $0.55 |
| Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | $12.9M | $0.43 |
| Paul Band | Duffield, Alberta | $12.2M | $0.41 |
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.
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