Grant and contribution program
Contributions for First Nations and Inuit Supplementary Health Benefits
Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Indigenous Services paid out $435 million under Contributions for First Nations and Inuit Supplementary Health Benefits, up from $429 million in 2023–24. That is $14.52 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$435M
Up $5.9M from $429M 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 | $429M |
| 2024–25 | $435M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government of Nunavut - Department of Health | Iqaluit, Nunavut | $90.9M | $3.03 |
| Government of the Northwest Territories | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | $24.1M | $0.80 |
| Weeneebayko Area Health Authority | Moose Factory, Ontario | $20.2M | $0.67 |
| Bigstone Health Commission | Wabasca, Alberta | $19.1M | $0.64 |
| Mohawk Council of Akwesasne | Akwesasne, Quebec | $14.0M | $0.47 |
| Athabasca Health Authority Inc. | Black Lake, Saskatchewan | $13.5M | $0.45 |
| PADC Management Company Ltd. | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | $11.0M | $0.37 |
| First Nations Health Authority | West Vancouver, British Columbia | $10.6M | $0.35 |
| Wequedong Lodge of Thunder Bay | Fort William First Nation, Ontario | $6.5M | $0.22 |
| Maskwacis Health Services | Maskwacis, Alberta | $6.5M | $0.22 |
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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