Grant and contribution program
Contributions in Support of Indigenous Reconciliation Priorities
Department of Fisheries and Oceans · Indigenous services and reconciliation
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Fisheries and Oceans paid out $60.9 million under Contributions in Support of Indigenous Reconciliation Priorities, up from $24.9 million in 2023–24. That is $2.03 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$60.9M
Up $36.0M from $24.9M 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 | $24.9M |
| 2024–25 | $60.9M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ha'oom Fisheries Society | Tofino, British Columbia | $31.4M | $1.05 |
| Micmacs of Gesgapegiag Band | Gesgapegiag, Quebec | $8.6M | $0.29 |
| Eel River Bar First Nation | Eel River Bar, New Brunswick | $3.9M | $0.13 |
| The Canada Trust Company (In Trust For Gespeg) | Toronto, Ontario | $3.3M | $0.11 |
| Great Bear Initiative Society | Vancouver, British Columbia | $3.2M | $0.11 |
| Coastal Nations Fisheries Limited Partnership | Vancouver, British Columbia | $2.7M | $0.09 |
| Mawiw Council Inc | Elsipogtog, New Brunswick | $2.2M | $0.07 |
| Tŝilhqot'in National Government | Williams Lake, British Columbia | $1.5M | $0.05 |
| Nation Micmac De Gespeg | Gaspé, Quebec | $1.3M | $0.04 |
| Première Nation Wolastoqiyik (Malecite) Wahsipekuk | Cacouna, Quebec | $576K | $0.02 |
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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