Grant and contribution program
Contributions to First Nations for the management of contaminated sites
Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Indigenous Services paid out $51.2 million under Contributions to First Nations for the management of contaminated sites, down from $63.6 million in 2023–24. That is $1.71 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$51.2M
Down $12.4M from $63.6M 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 | $63.6M |
| 2024–25 | $51.2M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Couchiching First Nation | Fort Frances, Ontario | $8.0M | $0.27 |
| Ministry of Transportation of the Province of Ontario | London, Ontario | $4.4M | $0.15 |
| Sandy Lake First Nation | Sandy Lake, Ontario | $3.2M | $0.11 |
| Lhtako Dene Nation | Quesnel, British Columbia | $2.9M | $0.10 |
| Bunibonibee Cree Nation | Oxford House, Manitoba | $2.4M | $0.08 |
| Lac La Ronge Band | La Ronge, Saskatchewan | $2.3M | $0.08 |
| Shawano Consulting Services Ltd | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $2.3M | $0.08 |
| English River First Nation Band | Patuanak, Saskatchewan | $2.1M | $0.07 |
| Conseil des Atikamekw d'Opitciwan | Obedjiwan, Quebec | $1.7M | $0.06 |
| Cree Nation of Wemindji | Wemindji, Quebec | $1.4M | $0.05 |
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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