Grant and contribution program
Contributions to improve the safety and security of Indigenous women, children, families and two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and other sexually and gender-diverse (2SLGBTQI+) people
Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Indigenous Services paid out $152 million under Contributions to improve the safety and security of Indigenous women, children, families and two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and other sexually and gender-diverse (2SLGBTQI+) people. That is $5.08 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$152M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payments under $100,000 (329) | Location not stated | $10.2M | $0.34 |
| Minister of Finance of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $7.0M | $0.23 |
| Shamattawa First Nation | Shamattawa, Manitoba | $3.2M | $0.11 |
| National Association of Friendship Centres | Ottawa, Ontario | $3.0M | $0.10 |
| National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence | Ottawa, Ontario | $3.0M | $0.10 |
| Albany | Fort Albany, Ontario | $3.0M | $0.10 |
| Commission de la Santé et des Services Sociaux des Premières Nations du Québec et du Labrador | Wendake, Quebec | $2.8M | $0.09 |
| Village Nordique De Puvirnituq | Puvirnituq, Quebec | $2.7M | $0.09 |
| Stoney Band | Mînî Thnî, Alberta | $2.7M | $0.09 |
| Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Iqaluit, Nunavut | $2.4M | $0.08 |
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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