Grant and contribution program
Contributions to provide children, youth, young adults, families and communities with prevention and protection services
Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Indigenous Services paid out $3.9 billion under Contributions to provide children, youth, young adults, families and communities with prevention and protection services, up from $3.6 billion in 2023–24. That is $130 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$3.9B
Up $314M from $3.6B 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 | $3.6B |
| 2024–25 | $3.9B |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services | Toronto, Ontario | $162M | $5.40 |
| Southeast Child and Family Services | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $92.5M | $3.09 |
| Carrier Sekani Family Services | Prince George, British Columbia | $68.3M | $2.28 |
| Blood Band | Standoff, Alberta | $58.9M | $1.96 |
| Peter Ballantyne Child & Family Services Inc. | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | $56.0M | $1.87 |
| Awasis Agency of Northern Manitoba | Thompson, Manitoba | $54.9M | $1.83 |
| Prov. Newfoundland & Labrador - Child & Family Services | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | $54.1M | $1.81 |
| Minister of Finance of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $52.4M | $1.75 |
| Kasohkowew Child Wellness Society (2012) | Maskwacis, Alberta | $47.8M | $1.59 |
| Six Nations of the Grand River | Ohsweken, Ontario | $46.0M | $1.53 |
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.
← All indigenous services and reconciliation spendingHow the figures are calculated