Grant and contribution program
Contributions to support Aboriginal participation in the northern economy
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency · Indigenous services and reconciliation
In fiscal year 2023–24, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency paid out $11.0 million under Contributions to support Aboriginal participation in the northern economy. That is $0.37 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2023–24
$11.0M
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023); per person uses a population of 40,022,704 (2023). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Largest recipients
The largest named recipients of payments reported under this program in 2023–24. 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 (25) | Location not stated | $1.9M | $0.06 |
| Kakivak Association | Iqaluit, Nunavut | $1.7M | $0.06 |
| Inuvialuit Development Corporation | Inuvik, Northwest Territories | $964K | $0.03 |
| Cumberland Sound Fisheries Ltd | Pangnirtung, Nunavut | $960K | $0.03 |
| Kivalliq Inuit Association | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut | $915K | $0.03 |
| Łııdlıı Kúé First Nation | Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories | $754K | $0.03 |
| Inuvialuit Regional Corporation | Inuvik, Northwest Territories | $685K | $0.02 |
| Kitikmeot Inuit Association | Cambridge Bay, Nunavut | $665K | $0.02 |
| Tlicho Investment Corporation | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | $558K | $0.02 |
| The Sahtu Secretariat Incorporated | Deline, Northwest Territories | $538K | $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.
← All indigenous services and reconciliation spendingHow the figures are calculated