Grant and contribution program
Contributions to support First Nations Elementary and Secondary Educational Advancement
Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$2.6B
Up $3.6M from $2.6B in 2023–24.
$85.39per tax filer$62.16per person
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc. | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $89.8M | $3.00 |
| First Nations Education Steering Committee Society | West Vancouver, British Columbia | $77.6M | $2.59 |
| Maskwacis Education Schools Commission | Maskwacis, Alberta | $58.3M | $1.95 |
| Pikangikum First Nation | Pikangikum, Ontario | $53.7M | $1.79 |
| Ministry of Education | Victoria, British Columbia | $52.0M | $1.73 |
| Little Red River Cree Nation | John D'Or Prairie, Alberta | $51.2M | $1.71 |
| Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Education Authority Inc. | Pince Albert, Saskatchewan | $44.8M | $1.50 |
| Cross Lake First Nation | Cross Lake, Manitoba | $43.2M | $1.44 |
| Mohawks of Kahnawá:ke Band | Kahnawake, Quebec | $39.2M | $1.31 |
| Les Atikamekw de Manawan | Manawan, Quebec | $38.4M | $1.28 |
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.