Grant and contribution program
Contributions to support Indigenous governments and institutions, and to build strong governance
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs · Indigenous services and reconciliation
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs paid out $62.8 million under Contributions to support Indigenous governments and institutions, and to build strong governance, down from $64.4 million in 2023–24. That is $2.10 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$62.8M
Down $1.6M from $64.4M 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 | $64.4M |
| 2024–25 | $62.8M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Nations Financial Management Board | West Vancouver, British Columbia | $21.9M | $0.73 |
| First Nations Tax Commission | Kamloops, British Columbia | $19.7M | $0.66 |
| First Nations Land Management Resource Centre Inc. | Port Perry, Ontario | $9.6M | $0.32 |
| First Nations Finance Authority | Westbank, British Columbia | $1.7M | $0.06 |
| The Tlegohli Got' Ine Government Incorporated | Norman Wells, Northwest Territories | $1.3M | $0.04 |
| Dehcho First Nations Association | Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories | $1.2M | $0.04 |
| Algonquin Treaty Negotiation Funding Trust | Renfrew, Ontario | $878K | $0.03 |
| Denesuline Ne Ne Land Corporation | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | $866K | $0.03 |
| Naut'Sa Mawt Tribal Council | Chemainus, British Columbia | $732K | $0.02 |
| Innu Nation | Happy Valley - Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador | $726K | $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.
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