Grant and contribution program
Contributions to support service transfer and transformation
Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Indigenous Services paid out $118 million under Contributions to support service transfer and transformation, down from $122 million in 2023–24. That is $3.93 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$118M
Down $4.6M from $122M 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 | $122M |
| 2024–25 | $118M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The First Nations Information Governance Centre | Akwesasne, Ontario | $20.7M | $0.69 |
| Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami | Ottawa, Ontario | $3.3M | $0.11 |
| Metis National Council | Ottawa, Ontario | $2.8M | $0.09 |
| Shuswap Nation Tribal Council | Kamloops, British Columbia | $2.5M | $0.09 |
| Moose Cree First Nation | Moose Factory, Ontario | $2.5M | $0.08 |
| Métis Nation of Saskatchewan | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | $2.1M | $0.07 |
| Metis Nation of Alberta Association | Edmonton, Alberta | $2.1M | $0.07 |
| Southern Chiefs Organization Inc. | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $2.0M | $0.07 |
| Mamaweswen, the North Shore Tribal Council Secretariat | Cutler, Ontario | $1.7M | $0.06 |
| Yorkton Tribal Council Child and Family Services Incorporated | Yorkton, Saskatchewan | $1.7M | $0.06 |
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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