Grant and contribution program
Contributions to support the Aboriginal Economic Development Strategic Partnerships Initiative
Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$28.5M
Down $890K from $29.4M in 2023–24.
$0.95per tax filer$0.69per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payments under $100,000 (25) | Location not stated | $1.4M | $0.05 |
| Indigenous Tourism Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $1.1M | $0.04 |
| Keewatin Tribal Council Inc. | Thompson, Manitoba | $1.0M | $0.03 |
| Institut de développement durable des Premières Nations du Québec et Labrador | Wendake, Quebec | $950K | $0.03 |
| Indigenous Clean Energy-Social Enterprise | Ottawa, Ontario | $640K | $0.02 |
| Aboriginal Tourism Association of British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia | $600K | $0.02 |
| MLTC Program Services Inc. | Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan | $586K | $0.02 |
| Council for the Advancement of Native Development | Edmonton, Alberta | $585K | $0.02 |
| Hfn Forestry Consulting Services Limited Partnership | Port Alberni, British Columbia | $500K | $0.02 |
| Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation | Pikwakanagan, Ontario | $492K | $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.