Grant and contribution program
Contributions to support the construction and maintenance of community infrastructure
Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Indigenous Services paid out $4.9 billion under Contributions to support the construction and maintenance of community infrastructure, up from $3.3 billion in 2023–24. That is $164 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$4.9B
Up $1.6B from $3.3B 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 | $3.3B |
| 2024–25 | $4.9B |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIBC Trust Corporation | Toronto, Ontario | $1.5B | $49.79 |
| Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council | Atikameg, Alberta | $107M | $3.57 |
| Frog Lake Band | Frog Lake, Alberta | $58.3M | $1.94 |
| Tataskweyak Cree Nation | Split Lake, Manitoba | $52.4M | $1.75 |
| North Caribou Lake First Nation | Weagamow, Ontario | $41.1M | $1.37 |
| Cross Lake First Nation | Cross Lake, Manitoba | $40.8M | $1.36 |
| Lac La Ronge Band | La Ronge, Saskatchewan | $36.9M | $1.23 |
| Stoney Band | Mînî Thnî, Alberta | $35.0M | $1.17 |
| Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | $32.6M | $1.09 |
| Mushuau Innu First Nation | Natuashish, Newfoundland and Labrador | $31.7M | $1.06 |
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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