Grant and contribution program
Contributions to support the participation of the public and Indigenous groups in assessment and policy dialogue, and to support the development of Indigenous knowledge and capacity for assessments and related activities – Participant Funding Component, Policy Dialogue Component and Indigenous Capacity Component
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada · Indigenous services and reconciliation
In fiscal year 2024–25, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada paid out $17.4 million under Contributions to support the participation of the public and Indigenous groups in assessment and policy dialogue, and to support the development of Indigenous knowledge and capacity for assessments and related activities – Participant Funding Component, Policy Dialogue Component and Indigenous Capacity Component. That is $0.58 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$17.4M
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 (107) | Location not stated | $3.0M | $0.10 |
| Minister of Finance - British Columbia | Victoria, British Columbia | $2.3M | $0.08 |
| Interlake Reserves Tribal Council | Fairford, Manitoba | $809K | $0.03 |
| Biigtigong Nishnaabeg | Heron Bay, Ontario | $776K | $0.03 |
| File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council | Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan | $590K | $0.02 |
| Manitoba Metis Federation Inc | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $543K | $0.02 |
| Native Women's Association of Canada | Gatineau, Quebec | $543K | $0.02 |
| First Nations Major Projects Coalition Society | West Vancouver, British Columbia | $472K | $0.02 |
| Indigenous Centre for Cumulative Effects | Toronto, Ontario | $452K | $0.02 |
| Saskatchewan First Nations Natural Resource Centre Of Excellence Inc | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | $450K | $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.
← All indigenous services and reconciliation spendingHow the figures are calculated