Grant and contribution program
Contributions to support Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples
Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Indigenous Services paid out $370 million under Contributions to support Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples, up from $319 million in 2023–24. That is $12.34 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$370M
Up $50.8M from $319M 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 | $319M |
| 2024–25 | $370M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Inc. | Toronto, Ontario | $184M | $6.13 |
| National Association of Friendship Centres | Ottawa, Ontario | $60.3M | $2.01 |
| Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres | Toronto, Ontario | $16.3M | $0.54 |
| Indian Associations Co-ordinating Committee of Ontario Inc. (Chiefs of Ontario) | Toronto, Ontario | $10.5M | $0.35 |
| FN Housing and Infrastructure Council (BC) Society | West Vancouver, British Columbia | $7.2M | $0.24 |
| Manitoba Metis Federation Inc. | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $6.6M | $0.22 |
| Metis Nation of Alberta Association | Edmonton, Alberta | $5.9M | $0.20 |
| Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Society | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $5.8M | $0.19 |
| Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Secretariat Inc. | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $5.5M | $0.18 |
| Métis Provincial Council of British Columbia | Surrey, British Columbia | $5.2M | $0.17 |
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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