Grant and contribution program
Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs · Indigenous services and reconciliation
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$75.2M
Up $8.0M from $67.1M in 2023–24.
$2.51per tax filer$1.83per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metis Nation Of Alberta Association | Edmonton, Alberta | $13.7M | $0.46 |
| Manitoba Metis Federation Inc. | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $12.9M | $0.43 |
| Metis Nation - Saskatchewan Secretariat Inc. | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | $12.7M | $0.43 |
| Metis Provincial Council Of British Columbia | Surrey, British Columbia | $8.2M | $0.27 |
| Metis Nation Of Ontario | Ottawa, Ontario | $7.2M | $0.24 |
| Metis National Council | Ottawa, Ontario | $6.3M | $0.21 |
| Congress Of Aboriginal Peoples | Ottawa, Ontario | $4.3M | $0.14 |
| Metis Settlements General Council | Edmonton, Alberta | $4.3M | $0.14 |
| Women Of The Métis Nation - Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak | Edmonton, Alberta | $2.2M | $0.07 |
| 2 Spirits In Motion Society | Kingsgate, British Columbia | $350K | $0.01 |
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.