Spending program
First Nations Child and Family Services
Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation
In fiscal year 2022–23, Department of Indigenous Services spent $3.3 billion on First Nations Child and Family Services, up from $1.8 billion in 2021–22. That is $114 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2022–23
$3.3B
10.2% of Indigenous services and reconciliation spending in 2022–23.
Up $1.5B from $1.8B in 2021–22.
$114per tax filer$84.45per person
Per tax filer uses 28,934,120 tax filers (2022); per person uses a population of 38,945,628 (2022). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Show these figures as a table
| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2019–20 | $1.5B |
| 2020–21 | $1.5B |
| 2021–22 | $1.8B |
| 2022–23 | $3.3B |
Source and basis
- GC InfoBase - Open Datasets, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Actual spending reported by the department for this program, reconciled to Public Accounts expenditures by vote. Includes operating costs, capital and payments to others.
← All indigenous services and reconciliation spendingHow the figures are calculated