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Spending program

First Nations Child and Family Services

Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation

In fiscal year 2018–19, Department of Indigenous Services spent $1.3 billion on First Nations Child and Family Services. That is $45.77 per tax filer.

Headline figures

Fiscal year 2018–19

$1.3B

7.8% of Indigenous services and reconciliation spending in 2018–19.

$45.77per tax filer$33.83per person

Per tax filer uses 27,394,970 tax filers (2018); per person uses a population of 37,072,620 (2018). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.

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.

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