Grant and contribution program
Grant for Band Support Funding
Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$183M
Up $3.8M from $180M in 2023–24.
$6.12per tax filer$4.45per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Red River Cree Nation | John D'Or Prairie, Alberta | $4.8M | $0.16 |
| Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | $2.7M | $0.09 |
| St. Theresa Point Band | St.Theresa Point, Manitoba | $2.1M | $0.07 |
| Six Nations of the Grand River | Ohsweken, Ontario | $2.0M | $0.07 |
| Garden Hill First Nation | Island Lake, Manitoba | $2.0M | $0.07 |
| Bunibonibee Cree Nation | Oxford House, Manitoba | $1.8M | $0.06 |
| Bigstone Cree Nation | Wabasca, Alberta | $1.6M | $0.05 |
| Samson Band | Maskwacis, Alberta | $1.6M | $0.05 |
| Pikangikum First Nation | Pikangikum, Ontario | $1.5M | $0.05 |
| Stoney Band | Mînî Thnî, Alberta | $1.5M | $0.05 |
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.