Grant and contribution program
(S) Grant Program to Return Fuel Charge Proceeds to Indigenous Governments
Department of the Environment · Indigenous services and reconciliation
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$88.1M
$2.94per tax filer$2.14per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Métis Nation of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $32.2M | $1.07 |
| Métis Nation of Ontario | Ottawa, Ontario | $29.6M | $0.99 |
| Manitoba Métis Federation Inc | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $5.2M | $0.17 |
| Métis Nation - Saskatchewan Secretariat Inc | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | $4.5M | $0.15 |
| Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation | Big Trout Lake, Ontario | $4.4M | $0.15 |
| Nunatsiavut Government | Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador | $2.7M | $0.09 |
| Webequie First Nation | Webequie, Ontario | $2.6M | $0.09 |
| Tsuut'ina Nation Consultation | Tsuu T'ina, Alberta | $2.1M | $0.07 |
| Loon River First Nation | Loon River, Alberta | $1.2M | $0.04 |
| Miawpukek Mi'Kamawey Mawi'omi | Conne River, Newfoundland and Labrador | $1.1M | $0.04 |
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.