Grant and contribution program
Grants to Implement comprehensive land claims and self-government agreements and other agreements to address Section 35 Rights
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs · Indigenous services and reconciliation
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$1.7B
Down $85.8M from $1.8B in 2023–24.
$58.35per tax filer$42.48per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cree Nation Government | Nemaska, Quebec | $274M | $9.14 |
| Nisga'A Nation | New Aiyansh, British Columbia | $134M | $4.48 |
| Nunatsiavut Government | Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador | $116M | $3.86 |
| Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Iqaluit, Nunavut | $105M | $3.52 |
| Mi'Kmaw Kina'Matnewey | Membertou, Nova Scotia | $101M | $3.37 |
| Kinoomaadziwin Education Body Inc. | North Bay, Ontario | $96.2M | $3.21 |
| Makivik Corporation | Saint-Laurent, Quebec | $77.5M | $2.59 |
| Tlicho Government | Rae-Edzo, Northwest Territories | $54.2M | $1.81 |
| Sioux Valley Dakota Nation | Griswold, Manitoba | $40.6M | $1.35 |
| Kativik Regional Government | Kuujjuaq, Quebec | $38.1M | $1.27 |
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.