Grant and contribution program
Grants to support child and family services coordination agreements and related fiscal arrangements
Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Indigenous Services paid out $471 million under Grants to support child and family services coordination agreements and related fiscal arrangements, up from $199 million in 2023–24. That is $15.71 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$471M
Up $271M from $199M in 2023–24.
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.
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| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 | $199M |
| 2024–25 | $471M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peguis Child and Family Services | Peguis, Manitoba | $116M | $3.88 |
| Inuvialuit Social Development Program | Inuvik, Northwest Territories | $100M | $3.35 |
| Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug | Big Trout Lake, Ontario | $64.0M | $2.14 |
| Wabaseemoong Child Welfare Authority | Whitedog, Ontario | $35.9M | $1.20 |
| Cowichan | Duncan, British Columbia | $30.2M | $1.01 |
| KTC Child & Family Services | Atikameg, Alberta | $24.0M | $0.80 |
| Asikiw Mostos O'pikinawasiwin Society | Maskwacis, Alberta | $21.9M | $0.73 |
| Cowessess Band | Cowessess, Saskatchewan | $20.4M | $0.68 |
| Chief Kinosêw Awâsak Mîkiwâhp | Joussard, Alberta | $14.1M | $0.47 |
| Splatsin | Enderby, British Columbia | $10.2M | $0.34 |
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.
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