Grant and contribution program
Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Transformation Initiative
Department of Employment and Social Development · Indigenous services and reconciliation
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Employment and Social Development paid out $360 million under Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Transformation Initiative, up from $277 million in 2023–24. That is $12.02 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$360M
Up $82.9M from $277M 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 | $277M |
| 2024–25 | $360M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC Aboriginal Child Care Society | Vancouver, British Columbia | $57.7M | $1.92 |
| First Nations of Québec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission | Wendake, Quebec | $40.2M | $1.34 |
| Métis Nation of Ontario | Ottawa, Ontario | $23.4M | $0.78 |
| Métis Nation of British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia | $22.9M | $0.76 |
| Union of Ontario Indians | North Bay, Ontario | $19.8M | $0.66 |
| Kakivak Association | Iqaluit, Nunavut | $15.2M | $0.51 |
| Shooniyaa Wa-Biitong Training and Employment Centre for the Treaty #3 Area | Kenora, Ontario | $13.1M | $0.44 |
| Kivalliq Inuit Association | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut | $10.6M | $0.35 |
| Inuvialuit Regional Corporation | Inuvik, Northwest Territories | $7.8M | $0.26 |
| Community Futures Treaty Seven | Tsuut'ina, Alberta | $7.8M | $0.26 |
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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