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Spending program

Indigenous Governance and Capacity

Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation

In fiscal year 2022–23, Department of Indigenous Services spent $439 million on Indigenous Governance and Capacity, up from $415 million in 2021–22. That is $15.17 per tax filer.

Headline figures

Fiscal year 2022–23

$439M

1.4% of Indigenous services and reconciliation spending in 2022–23.

Up $23.6M from $415M in 2021–22.

$15.17per tax filer$11.27per person

Per tax filer uses 28,934,120 tax filers (2022); per person uses a population of 38,945,628 (2022). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.

Indigenous Governance and Capacity, by fiscal year. Latest year highlighted.
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Indigenous Governance and Capacity, by fiscal year
Fiscal yearSpending
2019–20$431M
2020–21$411M
2021–22$415M
2022–23$439M

Source and basis

  • GC InfoBase - Open Datasets, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
  • Actual spending reported by the department for this program, reconciled to Public Accounts expenditures by vote. Includes operating costs, capital and payments to others.

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