Spending program
Jordan's Principle and the Inuit Child First Initiative
Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Indigenous Services spent $2.3 billion on Jordan's Principle and the Inuit Child First Initiative, up from $1.8 billion in 2023–24. That is $78.30 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$2.3B
5.7% of Indigenous services and reconciliation spending in 2024–25.
Up $522M from $1.8B in 2023–24.
$78.30per tax filer$57.00per 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.
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| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 | $1.8B |
| 2024–25 | $2.3B |
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.
← All indigenous services and reconciliation spendingHow the figures are calculated