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Spending program

Self-Determined Services

Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation

In fiscal year 2021–22, Department of Indigenous Services spent $333 million on Self-Determined Services, up from $269 million in 2020–21. That is $11.86 per tax filer.

Headline figures

Fiscal year 2021–22

$333M

1.4% of Indigenous services and reconciliation spending in 2021–22.

Up $64.9M from $269M in 2020–21.

$11.86per tax filer$8.72per person

Per tax filer uses 28,104,130 tax filers (2021); per person uses a population of 38,239,864 (2021). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.

Self-Determined Services, by fiscal year. Latest year highlighted.
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Self-Determined Services, by fiscal year
Fiscal yearSpending
2019–20$140M
2020–21$269M
2021–22$333M

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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