Grant and contribution program
Contributions to improve the safety and security of Indigenous women, children, families and Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual + People
Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2023–24
$121M
$4.05per tax filer$3.03per person
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023); per person uses a population of 40,022,704 (2023). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Largest recipients
The largest named recipients of payments reported under this program in 2023–24. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamattawa First Nation | Shamattawa, Manitoba | $4.6M | $0.15 |
| Payments under $100,000 (274) | Location not stated | $4.5M | $0.15 |
| Minister of Finance of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $3.8M | $0.13 |
| Albany | Fort Albany, Ontario | $3.4M | $0.11 |
| Six Nations of the Grand River | Ohsweken, Ontario | $3.3M | $0.11 |
| Commission de la Santé et des Services Sociaux des Premières Nations du Québec et du Labrador | Wendake, Quebec | $3.1M | $0.10 |
| National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence | Ottawa, Ontario | $3.0M | $0.10 |
| Mi'kmaw Family & Children's Services of Nova Scotia | Hants County, Nova Scotia | $2.6M | $0.09 |
| Fisher River Band | Koostatak, Manitoba | $2.6M | $0.09 |
| Mathias Colomb Band | Pukatawagan, Manitoba | $2.3M | $0.08 |
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.