Grant and contribution program
Contributions for promoting regional development in Canada's three territories
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency · Northern and regional development
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$31.9M
Down $4.6M from $36.5M in 2023–24.
$1.06per tax filer$0.77per 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payments under $100,000 (103) | Location not stated | $4.6M | $0.16 |
| Sakku Properties Ltd | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut | $2.7M | $0.09 |
| Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation | Iqaluit, Nunavut | $2.2M | $0.07 |
| Air North Limited | Whitehorse, Yukon | $1.2M | $0.04 |
| Government of the Northwest Territories - Industry, Tourism and Investment | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | $1.1M | $0.04 |
| Makeway Charitable Society | Vancouver, British Columbia | $1.1M | $0.04 |
| Knutsford Ventures Inc | Chilliwack, British Columbia | $942K | $0.03 |
| Inuvialuit Community Economic Development Organization | Inuvik, Northwest Territories | $900K | $0.03 |
| Government of Nunavut - Department of Economic Development | Iqaluit, Nunavut | $885K | $0.03 |
| Naha Dehe Development Corporation | Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories | $675K | $0.02 |
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.