Grant and contribution program
Contributions to support access to healthy foods in isolated northern communities
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs · Northern and regional development
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$175M
Up $29.0M from $146M in 2023–24.
$5.84per tax filer$4.25per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Consultants De L'Arctique Inc. | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $77.6M | $2.59 |
| Marche Daoust Inc. | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $27.3M | $0.91 |
| Pratt'S Ltd. | Baie D'Urfe, Quebec | $15.9M | $0.53 |
| Ben Deshaies Inc. | Anjou, Quebec | $5.0M | $0.17 |
| B.K. Mackinnons Inc | Salaberry-De-Valleyfield, Quebec | $4.2M | $0.14 |
| Meechim North 2000 Inc. | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $2.8M | $0.09 |
| Harris Meats And Groceries Inc. | Amos, Quebec | $2.0M | $0.07 |
| Gp2U | Clairmont, Alberta | $1.1M | $0.04 |
| Arctic Co-Operatives Ltd. | Location not stated | $993K | $0.03 |
| Payments under $100,000 (28) | Location not stated | $956K | $0.03 |
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.