Grant and contribution program
Contributions under the Northern Ontario Development Program
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario · Northern and regional development
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$27.2M
Up $2.3M from $24.9M in 2023–24.
$0.91per tax filer$0.66per 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 (84) | Location not stated | $3.5M | $0.12 |
| Kasabonika Lake First Nation | Kasabonika, Ontario | $1.1M | $0.04 |
| Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek (Sand Point First Nation) | Sand Point First Nation, Ontario | $1.1M | $0.04 |
| Corporation of the Town of Blind River | Blind River, Ontario | $1.1M | $0.04 |
| PARO Centre For Women's Enteprise | Thunder Bay, Ontario | $1.1M | $0.04 |
| Wahnapitae First Nation | Capreol, Ontario | $991K | $0.03 |
| Nickel Basin Federal Development Corporation | Sudbury, Ontario | $940K | $0.03 |
| Economic Partners Sudbury East/Nipissing West Inc | Sturgeon Falls, Ontario | $854K | $0.03 |
| Keewaytinook Okimakanak | Fort William First Nation, Ontario | $759K | $0.03 |
| Corp of the Town of Smooth Rock Falls | Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario | $689K | $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.