Grant and contribution program
Grants for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and protection of the North's natural resources, and promoting scientific development
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs · Northern and regional development
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$2.5M
Down $11.4M from $13.9M in 2023–24.
$0.08per tax filer$0.06per 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 (18) | Location not stated | $451K | $0.02 |
| Student Energy | Vancouver, British Columbia | $400K | $0.01 |
| Nunatukavut Community Council Inc. | Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador | $372K | $0.01 |
| Les Energies Tarquti Inc | Montreal, Quebec | $330K | $0.01 |
| Nwt Association Of Communities | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | $181K | <$0.01 |
| The Incorporated Hamlet Of Sachs Harbour | Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories | $172K | <$0.01 |
| Teslin Tlingit Council | Teslin, Yukon | $165K | <$0.01 |
| Carcross/Tagish First Nation | Carcross, Yukon | $150K | <$0.01 |
| Council Of Yukon First Nations | Whitehorse, Yukon | $147K | <$0.01 |
| Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation | Old Crow, Yukon | $100K | <$0.01 |
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.