Grant and contribution program
Grants to Promote Social and Political Development in the North and for northerners
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs · Northern and regional development
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$8.9M
Down $66.1M from $75.0M in 2023–24.
$0.30per tax filer$0.22per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Łııdlıı Kúé First Nation | Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories | $1.2M | $0.04 |
| Liard First Nation | Watson Lake, Yukon | $1.2M | $0.04 |
| Deh Gah Gotie Dene Council | Fort Providence, Northwest Territories | $993K | $0.03 |
| Deninu K'Ue First Nation | Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories | $910K | $0.03 |
| Lutsel K'E Dene First Nation | Lutsel K'E, Northwest Territories | $787K | $0.03 |
| Yellowknives Dene First Nation | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | $717K | $0.02 |
| Ross River First Nation | Ross River, Yukon | $590K | $0.02 |
| Acho Dene Koe First Nation | Fort Liard, Northwest Territories | $539K | $0.02 |
| Pehdzeh Ki First Nation | Wrigley, Northwest Territories | $382K | $0.01 |
| White River First Nation | Beaver Creek, Yukon | $285K | <$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.