Grants you can apply for · Federal program · Non-repayable contribution
Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program — Indigenous Languages Component
Government of Canada, Canadian Heritage
Taking applications?
Closes 16 Nov 2026
The official page says: “will take place from October 5, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. ( ET ) to November 16, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. ( ET ).”
Read from the official page on October 13, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Up to $300K
- Cost share
- Up to 100% of eligible costs
- Who can apply
- Businesses; Indigenous organizations and businesses; Non-profits and charities
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
What it is
Funding to maintain and strengthen Indigenous languages
Get up to $300,000/year to cover 100% of the expenses your Indigenous-led business incurs to strengthen and preserve Indigenous cultural identity and languages.
Description from the Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025), Open Government Licence – Canada.
What applicants actually got
From the federal records of every agreement signed under this program. Advertised: up to $300k.
- Agreements, last 12 months
- 24
- starting Oct 2025 or later
- Typical award
- $150K–$950K
- the middle half, since Oct 2023
- Median award
- $331K
- 223 agreements since Oct 2023
- All agreements
- 952
- $1.1B
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026. Filed as “Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures” (Canadian Heritage, 952).
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program, all years.
Plus 22 agreements ($4.1M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
Who got it in your province
Open a province to see the organizations there with the most funding under this program, all years.
Ontario53 agreements · $318M
British Columbia24 agreements · $183M
Nunavut19 agreements · $115M
Quebec174 agreements · $101M
Saskatchewan161 agreements · $83.8M
Alberta181 agreements · $76.5M
Manitoba151 agreements · $69.9M
Northwest Territories51 agreements · $53.3M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Government Of The Northwest Territories, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment | 1 | $17.7M |
| Inuvialuit Regional Corporation | 3 | $12.3M |
| Gwich'in Tribal Council | 5 | $5.6M |
| Tlicho Government | 3 | $3.1M |
| Native Communications Society of the N.W.T. | 5 | $2.9M |
| K'ahsho Development Foundation | 3 | $2.8M |
| Deline First Nation | 1 | $1.4M |
| Tulita Dene Band | 1 | $1.3M |
| Yellowknives Dene First Nation | 2 | $1.1M |
| Déline Got'Ine Government | 1 | $1.1M |
| Dechinta Initiatives | 2 | $1M |
| Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation | 2 | $584K |
| Liidlii Kue First Nation | 1 | $473K |
| Tłı̨chǫ Government | 1 | $299K |
| Nahanni Butte Dene Band | 1 | $270K |
Newfoundland and Labrador30 agreements · $22.9M
New Brunswick59 agreements · $16.3M
Yukon21 agreements · $14.8M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Council of Yukon First Nations | 5 | $4.4M |
| White River First Nation | 2 | $2.9M |
| Liard Aboriginal Women's Society | 2 | $2.5M |
| Liard First Nation | 4 | $2.4M |
| Ross River Dena Council | 2 | $2M |
| Tutchone Heritage Society | 2 | $269K |
| Tlingit Language Revitalization Association | 2 | $190K |
| Kluane First Nation | 1 | $70K |
| Champagne and Aishihik First Nations | 1 | $68K |
Nova Scotia18 agreements · $14.5M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mi'Kmaw Kina'Matnewey | 9 | $11.9M |
| Mi'kmaw Heritage Research And Restoration Association | 4 | $2.2M |
| Pictou Landing First Nation | 1 | $117K |
| Millbrook First Nation | 1 | $77K |
| The Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural Centre | 1 | $75K |
| We'koqma'q First Nation | 1 | $72K |
| Bear River First Nation | 1 | $22K |
Prince Edward Island10 agreements · $2.3M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Sukwis'im Healing Lodge Inc. | 1 | $1.1M |
| Native Council of Prince Edward Island | 5 | $801K |
| Lennox Island First Nation | 2 | $286K |
| Aboriginal Women's Association Of P.E.I. Inc. - Mi'kmaq Family Resource Centre | 1 | $100K |
| Mi'kmaq Confederacy of PEI Inc. | 1 | $31K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Woodstock First Nation | Grant | $117,530 |
| Apr 2026 | Tulita Dene Band | Tulita Language Revitalization ProgramContribution | $1,250,429 |
| Apr 2026 | Sukwis'im Healing Lodge Inc. | Language of the LandContribution | $1,096,150 |
| Apr 2026 | St. Mary's First Nation - Education Department Post Secondary Program | St. Mary's First Nation Maliseet Language ProgramContribution | $1,173,091 |
| Apr 2026 | Oromocto First Nation | Revitalizing Language TogetherContribution | $100,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Native Communications Society of the N.W.T. | Support for Broadcasting & Maintaining Indigenous LanguagesContribution | $1,280,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Nakon Ze Ucabi | Grant | $95,406 |
| Apr 2026 | Mamu Tshishkutamashutau Innu Education Inc. | Kushpitau/Language Culture Night/Language ClassesContribution | $75,504 |
| Apr 2026 | Ktaqmkuk Mi'kmaw Fluency Project Inc. | Wellukwek... It's working!Contribution | $1,781,360 |
| Apr 2026 | Kahkewistahaw First Nation | Miyo-pimâtisiwin âcimowin - Kahkewistahaw Language & Land Immersion NetworkContribution | $90,454 |
| Apr 2026 | Barren Lands First Nation | Contribution | $387,771 |
| Apr 2026 | Anishinaabe Agowidiiwinan Secretariat Inc | From The AshesContribution | $150,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Bigstone Education Authority Society (The) | Sakaw Cree Language RevitalizationContribution | $190,118 |
| Dec 2025 | Sioux Valley Dakota Nation - Sioux Valley Dakota Education | Contribution | $222,953 |
| Dec 2025 | Enoch Cree Nation | ECN-KEA maskekosak kiskinomatowikamik nehiyawewin projectContribution | $103,323 |
| Dec 2025 | Nisichawayasi Nehetho Culture and Education Authority Inc. | Nihitho Language and Culture Unit Language and Culture Education Programming 2023-2028Contribution | $1,233,960 |
| Dec 2025 | University nuhelot'ine tthaiyots'i nistameymakânak Blue Quills | UnBQ Indigenous Language ProgramContribution | $248,119 |
| Dec 2025 | Cold Lake First Nations | Luwechok Tuwe (Big Fish Lake) Denesuline Yatiye (Language) chu (and) Ch'aniye (Culture) Honelten (Teaching)Contribution | $330,545 |
| Dec 2025 | Muskoday First Nation | Contribution | $125,776 |
| Dec 2025 | Mi'kmaw Heritage Research And Restoration Association | Ad Hoc Ktaqmkuk (Atlantic) Three (3) Language Culture Centers in-house and on-line and Mi'kmaw Motherese Social MediaContribution | $571,688 |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 139 | $50M |
| 2021 | 202 | $104M |
| 2022 | 184 | $73.7M |
| 2023 | 214 | $489M |
| 2024 | 97 | $278M |
| 2025 | 104 | $69.2M |
| 2026 | 12 | $7.6M |
The full record: Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures.
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