GrantTrail

Northwest Territories

Federal grants in Fort Smith

Grants and contributions to recipients whose address is in Fort Smith, as the department recorded it.

Total value
$353M
Agreements
761
To named organizations
746
$352M
To individuals or unnamed
15
$1.5M; never named here

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.

Programs

The programs that put the most money here.

ProgramAgreementsTotal
Community Infrastructure71$47.1M
CIRNAC - Northern Affairs75$45.3M
Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate2$42M
CIRNAC - Northern Affairs, CIRNAC - Treaties and Aboriginal Government, Child and Family Services, Community Infrastructure, Economic Development, Education, Governance, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Health System Capacity, Health System Transformation, Indigenous Health Equity Fund, Individual Affairs, Land Management, Other Program Reporting, Primary Care, Public Health Protection, Social Development, Supplementary Health Benefits1$34.7M
CIRNAC - Treaties and Aboriginal Government44$27.3M
CIRNAC - Governance and Institutions of Government, CIRNAC - Northern Affairs, CIRNAC - Treaties and Aboriginal Government, Child and Family Services, Community Infrastructure, Education, Governance, Indigenous Health Equity Fund, Individual Affairs, Land Management, Other Program Reporting1$17.2M
Education67$14.2M
Treaties and Aboriginal Government16$8.5M
Contributions in Support of the Resilient Communities Through FireSmart program2$7.9M
Other Program Reporting22$6.4M
Education, Primary Care6$6M
Social Development36$5.8M
General Class Grants and Contributions Program17$5.6M
Asets - Crf2$4.6M
IELCC Métis2$4M
Indian Government Support39$3.4M
Governance22$3.4M
Education, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention2$3.1M
Northern Affairs29$3M
Youth - Skills Link - Project13$2.9M
Child and Family Services21$2.9M
Other Program Reporting, Community Infrastructure, Health System Capacity1$2.9M
Grant to the Northwest Territory Métis Nation1$2.5M
Contributions in Support of Building and Mobilizing Foundational Wildland Fire Knowledge1$2.5M
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention8$2.3M

Top recipients

Organizations with the most funding.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Northwest Territory Métis Nation164$108M
Salt River First Nation #195147$69.6M
Government of Northwest Territories5$52.4M
Tthebatthie Denesuliné47$46.7M
Smith's Landing First Nation212$33.9M
South Slave Divisional Education Council33$24.2M
Aurora College40$9.3M
Fort Smith Métis Council21$2M
Smith’s Landing First Nation8$2M
Town of Fort Smith16$1.3M
Northwest Territories Metis Nation2$385K
Tthebatthie Denesųłiné Nation2$383K
Fort Smith Ski Club1$293K
Thebacha Leadership Council1$243K
Salt River First Nation5$182K
Northern Anthropological & Cultural Society11$181K
Pelican Rapids Development Ltd.1$100K
14528221 Canada Inc2$72K
Aurora College Headquarters1$67K
Uncle Gabe's Friendship Centre2$50K
Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of Northwest Territories1$44K
Fireweed Festival2$44K
Thebacha Business Development Services Inc.1$31K
Aurora College (Aurora Research Institute)1$30K
St. John's Anglican Church3$25K

Plus 15 agreements ($1.5M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

Industries

Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS); most agreements have none.

Industry groupAgreementsTotal
Cut and sew clothing manufacturing8$453K
Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production1$14K

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
20064$1.1M
20073$403K
20089$1.4M
20093$620K
20105$4.7M
20131$238K
201654$6.2M
201715$5.6M
201840$5.3M
201941$11.3M
2020171$128M
2021234$78.6M
202225$5.8M
202391$79.1M
202426$13.6M
202525$9.4M
202614$2.2M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Indigenous recipients447$169M
Other organizations169$96.7M
Government10$52.9M
Academia48$27.3M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities21$4M
Not stated by the department42$2.1M
For-profit organizations22$813K
Individuals and sole proprietorships2$100K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientProgramValue
Apr 2026Aurora CollegeGrants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar RegionsPolar Knowledge Canada$5,000
Apr 2026Salt River First Nation #195Community Action for Prenatal and Child Health Program (CAPCHP)Public Health Agency of Canada$893,550
Apr 2026Salt River First Nation #195Community Action for Prenatal and Child Health Program (CAPCHP)Public Health Agency of Canada$392,000
Apr 2026Fireweed FestivalCelebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration CanadaCanadian Heritage$7,000
Apr 2026Fireweed FestivalBuilding Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage FestivalsCanadian Heritage$37,000
Mar 2026Tthebatthie Denesųłiné NationGeneral Class Grants and Contributions ProgramParks Canada$86,250
Mar 2026Salt River First NationGeneral Class Grants and Contributions ProgramParks Canada$17,250
Mar 2026Tthebatthie Denesųłiné NationGeneral Class Grants and Contributions ProgramParks Canada$297,000
Mar 2026Fort Smith Métis CouncilGeneral Class Grants and Contributions ProgramParks Canada$23,000
Mar 2026Town of Fort SmithCelebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!Canadian Heritage$16,500
Mar 2026Fort Smith Métis CouncilPreventing and Managing PollutionEnvironment and Climate Change Canada$29,000
Feb 2026Fort Smith Métis CouncilReaching HomeDepartment of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities$250,000
Feb 2026Northwest Territory Métis NationAboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)Fisheries and Oceans Canada$111,400
Feb 2026Northwest Territory Métis NationPreventing and Managing PollutionEnvironment and Climate Change Canada$29,000
Dec 2025Aurora CollegeInfectious Diseases and Climate Change Fund (IDCCF) – Adapting to the Impacts of Climate ChangePublic Health Agency of Canada$826,211
Aug 2025Northwest Territory Métis NationAboriginal Aquatic Resource And Oceans Management Program (AAROM)Fisheries and Oceans Canada$298,580
Jul 2025Thebacha Business Development Services Inc.IDEANorthCanadian Northern Economic Development Agency$31,000
Jul 2025Town of Fort SmithCelebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!Canadian Heritage$14,400
Jun 2025Salt River First Nation #195Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration CanadaCanadian Heritage$6,700
Jun 2025Aurora CollegeEconomic DevelopmentIndigenous Services Canada$21,000
Jun 2025Aurora CollegeEconomic DevelopmentIndigenous Services Canada$390,000
Apr 2025Smith's Landing First NationProgram not namedEnvironment and Climate Change Canada$828,062
Apr 2025Aurora CollegeCIRNAC - Northern AffairsIndigenous Services Canada$50,000
Apr 2025Fort Smith Métis CouncilCommunity Readiness Opportunities PlanningCanadian Northern Economic Development Agency$270,000
Mar 2025Smith’s Landing First NationGeneral Class Grants and Contributions ProgramParks Canada$55,000