GrantTrail

Northwest Territories

Federal grants in Yellowknife

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

Total value
$4.1B
Agreements
2,489
To named organizations
2,314
$4B
To individuals or unnamed
175
$163M; 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
Northern Affairs220$625M
Capital Assistance Program5$398M
Primary Care, Supplementary Health Benefits6$306M
(DFAA) Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements4$195M
National Trade Corridors Fund3$183M
Health Promotion & Disease Prevention57$120M
Shared Health Priorities Initiative6$117M
Implementation71$101M
Primary Care57$83.4M
FNIHB - Supplementary Health Benefits1$80.4M
Access to Justice Services Agreements5$79.1M
Canadian Health Systems and Programs12$68.3M
Settlement64$65.8M
CIRNAC - Northern Affairs143$61.4M
Territorial Health Investment Fund1$50M
Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund1$41M
Implementation, Northern Affairs, Treaties and Aboriginal Government1$40.9M
Contributions for 2 Billion Trees3$39.6M
Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education9$37.1M
Connecting Canadians Program1$36.8M
Treaties and Aboriginal Government62$36.3M
Contributions to Ensure Air Services to Remote Communities1$36M
Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life24$34.9M
Land Management, Northern Affairs1$31.8M
Reaching Home6$29.1M

Top recipients

Organizations with the most funding.

Plus 175 agreements ($163M) 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.

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
200615$2M
200716$2.7M
200810$1.5M
200912$12.6M
201013$13.3M
20119$5.1M
201215$22.5M
201311$8.4M
201414$4.4M
201534$61.2M
201621$18.7M
2017116$153M
2018213$338M
2019314$450M
2020598$395M
2021241$573M
2022246$251M
2023211$581M
2024178$422M
2025142$534M
202660$291M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Government442$2.7B
Other organizations633$467M
Indigenous recipients229$381M
Not stated by the department371$287M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities395$151M
Academia81$74.8M
For-profit organizations322$74M
Individuals and sole proprietorships16$14.7M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientProgramValue
May 2026City of YellowknifeZero Emission Vehicle Awareness InitiativeNatural Resources Canada$15,975
May 2026Government of the Northwest TerritoriesGrants and Contributions for the Advancement of Northern Science and TechnologyPolar Knowledge Canada$1,800,000
Apr 2026Government of Northwest TerritoriesAirports Capital Assistance ProgramTransport Canada$1,237,795
Apr 2026North Slave Métis AllianceGrants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar RegionsPolar Knowledge Canada$5,000
Apr 2026Institute for Circumpolar Health Research (Roher)Grants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar RegionsPolar Knowledge Canada$5,000
Apr 2026Institute for Circumpolar Health Research (Nashalik)Grants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar RegionsPolar Knowledge Canada$5,000
Apr 2026Government of Northwest TerritoriesGrants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar RegionsPolar Knowledge Canada$25,000
Apr 2026College and Association of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (CNNN)Grants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar RegionsPolar Knowledge Canada$20,000
Apr 2026Ywca NwtCommunity Action for Prenatal and Child Health Program (CAPCHP)Public Health Agency of Canada$1,540,000
Apr 2026Old Town Community AssociationBuilding Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage FestivalsCanadian Heritage$8,000
Apr 2026North Slave Métis AllianceCelebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration CanadaCanadian Heritage$6,390
Apr 2026Native Communications Society of the N.W.T.Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Northern Aboriginal BroadcastingCanadian Heritage$872,262
Apr 2026Native Communications Society of the N.W.T.Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and CulturesCanadian Heritage$1,280,000
Apr 2026Indigenous Sports Circle Northwest TerritoriesSport Support Program - Other Supporting InitiativesCanadian Heritage$735,410
Apr 2026Fédération Franco-Ténoise (La)Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community LifeCanadian Heritage$920,000
Apr 2026North Slave Métis AllianceCollaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D InitiativesNational Research Council Canada$450,000
Apr 2026Government of the Northwest TerritoriesCollaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D InitiativesNational Research Council Canada$374,997
Apr 2026Government Of Northwest Territories Department Of Justice, Community Justice And Community Policing DivisionVictims FundDepartment of Justice Canada$3,375,000
Apr 2026Government of the Northwest TerritoriesPrimary CareIndigenous Services Canada$9,576,141
Apr 2026Government of the Northwest TerritoriesOral Health Access FundHealth Canada$3,056,793
Apr 2026Tlicho Investment CorporationNorthern AffairsCrown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada$900,000
Apr 2026Giant Mine Oversight Body SocietyNorthern AffairsCrown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada$1,152,062
Mar 2026Yellowknife Elders Folk Dance CollectiveNew Horizons for Seniors ProgramEmployment and Social Development Canada$24,901
Mar 2026Yellowknife Curling ClubNew Horizons for Seniors ProgramEmployment and Social Development Canada$20,900
Mar 2026NWT Seniors' SocietyNew Horizons for Seniors ProgramEmployment and Social Development Canada$25,000