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Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution program

Aboriginal Funds for Species at Risk

Enhance the conservation and recovery of species at risk by supporting Indigenous communities as they acquire, develop and apply the technical resources, skills and knowledge necessary to partner in Species at Risk Act (SARA) implementation

Total value
$4.1M
Agreements
81
Apr 2019 to Apr 2020
Median agreement
$50K
Typical range
$31K–$68K
the middle half of agreements

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.

Applying? Indigenous Partnerships for Species at Risk. Taking applications? No. The deadline, who can apply and what applicants actually got are on its page.

See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
North Shore Micmac District Council Inc.4$218K
Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources3$216K
Mi'kmaq Alsumk Mowimsikik Koqoey Association4$204K
Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq3$193K
Abegweit Conservation Society2$186K
Fort Folly First Nation2$174K
Conseil de la Nation Huronne-Wendat3$155K
Lheidli T'enneh First Nation2$141K
Gitga'at Indian Band2$134K
Kitasoo First Nation2$118K
Shawanaga First Nation2$113K
Secretariat of the Haida Nation2$110K
Maritime Aboriginal Peoples Council1$108K
The Maritimes Aboriginal Peoples Council/Maars Secretariat1$108K
Blackfoot Confederacy Tribal Council1$107K
Tataskweyak Cree Nation1$104K
Nation Waban-Aki Inc.1$96K
Grand Conseil de la Nation Waban-Aki1$86K
Maliseet Nation Conservation Council2$76K
Association de gestion halieutique autochtone Mi’kmaq et Malécite (AGHAMM)1$73K
Okanagan Nation Alliance2$66K
Moose Cree First Nation2$65K
Gespe'gew'ag Mi'gmag Resource Council1$65K
Lil'wat Nation1$61K
Carrier Sekani Tribal Council1$60K
BInche Whut'en1$58K
Eskasoni Band Council1$58K
Lake Winnipeg Foundation Inc2$57K
Eskasoni First Nation1$57K
O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation1$56K
Ditidaht Development Corporation1$52K
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake1$50K
Metlakatla Stewardship Society2$47K
Lax Kw'alaams First Nation1$47K
Cumberland House Fishermans Coop Ltd1$45K
New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council1$45K
Mi'kmaq Confederacy of PEI1$43K
Shuswap Nation Tribal Council on behalf of Secwepemc Fisheries Commission1$40K
Lax Kw'alaams Indian Band1$39K
Chawathil First Nation1$39K
Seyem' Qwantlen Resources LTD.1$38K
Gespe'gewaq Mi'gmaq Resource Council1$36K
Conseil De La Premiere Nation Des Innus De Essipit1$35K
Webequie First Nation1$29K
Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg2$27K
shishálh Nation1$25K
Manitoba Métis Federation Inc.1$24K
Sechelt First Nation1$22K
Kebaowek First Nation1$20K
Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte1$16K

Plus 2 agreements ($44K) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

$0$1.3M$2.5M20192020
Show the numbers
YearAgreementsTotal
201940$2M
202041$2.1M

By province

Alberta: $111K in 2 agreements, $0 per residentBritish Columbia: $1.1M in 25 agreements, $0 per residentManitoba: $260K in 6 agreements, $0 per residentNew Brunswick: $512K in 9 agreements, $1 per residentNewfoundland and Labrador: $204K in 4 agreements, $0 per residentNova Scotia: $740K in 10 agreements, $1 per residentNT: none hereNU: none hereOntario: $230K in 7 agreements, $0 per residentPrince Edward Island: $229K in 3 agreements, $1 per residentQuebec: $652K in 14 agreements, $0 per residentSaskatchewan: $45K in 1 agreements, $0 per residentYT: none hereABBCMBNBNLNSNTNUONPEQCSKYT
$0–$0$0–$0$0–$0$1–$1

Per resident: the total over the whole window divided by the population on 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0009-01). Agreements are placed by the recipient’s address, so a national organization’s funding counts where its office is.

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
British Columbia25$1.1M
Nova Scotia10$740K
Quebec14$652K
New Brunswick9$512K
Manitoba6$260K
Ontario7$230K
Prince Edward Island3$229K
Newfoundland and Labrador4$204K
Alberta2$111K
Saskatchewan1$45K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Indigenous recipients81$4.1M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Apr 2020Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources$66,190
Apr 2020Tataskweyak Cree Nation$103,582
Apr 2020Shuswap Nation Tribal Council on behalf of Secwepemc Fisheries Commission$40,068
Apr 2020shishálh Nation$25,060
Apr 2020Shawanaga First Nation$44,546
Apr 2020Secretariat of the Haida Nation$55,000
Apr 2020O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation$55,900
Apr 2020North Shore Micmac District Council Inc.$72,938
Apr 2020North Shore Micmac District Council Inc.$40,888
Apr 2020New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council$44,550
Apr 2020Moose Cree First Nation$40,150
Apr 2020Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte$15,923
Apr 2020Mi'kmaq Alsumk Mowimsikik Koqoey Association$56,000
Apr 2020Mi'kmaq Alsumk Mowimsikik Koqoey Association$21,359
Apr 2020Metlakatla Stewardship Society$47,436
Apr 2020Metlakatla Stewardship Society$0
Apr 2020Maritime Aboriginal Peoples Council$108,400
Apr 2020Lil'wat Nation$61,434
Apr 2020Lheidli T'enneh First Nation$69,000
Apr 2020Lax Kw'alaams First Nation$47,436
Apr 2020Lake Winnipeg Foundation Inc$28,000
Apr 2020Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg$12,975
Apr 2020Kitasoo First Nation$59,290
Apr 2020Kebaowek First Nation$20,000
Apr 2020Grand River Employment Inc (DBA Kayanase)$7,889