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Indigenous Services Canada · Contribution program

Education

Education

Total value
$8.9B
Agreements
18,640
Apr 2011 to Apr 2026
Median agreement
$80K
Typical range
$24K–$274K
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.

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

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
First Nations Education Steering Committee Society80$551M
Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc.70$489M
Ministry Of Education32$319M
Frontier School Division #4847$301M
Maskwacis Education Schools Commission51$245M
Athabasca Dene Education Corp.56$188M
Elsipogtog First Nation Education Authority Inc.93$130M
Keewaytinook Okimakanak Board Of Education50$119M
Conseil en Éducation des Premières Nations37$118M
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Education Authority Inc55$104M
Métis Nation of Alberta Association10$94.7M
Mamu Tshishkutamashutau Innu Education Inc.82$92.1M
Little Red River Cree Nation86$91.2M
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council80$84M
Institut Tshakapesh41$81.8M
Pikangikum First Nation27$81.5M
Stoney Band114$74.9M
Manitoba Métis Federation Inc.7$73.4M
Métis Nation - Saskatchewan Secretariat Inc.4$70.4M
Siksika Nation Band92$58.5M
Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council89$58.1M
East Central First Nations Education Authority Incorporated60$56.3M
First Nations University of Canada Inc.17$53.8M
St. Theresa Point Band34$51.2M
Yukon First Nation Education Directorate Society29$50.9M
Six Nations of the Grand River59$49.6M
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Secretariat Inc.23$48.7M
Grand Erie District School Board29$48.3M
Nuxalk Nation Band29$48.1M
Bigstone Cree Nation111$47.1M
Kashechewan First Nation31$45.7M
Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation22$44.1M
Métis Nation of Saskatchewan7$43.9M
Sandy Lake First Nation15$43.8M
Cross Lake Band of Indians11$43.1M
Sandy Bay Band27$42.7M
Attawapiskat First Nation34$42.1M
Tataskweyak Cree Nation32$42M
Métis Nation of Ontario7$41.4M
Métis Provincial Council of British Columbia7$41.4M
Northland School Division # 6129$41.3M
Bunibonibee Cree Nation24$40.9M
Beaufort-Delta Divisional Education Council8$39.7M
Ifn Of Ontario4$39.1M
Six Nations Polytechnic Inc.52$37.6M
Blood Band58$36.9M
Mi'Kmaw Kina'Matnewey57$33.3M
Garden Hill First Nation32$32.7M
Peguis Band30$31.6M
Moose Cree First Nation38$31M

Plus 122 agreements ($40.2M) 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.

YearAgreementsTotal
2011210$88.1M
201242$12.7M
2013133$20.6M
2014416$150M
2015178$96.6M
20161,592$798M
2017469$169M
20181,383$621M
20192,373$942M
20206,419$3.3B
20212,647$1.1B
2022640$374M
20231,126$662M
2024359$160M
2025635$366M
202618$80.8M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario4,653$2B
Manitoba1,833$1.7B
British Columbia3,111$1.4B
Alberta3,425$1.3B
Saskatchewan3,080$1.3B
Quebec531$478M
New Brunswick766$264M
Newfoundland and Labrador221$138M
Northwest Territories404$138M
Yukon186$70.7M
Nunavut141$48.9M
Nova Scotia192$40.6M
Prince Edward Island97$11.5M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Indigenous recipients14,432$4.2B
Other organizations2,202$3.2B
Academia1,582$1.2B
Government420$421M
For-profit organizations3$176K
Individuals and sole proprietorships1$88K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Apr 2026Treaty Six Education Council Inc.$425,049
Apr 2026Three Nations Education Group Inc$1,913,392
Apr 2026Six Nations Polytechnic Inc.$1,264,254
Apr 2026Right To Play$65,826
Apr 2026Province Of N B (Department Of Education And Early Childhood Development)$973,396
Apr 2026Ontario Native Education Counselling Association$182,390
Apr 2026Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre$442,200
Apr 2026Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc.$43,669,116
Apr 2026Louis Karoniaktajeh Hall Foundation$10,798,405
Apr 2026Light of Christ Roman Catholic Separate School Division No. 16$94,801
Apr 2026La Commission De Développement Des Ressources Humaines Des Premières Nations Du Québec$2,748,678
Apr 2026Kenjgewin Teg$108,419
Apr 2026Grand Erie District School Board$3,823,265
Apr 2026Freehorse Family Wellness Society$3,230,936
Apr 2026First Nation Education Initiatives Inc.$711,618
Apr 2026Elsipogtog First Nation Education Authority Inc.$10,226,544
Apr 2026Elephant Thoughts Educational Outreach$80,967
Dec 2025Hamlet of Ulukhaktok$33,591
Oct 2025Battlefords First Nations Joint Board Of Education$1,026,039
Oct 2025Battlefords First Nations Joint Board Of Education$338,867
Oct 2025Battlefords First Nations Joint Board Of Education$433,020
Aug 2025Shingwauk Teaching Lodge$32,674
Aug 2025Shingwauk Teaching Lodge$80,191
May 2025Sharp Bus Lines Limited$304,589
May 2025Sharp Bus Lines Limited$1,979,579