Natural Resources Canada · Contribution program
Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate
The purpose is to increase capacity to prepare for and respond to wildfires.
- Total value
- $318M
- Agreements
- 73
- Nov 2022 to Nov 2025
- Median agreement
- $556K
- Typical range
- $183K–$1.9M
- 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 Natural Resources Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | $7M |
| 2023 | 31 | $186M |
| 2024 | 17 | $115M |
| 2025 | 23 | $10M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Manitoba | 11 | $59.1M |
| Ontario | 13 | $43.4M |
| British Columbia | 12 | $42.5M |
| Northwest Territories | 3 | $42.5M |
| Alberta | 8 | $31.3M |
| Saskatchewan | 11 | $27.7M |
| Yukon | 6 | $26.6M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 5 | $16.9M |
| Nova Scotia | 2 | $13.3M |
| New Brunswick | 1 | $12.8M |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | $1.5M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Government | 20 | $281M |
| Indigenous recipients | 44 | $28.7M |
| Other organizations | 8 | $6.4M |
| Academia | 1 | $1.7M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | Déline Got'Ine Government | Community Wildfire Training ProjectContribution | $474,400 |
| Oct 2025 | Chipewyan Prairie First Nation | Wildland Firefighters TrainingContribution | $31,100 |
| Mar 2025 | Yorkton Tribal Council | Managing Wildfire on First Nation LandsContribution | $335,500 |
| Mar 2025 | The Rural Municipality of Piney | BPP Wildfire Preparedness TrainingContribution | $204,800 |
| Mar 2025 | Keeseekoowenin First Nation | Riding Mountain Fire GuardiansContribution | $135,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Bimose Tribal Council | SP100 Training for Bimose Member CommunitiesContribution | $154,033 |
| Mar 2025 | Okanagan Indian Band | OKIB Wildland Fire TrainingContribution | $868,201 |
| Mar 2025 | MLTC Program Services Inc. | MLTC Community Wild Fire PrepardnessContribution | $88,240 |
| Mar 2025 | MLTC Program Services Inc. | MLTC Community Wild Fire PrepardnessContribution | $278,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Lower Similkameen Indian Badn | Wildfire TrainingContribution | $188,083 |
| Mar 2025 | Thompson Rivers University | Building Wildfire Response Capacity Through Engagement with Local Wildfire Response AgenciesContribution | $1,692,156 |
| Mar 2025 | Onion Lake Cree Nation | Onion Lake Cree Nation Wildland Fire TrainingContribution | $31,050 |
| Mar 2025 | Onion Lake Cree Nation | Onion Lake Cree Nation Wildland Fire TrainingContribution | $31,050 |
| Mar 2025 | Sqwem-Sqwem Consulting Services Society | St'at'imc Youth Wildfire Pathways ProjectContribution | $88,211 |
| Mar 2025 | Neyaskweyak Group of Companies Inc | Firetack Community Initiative Training – Wildfire Fighting TrainingContribution | $93,078 |
| Feb 2025 | Lillooet Tribal Council | St’at’imc Climate Emergency Response and PreparednessContribution | $612,916 |
| Feb 2025 | Geraldton Community Forest Inc. | Fire Crew TrainingContribution | $933,312 |
| Feb 2025 | Metis Settlements General Council | Mamow wuskaweewin - Moving TogetherContribution | $499,330 |
| Jan 2025 | Piikani Employment Services | Firetack Training Retreat - Treaty 7Contribution | $466,110 |
| Jan 2025 | National Indigenous Fire Safety Council | Youth Wildfire TrainingContribution | $909,100 |
| Jan 2025 | Lil'wat Forestry Ventures LP | Lil'wat Forestry Wildland Firefighting TrainingContribution | $1,232,460 |
| Jan 2025 | Keewaytinook Okimakanak | Enhancing Wildfire Resilience in KO CommunitiesContribution | $329,109 |
| Jan 2025 | Keewaytinook Okimakanak | Enhancing Wildfire Resilience in KO CommunitiesContribution | $329,109 |
| Dec 2024 | Independent First Nations Alliance | IFNA Wildland Interface Firefighter ProjectContribution | $1,999,999 |
| Dec 2024 | Yukon First Nation Wildfire | Community-led Wildfire Risk Assessments and Mitigation StrategiesContribution | $1,508,000 |