Public Safety Canada · Contribution program
Funding for First Nations and Inuit Policing
The program purpose is to support policing services to First Nation and Inuit communities that are professional, dedicated and responsive to the communities they serve.
- Total value
- $337M
- Agreements
- 40
- Apr 2014 to Apr 2019
- Median agreement
- $2.7M
- Typical range
- $422K–$6.6M
- 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 Public Safety Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 2 agreements ($2.3M) 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.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | $60.5M |
| 2015 | 0 | $0 |
| 2016 | 1 | $5.7M |
| 2017 | 0 | $0 |
| 2018 | 30 | $271M |
| 2019 | 4 | $350K |
By province
$0–$1$4$6$19
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 territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 13 | $175M |
| Ontario | 14 | $92.6M |
| Alberta | 3 | $32.4M |
| Manitoba | 4 | $28.5M |
| Saskatchewan | 1 | $5.4M |
| British Columbia | 4 | $3.1M |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | $490K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous recipients | 30 | $275M |
| Not stated by the department | 9 | $62.7M |
| Government | 1 | $194K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Nations Chiefs of Police AssociationFNCPA Annual Conference - 2019 · Contribution · Apr 2019 | FNCPA Annual Conference - 2019Contribution | $30,000 | |
| Chiefs of OntarioOFNPA Engagement Session - March 2019 · Contribution · Mar 2019 | OFNPA Engagement Session - March 2019Contribution | $50,000 | |
| Nishnawbe Aski Police ServiceNishnawbe Aski Police Service - Upgrades to Radio Communications Systems · Contribution · Feb 2019 | Nishnawbe Aski Police Service - Upgrades to Radio Communications SystemsContribution | $220,000 | |
| Nishnawbe Aski Police ServiceNishnawbe Aski Police Service - Upgrades to Radio Communications Systems · Contribution · Feb 2019 | Nishnawbe Aski Police Service - Upgrades to Radio Communications SystemsContribution | $50,000 | |
| Sachigo Lake First NationSachigo Lake First Nation - New Police Detachment · Contribution · Aug 2018 | Sachigo Lake First Nation - New Police DetachmentContribution | $6,400,000 | |
| Bearskin Lake First NationBearskin Lake First Nation - New Police Detachment · Contribution · Aug 2018 | Bearskin Lake First Nation - New Police DetachmentContribution | $6,400,000 | |
| Cape Breton Regional MunicipalityMembertou Municipal Agreement · Contribution · Jul 2018 | Membertou Municipal AgreementContribution | $489,762 | |
| Ministère de la Sécurité Publique du QuébecAnnual Symposium of Directors of Aboriginal police in Quebec · Contribution · May 2018 | Annual Symposium of Directors of Aboriginal police in QuebecContribution | $40,000 | |
| Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service BoardNishnawbe-Aski Police Service · Contribution · May 2018 | Nishnawbe-Aski Police ServiceContribution | $46,843,920 | |
| First Nations Chiefs of Police AssociationFirst Nations Chiefs of Police Association (FNCPA) Annual General Conference - 2018 · Contribution · Apr 2018 | First Nations Chiefs of Police Association (FNCPA) Annual General Conference - 2018Contribution | $30,770 | |
| Wikwemikong Police Service BoardWikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve Policing Services Agreement · Contribution · Apr 2018 | Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve Policing Services AgreementContribution | $10,307,226 | |
| Wapekeka First NationWapekeka First Nation Police Agreement · Contribution · Apr 2018 | Wapekeka First Nation Police AgreementContribution | $172,444 | |
| United Chiefs and Councils of Mnidoo Mnising Anishnaabe Police Services CommissionUnited Chiefs and Councils of Mnidoo Mnising Anishnaabe (UCCM) Policing Services Agreement · Contribution · Apr 2018 | United Chiefs and Councils of Mnidoo Mnising Anishnaabe (UCCM) Policing Services AgreementContribution | $2,145,929 | |
| Tsawwassen First Nation, City of DeltaTsawwassen First Nation Quadripartite Agreement · Contribution · Apr 2018 | Tsawwassen First Nation Quadripartite AgreementContribution | $95,536 | |
| Timiskaming First NationAgreement on the Provision of Policing Services in the Community of Timiskaming · Contribution · Apr 2018 | Agreement on the Provision of Policing Services in the Community of TimiskamingContribution | $43,191 | |
| Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police BoardStl'atl'imx Tribal Police Service Agreement · Contribution · Apr 2018 | Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police Service AgreementContribution | $1,905,078 | |
| Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police BoardStl'atl'imx Tribal Police Service Agreement · Contribution · Apr 2018 | Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police Service AgreementContribution | $939,619 | |
| Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service BoardNishnawbe-Aski Police Service · Contribution · Apr 2018 | Nishnawbe-Aski Police ServiceContribution | $1,108,665 | |
| The Naskapi Village of KawawachikamachInterim Agreement on the Provision of Policing Services in the Naskapi Village of Kawawachikamach · Contribution · Apr 2018 | Interim Agreement on the Provision of Policing Services in the Naskapi Village of KawawachikamachContribution | $4,189,156 | |
| Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:keAgreement on the Funding of Policing Services in the Community of Kahnawà:ke · Contribution · Apr 2018 | Agreement on the Funding of Policing Services in the Community of Kahnawà:keContribution | $2,398,458 | |
| Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional ServicesOntario First Nations Policing Agreement · Contribution · Apr 2018 | Ontario First Nations Policing AgreementContribution | $6,121,779 | |
| Listuguj Mi'gmaq GovernmentAgreement on the Provision of Policing Services in the Community of Listuguj · Contribution · Apr 2018 | Agreement on the Provision of Policing Services in the Community of ListugujContribution | $830,915 | |
| Le Conseil des Innus de PessamitAgreement on the Provision of Policing Services in the Community of Pessamit · Contribution · Apr 2018 | Agreement on the Provision of Policing Services in the Community of PessamitContribution | $9,363,672 | |
| Le Conseil des Atikamekw d'OpitciwanAgreement on the Provision of Policing Services in the Community of Opitciwan · Contribution · Apr 2018 | Agreement on the Provision of Policing Services in the Community of OpitciwanContribution | $17,089,809 | |
| Le Conseil des Abénakis d'Odanak et Le Conseil des Abénakis de WôlinakAgreement on the Provision of Policing Services in the Communities of Odanak and Wôlinak · Contribution · Apr 2018 | Agreement on the Provision of Policing Services in the Communities of Odanak and WôlinakContribution | $4,761,775 |