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Indigenous Services Canada · Grant program

Indian Government Support

Indian Government Support

Total value
$1.1B
Agreements
7,578
Apr 2011 to Apr 2024
Median agreement
$74K
Typical range
$27K–$174K
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
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation27$20M
Little Red River Cree Nation21$13.3M
Stoney Band23$10M
Six Nations of the Grand River16$9.5M
Bunibonibee Cree Nation18$9.2M
Garden Hill First Nation23$9.1M
St. Theresa Point Band23$9M
AFOA Canada17$8.9M
Black Lake Band22$8.4M
Wasagamack First Nation19$7.9M
Hatchet Lake Band22$7.4M
Beardy's and Okemasis Band23$7.1M
Bigstone Cree Nation16$7M
Samson Band14$7M
Attawapiskat First Nation17$7M
Onion Lake Cree Nation19$6.9M
God's Lake First Nation21$6.9M
Kashechewan First Nation24$6.9M
Pikangikum First Nation19$6.7M
Fond Du Lac Band15$6.7M
Sandy Lake First Nation16$6.3M
Sandy Bay Band22$6.3M
Moose Cree First Nation18$6.2M
Paul Band31$6.1M
Cote First Nation 36624$6M
Frog Lake Band20$5.9M
Elsipogtog First Nation24$5.9M
Ermineskin Tribe17$5.7M
Mathias Colomb Band22$5.7M
Manto Sipi Cree Nation19$5.7M
Bande De La Nation Innu Matimekush-Lac John14$5.6M
Shamattawa First Nation21$5.6M
Ebb And Flow Band21$5.5M
Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug19$5.5M
Mushuau Innu First Nation19$5.4M
Fort Severn First Nation23$5.4M
Montagnais de Unamen Shipu15$5.3M
Bearskin Lake First Nation25$5.2M
Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation23$5.2M
Northlands Band22$5.1M
Listuguj Mi'gmaq Government13$5.1M
Montreal Lake Band20$5.1M
Red Sucker Lake Band19$4.9M
Kasabonika Lake First Nation19$4.9M
Piikani Nation19$4.8M
North Caribou Lake First Nation19$4.8M
James Smith Band20$4.8M
Berens River Band26$4.8M
Little Grand Rapids Band24$4.8M
Poundmaker Band26$4.7M

Plus 56 agreements ($3.7M) 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
201141$8.3M
201217$5.7M
201326$2.3M
2014227$21.2M
2015101$8.2M
2016641$81.1M
2017287$29.7M
2018501$62.8M
2019872$97.3M
20203,494$557M
2021862$137M
2022277$45.5M
2023198$34.3M
202434$23.3M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario1,658$270M
Saskatchewan1,165$204M
Manitoba1,146$186M
British Columbia1,807$177M
Alberta592$129M
Northwest Territories498$48.7M
Quebec222$41.1M
New Brunswick151$24.6M
Yukon103$10.4M
Newfoundland and Labrador44$8.7M
Nova Scotia79$8.5M
Nunavut106$6.5M
Prince Edward Island7$287K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Indigenous recipients7,269$1.1B
Other organizations197$35.3M
Government85$3.8M
Academia27$2.6M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Apr 2024Wabauskang First Nation$74,401
Apr 2024Wabauskang First Nation$112,107
Apr 2024Wabauskang First Nation$11,088
Apr 2024Sweetgrass Band$97,018
Apr 2024Sweetgrass Band$1,366,405
Apr 2024Samson Band$865,080
Apr 2024Poundmaker Band$117,949
Apr 2024Poundmaker Band$1,661,190
Apr 2024Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation$531,737
Apr 2024Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation$7,488,970
Apr 2024Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation$110,394
Apr 2024Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation$1,554,790
Apr 2024Louis Bull Tribe$453,431
Apr 2024Fort Severn First Nation$298,156
Apr 2024Fort Severn First Nation$449,265
Apr 2024Fort Severn First Nation$18,662
Apr 2024Fond Du Lac Band$180,930
Apr 2024Fond Du Lac Band$2,548,210
Apr 2024First Nations University of Canada Inc.$60,840
Apr 2024Ehattesaht$135,864
Apr 2024Cowessess Band$142,672
Apr 2024Cowessess Band$401,879
Apr 2024Chapleau Cree First Nation$117,522
Apr 2024Chapleau Cree First Nation$177,082
Apr 2024Chapleau Cree First Nation$27,674