Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution program
Indigenous Community-Boat Volunteer Program
The intent of this initiative is to provide funding, in the form of contributions, to strengthen the capacity of coastal Indigenous communities to participate in maritime search and rescue response activities within their communities as members of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary.
- Total value
- $6.2M
- Agreements
- 23
- Jan 2019 to Mar 2021
- Median agreement
- $277K
- Typical range
- $230K–$327K
- 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 Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 1 agreements ($57K) 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.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | $98K |
| 2020 | 12 | $3.4M |
| 2021 | 10 | $2.7M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Nunavut | 7 | $1.6M |
| British Columbia | 4 | $1.2M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 2 | $967K |
| Northwest Territories | 4 | $904K |
| Ontario | 2 | $607K |
| Quebec | 1 | $331K |
| Manitoba | 1 | $319K |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | $209K |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | $98K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous recipients | 23 | $6.2M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2021 | Kugluktuk Marine Rescue | Pymt to recipient from CB program FY 2020-21Contribution | $17,440 |
| Mar 2021 | Kitasoo Band Council | Pymt to recipient of CB program FY 2020-21Contribution | $252,114 |
| Mar 2021 | Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve | Pymt to recipient of CB program FY 2020-21Contribution | $343,513 |
| Mar 2021 | Whitefish River First Nation | Pymt to recipient of CB program FY 2020-21Contribution | $263,274 |
| Mar 2021 | Nunaturlik Land Holding Corporation of Kaniqsujuaq | Pymt to recipient of CB program FY 2020-21Contribution | $331,000 |
| Mar 2021 | Innu Nation | Pymt to recipient of CB program FY 2020-21Contribution | $382,757 |
| Feb 2021 | Igloolik Marine Society | Payment to recipient from Community BoatsContribution | $320,765 |
| Feb 2021 | Aklavik Search and Rescue | Pymt to recipient from CB funds for FY 2020-21Contribution | $245,202 |
| Feb 2021 | Aivilik Marine Search and Rescue Society | Payment to recipient from Community boatsContribution | $323,526 |
| Feb 2021 | Hamlet of Sanirajak | Payment to recipient CB for FY 2020-21Contribution | $264,618 |
| Apr 2020 | Yellowknife Marine Rescue Society | Payment to recipient from CB fundingContribution | $127,074 |
| Apr 2020 | Quatsino First Nation | Payment to recipient from Community BoatsContribution | $368,215 |
| Mar 2020 | Nisga'a Nation, as represented by the chief executive officer of Nisga'a Lisims Government | Payment for recipient of CB programContribution | $337,815 |
| Mar 2020 | Lennox Island First Nation | Payment for recipient of CB funding program 2019-20Contribution | $209,190 |
| Mar 2020 | Innu Nation | Payment to Innu Nation recipient of CB funding program 2019-20Contribution | $584,289 |
| Mar 2020 | Hamlet of Arviat | Payment for recipient of CB funding program 2019-20Contribution | $305,326 |
| Mar 2020 | Churchill Coast Guard Auxilary Inc | Payment for recipient of the CB funding for 2019-20Contribution | $319,035 |
| Mar 2020 | Inuvik Marine Rescue Unit | Payment for recipient from Community Boat programContribution | $276,632 |
| Mar 2020 | Hay River Marine Rescue | Payment to recipient from Community Boat programContribution | $255,178 |
| Mar 2020 | Eclipse Marine Search And Rescue | Payment for recipient from the Community Boat SouthContribution | $313,167 |
| Mar 2020 | Ahousaht First Nation | Payment to Ahousaht First Nation from Community Boat programContribution | $214,156 |
| Jan 2019 | Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq | Payment to recipient for FY 2020-21Contribution | $98,381 |