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Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution program

Indigenous Habitat Participation Contribution Program

The purpose of the Indigenous Habitat Participation Program and the Salish Sea Initiative, is to support the participation of Indigenous peoples in activities relating to the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat, including the development of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ (DFO) policies, program elements and regulations and the development of their technical capacity to support greater involvement in the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat.

Total value
$42.4M
Agreements
210
Apr 2020 to Jun 2026
Median agreement
$149K
Typical range
$75K–$278K
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.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Pictou Landing First Nation3$1.9M
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations4$1.7M
l’Institut de développement durable des Premières Nations du Québec et du Labrador1$1M
Métis National Council3$904K
Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat2$824K
File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council Inc.1$750K
Métis Nation of Alberta Association1$698K
Keewatinook Fishers of Lake Winnipeg INC1$697K
Algonquins of Barriere Lake1$694K
Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq3$680K
NunatuKavut Community Council Inc.3$675K
Native Women’s Association of Canada2$650K
Swan River First Nation2$632K
Cree Nation of Nemaska1$627K
Institut de développement durable des Premières Nations du Québec et du Labrador1$604K
Native Women's Association of Canada2$600K
Métis Nation Saskatchewan3$600K
File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council Inc2$594K
Lac Ste. Anne Métis Community Association2$535K
Manitoba Métis Federation1$500K
Joint Secretariat1$463K
Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach1$460K
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Secretariat Inc.2$460K
Conseil des Atikamekw de Manawan2$451K
Matawa First Nations Management2$449K
Deninu K’ue First Nation1$447K
Paulatuk Hunters and Trappers Committee1$443K
Keewatinook Fishers of Lake Winnipeg (Kflw)1$439K
Millbrook First Nation1$438K
Conseil de la Première Nation des Innus de Nutashkuan1$438K
Tataskweyak Cree Nation1$430K
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation1$427K
Centre For Indigenous Environmental1$403K
Metis Nation of Ontario Secretariat2$402K
New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Co1$393K
Moosomin First Nation2$368K
Mi’Gmawe’L Tplu’Paqnn Incorporated (Mti)1$368K
Maa-nulth Treaty Society2$357K
Grand Conseil de la Nation Waban-Aki1$355K
Nisga’a Lisims Government2$350K
Katlodeeche First Nation1$350K
Fort McKay First Nation1$345K
Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance2$344K
Okanagan Nation Alliance2$344K
Metis Settlements General Council1$339K
Pourvoirie Hipou1$323K
Conseil des Abénakis d'Odanak1$314K
Native Council of Prince Edward Island1$312K
Ginoogaming First Nation3$304K
Bilijk2$300K

Plus 1 agreements ($107K) 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
20202$261K
202136$8.8M
202254$10.1M
202323$2.8M
202452$9.8M
202526$5.4M
202617$5.3M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Quebec28$7.4M
Saskatchewan28$6.2M
Ontario27$5.1M
British Columbia42$4.7M
Nova Scotia12$4.4M
Alberta15$3.6M
Manitoba11$3.6M
Northwest Territories9$2.7M
New Brunswick19$2.6M
Newfoundland and Labrador16$1.6M
Prince Edward Island2$364K
Nunavut1$95K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not-for-profit organizations and charities117$21.2M
Indigenous recipients92$21M
Academia1$189K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Jun 2026Gander Bay Indian Band Council$64,308
Mar 2026Passamaquoddy Recognition Group Inc$55,000
Mar 2026Fort Folly First Nation through Fort Folly Habitat Recovery$189,003
Mar 2026Smoky Trout Farm Ltd$189,003
Mar 2026Passamaquoddy Recognition Group Inc$55,000
Mar 2026Wicehtowak Limnos Consulting$62,964
Mar 2026Moosomin First Nation$215,115
Mar 2026Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA)$299,541
Mar 2026Manitoba Métis Federation$500,000
Mar 2026Pourvoirie Hipou$323,496
Feb 2026l’Institut de développement durable des Premières Nations du Québec et du Labrador$1,043,646
Jan 2026Lethbridge And Area Metis$141,028
Jan 2026Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq$225,989
Jan 2026Keewatinook Fishers of Lake Winnipeg INC$696,843
Jan 2026Pictou Landing First Nation$650,000
Jan 2026Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat$450,000
Dec 2025Métis National Council$284,050
Dec 2025Swan River First Nation$243,800
Dec 2025Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations$700,000
Oct 2025Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources$99,380
Oct 2025Firelight Research Inc.$39,905
Sep 2025Two Worlds Consulting Ltd.$99,872
Sep 2025Pokiok Associates$65,090
Aug 2025Native Women’s Association of Canada$599,846
Aug 2025Native Women’s Association of Canada$50,000