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Department of Justice Canada · Contribution program

Indigenous Justice Program

The Indigenous Justice Program supports culturally-relevant community-based justice programs that offer alternatives to mainstream justice processes in appropriate circumstances.

Total value
$361M
Agreements
965
Apr 2017 to Mar 2026
Median agreement
$182K
Typical range
$30K–$411K
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 Department of Justice Canada’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation15$18.7M
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc.13$14.3M
P.A.G.C. Holdings Inc.10$11M
Vancouver Aboriginal Transformative Justice Services Society16$10.5M
Government Of Nunavut, Department Of Justice, Community Justice Division5$10M
Prince George Urban Aboriginal Justice Society14$8.4M
Onashowewin Inc.10$8.4M
Blood Tribe8$7.6M
Government Of Northwest Territories Department Of Justice, Community Justice And Community Policing Division4$7.1M
Southern Chiefs' Organization Inc.17$6.2M
Siksika Nation17$5.8M
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres10$5.5M
File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council Inc5$5.5M
Yellowhead Tribal Community Corrections Society (Ytccs)4$5.3M
Saskatoon Tribal Council Inc.9$4.9M
Aboriginal Legal Services Inc.12$4.8M
Makivik Corporation11$4.8M
Sto:Lo Nation7$4.7M
Mi'kmaw Legal Support Network, The14$4.7M
MLTC Program Services Inc.5$4.7M
Yorkton Tribal Administration Inc. (Yorkton Tribal Council)11$4.6M
Kwanlin Dun First Nation7$4.3M
Bigstone Cree Nation10$4.3M
Native Counselling Services of Alberta4$4.2M
Hollow Water First Nation13$4.1M
Yeqox Nilin Justice Society10$4.1M
Elsipogtog First Nation Band13$4M
Nunatsiavut Government11$3.8M
Saddle Lake Boys & Girls Club8$3.6M
Northwest Territories Department Of Justice, Community Justice Division5$3.5M
Tsuut'ina Nation6$3.5M
Whe-La-La-U Area Council Society8$3.3M
Four Circles Justice Society7$3.1M
Enaahtig Healing Lodge And Learning Centre3$3.1M
Grand Council Treaty #38$3M
Manitoba Métis Federation Inc.9$2.9M
Regina Alternative Measures Program Inc.5$2.8M
Fisher River Cree Nation16$2.8M
Meadow Lake Tribal Council Program Services Inc.8$2.8M
Council of Yukon First Nations7$2.7M
Manitoba Métis Federation10$2.6M
Yellowhead Tribal Community Corrections Society3$2.6M
Wet'suwet'en Treaty Office Society3$2.6M
Northwest Professional Services Corporation6$2.5M
Government Of The Northwest Territories, Department Of Justice - Community Justice And Community Policing Division1$2.2M
Mohawk Council of Akwesasne14$2.1M
Prince Albert Metis Women's Association Inc.6$2.1M
Nisga'a Nation6$2M
Assembly of First Nations2$2M
Aboriginal Coalition To End Homelessness Society (Aceh)5$2M

Plus 12 agreements ($5.2M) 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
2017112$72.2M
201817$5.9M
201958$10.8M
202048$999K
2021170$138M
2022209$94.1M
202370$2.5M
202492$15.6M
2025145$13.3M
202644$7.4M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
British Columbia192$72.5M
Ontario117$58.4M
Saskatchewan135$57.7M
Manitoba114$48.2M
Alberta106$44.7M
Quebec117$17.3M
Yukon52$15.9M
Northwest Territories36$15.8M
Nunavut10$10.8M
Newfoundland and Labrador34$6.5M
Nova Scotia19$6M
New Brunswick24$5.5M
Prince Edward Island9$1.6M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not stated by the department730$289M
Indigenous recipients203$60.8M
Government6$6.8M
For-profit organizations6$3.4M
Other organizations13$582K
Not-for-profit organizations and charities7$129K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Mar 2026Taku River Tlingit First Nation$50,000
Mar 2026Kwanlin Dun First Nation$500,000
Mar 2026Keewatin Tribal Council Inc.$300,000
Mar 2026Flat Bay Band Incorporated$300,000
Mar 2026Saskatoon Tribal Council Urban First Nation Services Inc$16,500
Mar 2026Norway House Cree Nation$15,823
Mar 2026Nishnawbe Aski Nation Corporate Services$125,000
Mar 2026Fisher River Cree Nation$3,852
Mar 2026Fisher River Cree Nation$19,097
Mar 2026Epekwitk Assembly Of Councils O/A The Mi'kmaq Confederacy Of Prince Edward Island$19,100
Mar 2026Council Of The Anishnabe Of Lac Simon$50,000
Mar 2026Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres$150,000
Mar 2026Mississauga First Nation$20,000
Mar 2026Mi'kmaw Legal Support Network, The$25,207
Mar 2026Native Courtworker Counselling Association Of British Columbia$220,000
Mar 2026Manitoba Métis Federation$25,000
Mar 2026Yorkton Tribal Administration Inc. (Yorkton Tribal Council)$25,000
Mar 2026Tungasuvvingat Inuit$25,000
Mar 2026Prince George Urban Aboriginal Justice Society$50,000
Mar 2026N’Swakamok Indigenous Friendship Centre$195,000
Mar 2026Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach$1,475
Mar 2026Mississauga First Nation$23,475
Mar 2026The Union of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq$208,048
Mar 2026Southern Chiefs' Organization Inc.$200,000
Mar 2026Southern Chiefs' Organization Inc.$106,810