Natural Resources Canada · Contribution program
Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships
The purpose is to increase Indigenous participation in development opportunities in order to contribute to a more environmentally and commercially sustainable natural resource sector. These Terms and Conditions provide an avenue for the Department to support, either directly or indirectly, Indigenous communities and organizations across Canada participating in natural resource development.
- Total value
- $151M
- Agreements
- 182
- Jul 2019 to Mar 2026
- Median agreement
- $350K
- Typical range
- $78K–$674K
- 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 Natural Resources Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 1 agreements ($80K) 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 | 13 | $2.3M |
| 2020 | 37 | $11.6M |
| 2021 | 43 | $13.7M |
| 2022 | 16 | $44.9M |
| 2023 | 36 | $33.8M |
| 2024 | 22 | $30.3M |
| 2025 | 12 | $11.7M |
| 2026 | 3 | $2.4M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | 93 | $93.9M |
| Alberta | 51 | $12.8M |
| Ontario | 11 | $11M |
| Northwest Territories | 3 | $7.7M |
| Saskatchewan | 8 | $6.6M |
| Nunavut | 2 | $4.4M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 3 | $4.3M |
| Quebec | 2 | $4.3M |
| Manitoba | 6 | $2.7M |
| Nova Scotia | 2 | $2M |
| New Brunswick | 1 | $930K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous recipients | 176 | $147M |
| Academia | 6 | $3.3M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Tahltan Central Government | Advancing Tahltan Impact Assessment Policy and Practice: Evaluation, Enhancement, and ImplementationContribution | $1,960,474 |
| Feb 2026 | Mushkegowuk Council | Aski Mamohtiwoin - Land Gathering: Community Gathering for 7 Omushkego Community member to discuss development in their region, with a focus on Ring of Fire.Contribution | $50,000 |
| Jan 2026 | British Columbia First Nations Energy And Mining Society | Labour Market Plan for Indigenous participation in Clean Energy, Metals and Minerals in British Columbia; Dialogue to support alignment of provincial and federal strategies for critical mineralsContribution | $400,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Shas-Ti Environmental Lp | Indigenous Review of the Baptiste Nickel Project and Identification of Partnership OpportunitiesContribution | $1,610,000 |
| Jul 2025 | Inuvialuit Energy Security Project Ltd. | lnuvialuit Energy Security ProjectContribution | $710,000 |
| Jul 2025 | North Shore Mi'kmaq Tribal Council | North Shore Mi'kmaq Tribal Council (NSMTC) Critical Minerals Assessment and Feasibility StudyContribution | $929,660 |
| Jul 2025 | Tl'azt'en Nation | Tl'azt'en Nation Resource Participation & Oversight on Tselk'un (FPX Nickel Baptiste) ProjectContribution | $2,500,000 |
| Jul 2025 | Sioux Lookout Friendship Accord | Indigenous Engagement Strategy for Natural Resource Development in Northwestern OntarioContribution | $931,500 |
| Mar 2025 | Salish Sea Indigenous Guardians Association | Indigenous methodologies for responsible Critical Minerals ParticipationContribution | $900,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Otipemisiwak Métis Government (Métis Nation of Alberta) | Otipemisiwak Métis Government Natural Resources Partnership InitiativeContribution | $900,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation | Funding to Support Financial Planning Regarding Participation in Adaptive Phased ManagementContribution | $52,418 |
| Feb 2025 | Métis Provincial Council of British Columbia | Increasing Métis Nation British Columbia’s ability to engage in, benefit from, and actively participate in economic development opportunities in the natural resource sectors in British Columbia.Contribution | $450,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Métis Nation Saskatchewan | Comprehensive Support for Métis Nation of Saskatchewan Citizens, Communities, and RegionsContribution | $900,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Métis Nation of Ontario | Supporting the Métis Nation of Ontario's creation of a Toolkit and Strategy to identify future opportunities and explore economic investment options in the Forestry sectorContribution | $450,000 |
| Jan 2025 | Apeiron Environment Ltd | Critical Minerals Indigenous Information SeriesContribution | $1,389,199 |
| Sep 2024 | Qikiqtani Inuit Association | Mine Training Equipment within the Regional Inuit Training Centre CampusContribution | $2,192,484 |
| Sep 2024 | Qikiqtani Inuit Association | Mine Training Equipment within the Regional Inuit Training Centre CampusContribution | $2,192,484 |
| Aug 2024 | Giyak Mishkawzid Shkagmikwe Inc. (Gms) | Purchase of Production Mining Drills ProjectContribution | $2,760,462 |
| Jun 2024 | University College of the North | Manitoba Indigenous Critical Minerals Partnerships InitiativeContribution | $500,000 |
| Jun 2024 | Assembly of First Nations | Assembly of First Nations National Engagement on Natural ResourcesContribution | $3,000,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Societe En Commandite Onimiskiw Opitciwan | Opitciwan Thermal Power PlantContribution | $4,000,000 |
| Mar 2024 | University of Victoria | NAVIGATORS - NAVIGATING CANADA'S SHIFT TO NET-ZERO AND ECONOMIC STRATEGIES IN NATURAL RESOURCE SECTORSContribution | $234,923 |
| Mar 2024 | The Faculty Of Applied Science, A Division Of The University Of British Columbia | A GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR CRITICAL MINERALS IN THE GITSEGUKLA HUWILP TERRITORYContribution | $1,109,381 |
| Feb 2024 | Willow Lake Metis Nation | WILLOW LAKE MÉTIS NATION (WLMN) INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, GOVERNANCE (IESG) PATHWAYContribution | $480,000 |
| Feb 2024 | Willow Lake Metis Nation | WILLOW LAKE MÉTIS NATION (WLMN) INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, GOVERNANCE (IESG) PATHWAYContribution | $480,000 |