Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution program
ISET First Nations - FNICCI
The co-developed Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care (IELCC) Framework includes the First Nations and Inuit Child Care Initiative (FNICCI). This Framework provides a guide for communities, program administrators, service providers, policy makers and governments to work toward achieving a shared vision that all Indigenous children have the opportunity to access high quality, culturally strong early learning and child care.
- Total value
- $38.3M
- Agreements
- 43
- Apr 2019 to Mar 2023
- Median agreement
- $699K
- Typical range
- $291K–$1.3M
- 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.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22 | $16.4M |
| 2020 | 3 | $1.1M |
| 2021 | 5 | $4.4M |
| 2022 | 11 | $15.9M |
| 2023 | 2 | $436K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | 11 | $15.9M |
| Alberta | 8 | $9M |
| Manitoba | 6 | $5.2M |
| British Columbia | 6 | $4.2M |
| Ontario | 4 | $2M |
| Yukon | 7 | $1.4M |
| Northwest Territories | 1 | $560K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous recipients | 33 | $30M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 10 | $8.3M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2023 | Peguis First Nation Training & Employment | ISET 2022-2029 Peguis FN-IELCC/FNICCIContribution | $302,100 |
| Feb 2023 | Fisher River Band | Fisher River Cree Nation FNICCI/IELCC 2022-2025Contribution | $134,384 |
| Nov 2022 | Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation | PBCN IELCC/FNICCI 2022-2024Contribution | $1,032,076 |
| Aug 2022 | Yorkton Tribal Council Administration Inc. | IELCC/FNICCI 2022-2024Contribution | $1,089,166 |
| Jul 2022 | File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council Inc | IELCC/FNICCI 2022-2024Contribution | $1,472,826 |
| Jul 2022 | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council Inc. | TATC IELCC/FNICCI 2022-2024Contribution | $948,122 |
| Jul 2022 | Saskatoon Tribal Council Inc. | Saskatoon Tribal Council: IELCC/FNICCI 2022-2023Contribution | $1,420,504 |
| Jul 2022 | PADC Management Company Ltd. | PADC IELCC/FNICCI 2022-2024Contribution | $2,305,940 |
| Jul 2022 | Agency Chiefs Tribal Council | ACTC IELCC/FNICCI 2022-2024Contribution | $294,400 |
| Jul 2022 | Lac La Ronge Indian Band | LLRIB IELCC/FNICCI 2022-2024Contribution | $1,148,492 |
| Jul 2022 | Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. | BRT6HC Inc. IELCC/FNICCI 2022-2024Contribution | $663,806 |
| Jul 2022 | MLHSDA Inc. | MLHSDA IELCC/FNICCI 2022-2024Contribution | $1,339,146 |
| Jul 2022 | Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, Inc. | FSIN IELCC/FNICCI 2022-2024Contribution | $4,175,608 |
| May 2021 | Yellowhead Tribal Development Foundation | YTDF - ISET FNICCI 2021-2025Contribution | $2,275,080 |
| Apr 2021 | Scw'exmx Tribal Council | IELCC/FNICCI 2019-2021Contribution | $156,000 |
| Apr 2021 | Sandy Bay First Nation ASETS (SBFN/ASETS) | IELCC/FNICCI 2021-2023 Sandy BayContribution | $1,066,611 |
| Apr 2021 | Tlicho Government | IELCC/FNICCI Tlicho GovernmentContribution | $559,570 |
| Apr 2021 | Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation | MCFN FNICCI 2021-25Contribution | $349,287 |
| Oct 2020 | Sagkeeng Employment & Training | IELCC/FNICCI 2020-2025 - SagkeengContribution | $855,665 |
| Oct 2020 | N'Quatqua Band | IELCC/FNICCI 2019-2021 N'Quatqua BandContribution | $47,813 |
| Sep 2020 | Lillooet Tribal Council | IELCC/FNICCI 2019-2021 Lillooet Tribal CouncilContribution | $208,000 |
| Oct 2019 | Southeast Resource Development Council Corporation | SERDC IELCC/FNICCI 2019-2021Contribution | $2,128,645 |
| Oct 2019 | Sioux Valley Dakota Nation | Contribution | $749,288 |
| Aug 2019 | Sechelt Indian Band | IELCC/FNICCI 2019-2021 shíshálh - CCContribution | $287,695 |
| Jul 2019 | Oneida Nation of the Thames | Oneida IELCC/FNICCI 2019-2021Contribution | $403,802 |