Canadian Heritage · Contribution program
Museum Assistance Program (MAP) - Indigenous Heritage
- Total value
- $3.2M
- Agreements
- 29
- Apr 2020 to Sep 2021
- Median agreement
- $96K
- Typical range
- $60K–$158K
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | $1.2M |
| 2021 | 18 | $2M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 14 | $1.8M |
| Nova Scotia | 2 | $264K |
| Quebec | 2 | $258K |
| Alberta | 2 | $228K |
| British Columbia | 3 | $202K |
| Nunavut | 2 | $196K |
| Saskatchewan | 2 | $100K |
| Manitoba | 1 | $75K |
| New Brunswick | 1 | $60K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 29 | $3.2M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2021 | Metis Nation of Ontario Secretariat | Powley Case Commemorative ProjectContribution | $197,660 |
| Jun 2021 | The Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural Centre | Developing Practice-Centred Curation at the Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural CentreContribution | $67,311 |
| Jun 2021 | The Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural Centre | Home to Mi'kma'ki: The Conservation Assessment PhaseContribution | $196,256 |
| Jun 2021 | Chippewas Of Nawash Unceded First Nation - Cape Croker Park | Reconnecting with the LandContribution | $99,243 |
| Jun 2021 | Boîte Rouge Vif (La) | Contribution | $175,714 |
| May 2021 | Peterborough Museum And Archives | To Honour and Respect: Gifts from Michi Saagig Women to the Prince of Wales, 1860Contribution | $153,817 |
| May 2021 | Manitou Mounds Inc. | Giiaatisoke ExhibitContribution | $124,200 |
| Apr 2021 | Woodland Cultural Centre | Six Nations Struggle for Sovereignty, 1924 and BeyondContribution | $194,250 |
| Apr 2021 | U'Mista Cultural Society | "The Missing Years" making 2002 to 2011 unaccessioned materials accessibleGrant | $13,138 |
| Apr 2021 | Temagami First Nation | Oral Histories of n'Daki MenanContribution | $58,000 |
| Apr 2021 | Passamaquoddy Recognition Group Inc | Preserving the History, Language and Culture of the Peskotomuhkati NationContribution | $60,340 |
| Apr 2021 | Northern Secwepemc Cultural Society | Northern Secwepemc Exhibit Development ProjectContribution | $154,868 |
| Apr 2021 | Manitou Mounds Inc. | Archives ProjectGrant | $31,710 |
| Apr 2021 | Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre Inc. | MICEC Collection Management Systems & Policy DevelopmentContribution | $74,586 |
| Apr 2021 | Legacy of Hope Foundation | Exhibitions Circulation ProjectContribution | $158,000 |
| Apr 2021 | Legacy of Hope Foundation | Cruel & Unethical: Medical Experiments, Residential School, and the Impacts of Racism and Systemic Racism on Indigenous PeoplesContribution | $96,000 |
| Apr 2021 | Kitikmeot Heritage Society | Defining the Inuit Museum: Aligning museum policies, practices and licensing with Inuinnait culture and tradition in the Canadian territory of NunavutContribution | $95,949 |
| Apr 2021 | Kahkewistahaw First Nation | Kahkewistahaw First Nation macikiskeyitam mîkowahp (Learning Lodge)Grant | $40,500 |
| Nov 2020 | Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation | Traditional Indigenous Trade Route - oral historyContribution | $192,828 |
| May 2020 | Rainy River First Nations | Contribution | $65,000 |
| May 2020 | Art Gallery of Guelph | Contribution | $248,200 |
| Apr 2020 | U'Mista Cultural Society | Collections Database Upgrade: Community Access & Touring Version of Boas-Hunt ExhibitionGrant | $34,239 |
| Apr 2020 | Tsuut'ina Nation Culture Museum | Tsuut'ina Nation's Cultural Mobile MuseumGrant | $35,000 |
| Apr 2020 | Société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Mashteuiatsh | Projet de recherche sur le patrimoine archéologique du site archéologique DbFb-18 occupé par la compagnie de la Baie-d'HudsonContribution | $82,035 |
| Apr 2020 | Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre Incorporated | Buffalo Child Stone: Mostos-AwasisContribution | $59,250 |