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Impact Assessment Agency of Canada · Grant program

Participant Funding Program

To encourage effective and efficient participation of the public and Indigenous peoples, which includes timely support for participation by reducing financial barriers so that assessments can be more open, ensuring that diverse public and Indigenous peoples’ advice, concerns and values related to impacts are taken into consideration.

Total value
$70.9M
Agreements
2,819
Jan 2016 to Jun 2026
Median agreement
$5,000
Typical range
$5,000–$20K
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 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg (Ojibways of Pic River No. 50) First Nation7$5.2M
British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office5$3.2M
Her Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia, represented by Environmental Assessment Office6$3M
Matawa First Nations Management5$1.7M
Attawapiskat First Nation20$800K
Assembly of First Nations2$733K
Tsawwassen First Nation16$712K
Kwilmu'kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office14$689K
Ginoogaming First Nation23$645K
Musqueam Indian Band13$614K
Aroland First Nation15$599K
Neskantaga First Nation10$585K
Ktunaxa Nation Council10$583K
Fort Albany First Nation19$580K
Kashechewan First Nation17$542K
Webequie First Nation14$538K
Weenusk First Nation16$523K
Constance Lake First Nation16$500K
Long Lake #58 First Nation20$495K
Her Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia, represented by Environmental Assessment Office (BC EAO)3$481K
Marten Falls First Nation15$479K
Kebaowek First Nation19$461K
BC First Nations Energy and Mining Council3$460K
Manitoba Métis Federation11$430K
Eabametoong First Nation17$408K
Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office (KMKNO) (Representing 10 communities)2$399K
Nibinamik First Nation (Nibinamik First Nation Lands & Resources)8$399K
Timiskaming First Nation18$388K
Mushkegowuk Tribal Council4$385K
Tsuut'ina Nation14$341K
Province of British Columbia, represented by Environmental Assessment Office (substituted)1$326K
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations2$318K
Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Incorporated9$315K
Tsleil-Waututh Nation14$312K
Saugeen Ojibway Nation10$309K
Metis Nation of Ontario Secretariat16$309K
Stoney Nakoda Nations5$297K
Tseycum First Nation9$295K
Moose Cree First Nation6$295K
Tsartlip First Nation9$294K
Keewatinook Fishers of Lake Winnipeg9$293K
Pacheedaht First Nation8$285K
NunatuKavut Community Council19$285K
Taykwa Tagamou Nation11$264K
Makivik Corporation8$261K
Pauquachin First Nation7$260K
Lyackson First Nation13$258K
Malahat First Nation8$256K
W8banaki5$254K
Kwilmu'kw Maw-klusuagn Negotiation Office5$246K

Plus 144 agreements ($1.8M) 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
201671$5.9M
201752$3.3M
201895$3.7M
2019226$5.3M
2020449$6.9M
2021374$5.3M
2022350$6.6M
2023353$15.8M
2024231$4.1M
2025325$8.2M
2026293$5.6M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario696$22.1M
British Columbia490$15.2M
Outside Canada or not stated136$9.9M
Quebec516$8.2M
Manitoba133$5.4M
Alberta506$4.1M
Nova Scotia119$2.7M
Newfoundland and Labrador130$1.5M
New Brunswick54$1.3M
Saskatchewan25$272K
Northwest Territories11$222K
Prince Edward Island2$20K
Yukon1$5,000

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not stated by the department2,428$63M
Indigenous recipients312$7.2M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities72$563K
Individuals and sole proprietorships6$45K
Academia1$20K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Jun 2026Sipekne'katik First Nation$5,000
Jun 2026Tl'azt'en Nation$5,000
Jun 2026Tl'azt'en Nation$5,000
Jun 2026Tl'azt'en Nation$5,000
Jun 2026Lake Babine Nation$5,000
Jun 2026Lake Babine Nation$5,000
Jun 2026Kitsumkalum Band Council$5,000
Jun 2026Cadotte Lake Métis Nation$10,000
Jun 2026Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation Band$5,000
Jun 2026Lake Babine Nation$5,000
Jun 2026Kwilmu'kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office (KMKNO)$5,000
Jun 2026Guysborough County Inshore Fishermen's Association$5,000
Jun 2026Nisga'a Lisims Government$5,000
Jun 2026Wabauskang First Nation$10,000
Jun 2026Lac Seul First Nation$10,000
Jun 2026Woodland Cree First Nation$10,000
Jun 2026Première Nation Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk$30,000
Jun 2026Marcel Colomb First Nation$8,000
Jun 2026East Coast Environmental Law Association$5,000
Jun 2026Tahltan Central Government (Tahltan Nation)$5,000
Jun 2026Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation$8,000
Jun 2026Coldwater Lobster Association$5,000
Jun 2026Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat$5,000
Jun 2026Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation$54,990
Jun 2026Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation$31,719