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Prairies Economic Development Canada · Contribution program

Strategic Partnerships Initiative

Aboriginal Economic Development Strategic Partnerships Initiative (SPI)

Total value
$7.7M
Agreements
37
Sep 2023 to Mar 2026
Median agreement
$181K
Typical range
$103K–$300K
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 Prairies Economic Development Canada’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

$0$2M$4M2023202420252026*

* 2026 so far: agreements starting by Oct 2026. Departments publish each quarter after it ends, so the latest months fill in later.

Show the numbers
YearAgreementsTotal
20233$1.1M
202421$3.8M
20256$1.8M
2026*7$1M

By province

Alberta: $5M in 25 agreements, $1 per residentBC: none hereManitoba: $2.8M in 12 agreements, $2 per residentNB: none hereNL: none hereNS: none hereNT: none hereNU: none hereON: none herePE: none hereQC: none hereSK: none hereYT: none hereABBCMBNBNLNSNTNUONPEQCSKYT
$1$2

Per resident: the total over the whole window divided by the population on 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0009-01). Agreements are placed by the recipient’s address, so a national organization’s funding counts where its office is.

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Alberta25$5M
Manitoba12$2.8M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Indigenous recipients33$6.5M
Government2$700K
Academia2$500K

Industries funded

Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Mar 2026Metis Crossing Ltd.$21,500
Mar 2026Sawridge First Nation$185,000
Mar 2026Cold Lake First Nations$50,000
Mar 2026Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement$140,000
Mar 2026Bigstone Cree Nation$246,950
Feb 2026Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park Ltd.$93,000
Jan 2026Tsuut'ina Nation$300,000
Mar 2025Piikani Resource Development Ltd.$754,632
Mar 2025Manitoba Métis Federation Inc.$300,336
Mar 2025Three Nations Energy GP Inc., Three Nations Energy LP$328,760
Mar 2025River Cree Development (GP) Inc., River Cree Development Limited Partnership$198,000
Mar 2025Metis Crossing Ltd.$78,750
Mar 2025Mosakahiken Cree Nation$141,458
Dec 2024Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation$18,000
Dec 2024Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation$45,000
Dec 2024Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation$0
Dec 2024Tsuut'ina Nation$141,273
Nov 2024Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park Ltd.$82,250
Nov 2024Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park Ltd.$82,250
Nov 2024Kiciwapa Cree Nation Association Inc.$250,610
Nov 2024Kiciwapa Cree Nation Association Inc.$515,610
Nov 2024Fort Alexander First Nation$218,500
Nov 2024Fort Alexander First Nation$177,670
Nov 2024Marcel Colomb First Nation$390,000
Nov 2024Frog Lake First Nations #121 & 122$106,200