Province or territory
Federal grants in Northwest Territories
Grants and contributions to recipients whose address is in Northwest Territories.
- Total value
- $9.1B
- Agreements
- 8,130
- To named organizations
- 7,846
- $8.9B
- To individuals or unnamed
- 284
- $203M; never named here
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.
Programs
The programs that put the most money here.
| Program | Department | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Affairs | Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | 639 | $728M |
| Implementation | Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | 244 | $678M |
| Capital Assistance Program | National Defence | 7 | $407M |
| Treaties and Aboriginal Government | Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | 204 | $324M |
| Implementation, Other Program Reporting, Treaties and Aboriginal Government | Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | 1 | $319M |
| Primary Care, Supplementary Health Benefits | Indigenous Services Canada | 7 | $307M |
| Implementation, Other Program Reporting | Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | 7 | $263M |
| CIRNAC - Northern Affairs | Indigenous Services Canada | 717 | $242M |
| Child and Family Services | Indigenous Services Canada | 34 | $238M |
| Other Program Reporting, Implementation | Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | 15 | $226M |
| Other Program Reporting | Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | 39 | $226M |
| (DFAA) Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements | Public Safety Canada | 4 | $195M |
| National Trade Corridors Fund | Transport Canada | 3 | $183M |
| Implementation, Northern Affairs, Other Program Reporting, Treaties and Aboriginal Government | Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | 7 | $154M |
| Health Promotion & Disease Prevention | Indigenous Services Canada | 138 | $143M |
| Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund | Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities | 7 | $143M |
| Education | Indigenous Services Canada | 404 | $138M |
| Shared Health Priorities Initiative | Health Canada | 6 | $117M |
| Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund | Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities | 2 | $115M |
| Reaching Home | Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities | 23 | $112M |
| Primary Care | Indigenous Services Canada | 127 | $105M |
| Contributions for 2 Billion Trees | Natural Resources Canada | 5 | $96.1M |
| Social Development | Indigenous Services Canada | 256 | $90.9M |
| CIRNAC - Treaties and Aboriginal Government | Indigenous Services Canada | 197 | $85.1M |
| FNIHB - Supplementary Health Benefits | Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | 1 | $80.4M |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
Plus 284 agreements ($203M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
Cities
| City | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yellowknife | 2,489 | $4.1B |
| Inuvik | 1,099 | $1.7B |
| Rae-Edzo | 84 | $761M |
| Deline | 328 | $418M |
| Fort Smith | 761 | $353M |
| Behchoko | 261 | $292M |
| Fort Simpson | 315 | $157M |
| Hay River | 549 | $127M |
| Yellowknife, City of | 6 | $127M |
| Fort Resolution | 211 | $104M |
| Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | 2 | $103M |
| City of Yellowknife | 5 | $87.1M |
| Fort Good Hope | 152 | $69.3M |
| Norman Wells | 130 | $67M |
| Tulita | 141 | $64.8M |
| Wekweeti | 44 | $60.9M |
| Tuktoyaktuk, Hamlet of | 1 | $53.7M |
| Lutsel K'e | 91 | $45.3M |
| Fort Providence | 129 | $32.4M |
| Fort Liard | 127 | $29.4M |
| Nahanni Butte | 117 | $27.5M |
| Yellowknife│Yellowknife | 24 | $26.1M |
| Inuvik, Town of | 5 | $25.6M |
| Fort McPherson | 128 | $22.9M |
| Tuktoyaktuk | 116 | $21.4M |
| Town of Inuvik | 1 | $16.5M |
| Tsiigehtchic | 82 | $15.5M |
| Aklavik | 86 | $13.6M |
| Colville Lake | 64 | $11.2M |
| Wrigley | 65 | $7.7M |
| Fort McPherson, Hamlet of | 1 | $7M |
| Nahanni Bute | 1 | $7M |
| Sambaa K'e | 37 | $6.2M |
| Fort Goodhope | 3 | $5.9M |
| Ulukhaktok | 31 | $5.8M |
| Whati | 11 | $5.7M |
| Trout Lake | 46 | $5.1M |
| Jean Marie River | 53 | $5.1M |
| Behchok? | 1 | $5M |
| Hay River, Town of | 2 | $4.8M |
Industries
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS); most agreements have none.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
* 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
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 21 | $3.3M |
| 2007 | 22 | $3.6M |
| 2008 | 24 | $4.7M |
| 2009 | 17 | $22.8M |
| 2010 | 31 | $47.1M |
| 2011 | 16 | $7.5M |
| 2012 | 50 | $52.3M |
| 2013 | 12 | $8.6M |
| 2014 | 15 | $6M |
| 2015 | 43 | $68.1M |
| 2016 | 83 | $25.5M |
| 2017 | 382 | $466M |
| 2018 | 698 | $517M |
| 2019 | 897 | $736M |
| 2020 | 1,873 | $2.1B |
| 2021 | 1,166 | $930M |
| 2022 | 972 | $1.1B |
| 2023 | 804 | $1B |
| 2024 | 461 | $894M |
| 2025 | 388 | $786M |
| 2026* | 155 | $320M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other organizations | 1,957 | $3B |
| Government | 619 | $3B |
| Indigenous recipients | 3,213 | $1.8B |
| Not stated by the department | 818 | $737M |
| Academia | 281 | $241M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 701 | $215M |
| For-profit organizations | 510 | $91.2M |
| Individuals and sole proprietorships | 27 | $15.2M |
| International (non-government) | 4 | $1.5M |