2026-27 Details on transfer payment programs

Contributions for Metis Nation Early Learning Child Care

Start date / end date: 2022-23 / 2027-28

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2022-23

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: as part of the horizontal Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) transformation initiative led by Employment Services and Development Canada (ESDC), to enable CIRNAC to flow funding to Métis Nation recipients in support of early learning and child care for Métis.

General targeted recipient groups: Indigenous recipients

Link to departmental result(s): Indigenous Peoples exercise self-determination

Link to the department's Program Inventory: Support for Indigenous-led Services and Programming

Expected results:

• Indigenous children and families have greater access to Indigenous ELCC programs and services that are high-quality, holistic, accessible, inclusive, flexible, and culturally-appropriate
• Indigenous Peoples gain greater control over Indigenous ELCC programs and services.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: Not applicable, temporary funding

Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development

Start date / End date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2014–15

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: to provide support to status Indians, Inuit and Innu so that CIRNAC may (consistent with Results for Canadians and Gathering Strength) obtain their input on all policy and program developments.

General targeted recipient groups: Indigenous recipients

Link to departmental result(s): Nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, government-to-government relationships are renewed

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

• Support for Indigenous Engagement and Capacity
• Support for Indigenous-led Services and Programming
• Indigenous Institutional Development and Land Management
• Management of Treaties and Agreements
• Negotiation of Treaties, Self-Government Agreements and Other Constructive Arrangements
• Management of Litigation and Claims

Expected results:

• Active engagement of status Indians, Innu and Inuit, their bands, communities and organizations in the development of the government's legislative and policy agendas for Indigenous peoples
• Better information for Indigenous organizations, their members, and their elected officials, regarding the ideas they contribute to departmental officials
• Increased understanding by all stakeholders of the issues
• Broader understanding of the government's intentions towards Indigenous peoples
• Increased support and acceptance of government legislation and policy based on the input received from Indigenous communities and their organizations
• Improvement in the relations between status Indians, Inuit and Innu and the federal government

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2027-28

Contributions to address the legacy of residential schools

Start date / end date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2024-25

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: to provide support to Indigenous communities and partners to advance Calls to Action 72-76 through four distinct funding streams: the Residential Schools Missing Children – Community Support stream, Sustainability Funding for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation stream, Project-based Funding to Develop and Maintain the National Residential School Student Death Register stream, and Project-based Funding to Develop and Maintain a National Residential School Cemetery Register stream.

General targeted recipient groups: Indigenous recipients

Link to departmental result: Nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, government-to-government relationships are renewed

Link to the department's Program Inventory: Residential Schools Legacy

Expected results:

• Indigenous partners/communities have timely access to information to plan and implement Call to Action 74-76 initiatives
• Indigenous partners/communities successfully secure funding to plan and implement Call to Action 74-76 initiatives
• Indigenous partners/communities implement initiatives to locate, document, and commemorate/memorialize missing children and burial sites associated with former residential schools
• Nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, government-to-government relationships are renewed

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2026-27

Contributions to support access to healthy foods in isolated northern communities

Start date / End date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2022–23

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: to support northern residents and their families who live in northern isolated communities make healthy food choices by subsidizing the cost of healthy, perishable foods, and on exception basis, non-perishable foods and essential non-food items, that are shipped to isolated northern communities without year-round marine or land access. Food security is a key element of Canada's Northern Strategy to help the North realize its true potential as a healthy, prosperous and secure region within a strong and sovereign Canada.

General targeted recipient groups:

• For-profit organizations
• Not-for-profit organizations and charities
• Individual or sole proprietorships
• Other

Link to departmental result(s): The Northern and Arctic region is prosperous and sustainable

Link to the department's Program Inventory: Nutrition North

Expected results: It is expected that the retail subsidy will help lower the prices of nutritious foods in the North. In combination with complementary health education activities, it is expected that the purchase of these foods will increase in the short and mid-term, and that in the longer term, more individuals living in eligible communities are expected to adopt healthier eating patterns which can contribute to decreases in the rates of chronic and infectious diseases.

Indicators:

• Trend in Revised Northern Food Basket (RNFB) prices
• Weight of eligible food shipped
• Level of awareness of the program and its subsidy
• Changes in levels of awareness of healthy behaviours, affordability

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: No evaluation is currently planned. The 2025-26 Horizontal evaluation of Nutrition North Canada was completed in December 2025.

Contributions to support Indigenous governments and institutions, and to build strong governance

Start date / End date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2020–21

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: To facilitate effective governance through the provision of support for recruitment and retention of employees (Employee Benefits), skills development (Governance Capacity Development), and governance infrastructure (Tribal Council Funding and First Nations Fiscal Management Act Institutions).

General targeted recipient groups:

• Indigenous recipients
• For-profit organizations
• Not-for-profit organizations and charities
• Academia and public institutions
• Government
• Individual or sole proprietorships
• Other

Link to departmental result(s): Indigenous Peoples exercise self-determination

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

• Indigenous Institutional Development and Land Management
• Support for Indigenous Engagement and Capacity
• Negotiation of Treaties, Self-Government Agreements and Other Constructive Arrangements

Expected results:

• Retention of qualified administrative and service delivery staff
• Stable, transparent and accountable aggregate service delivery organizations
• Strengthening of First Nation governance and establishment of a strong basis for economic development
• Strong, stable First Nation/Inuit public service and a community-lead decision-making process directed towards self-governance

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2027-28, 2028-29 (the transfer payment program is included in evaluations for 2 CIRNAC programs).

Contributions to support the basic organizational capacity of Indigenous representative organizations

Start date / End date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2017–18

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: To ensure that Indigenous perspectives are reflected in the development of government policies and programs in order to improve the quality of life and foster self-reliance of First Nations, Inuit, Métis and Non-Status Indians.

General targeted recipient groups: Indigenous recipients

Link to departmental result(s): Nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, government-to-government relationships are renewed

Link to the department's Program Inventory: Support for Indigenous Engagement and Capacity

Expected results: The funding aims to strengthen Indigenous organizations so they can effectively participate in government policy and program development, ensure their leaders and members are well informed, and support collective agreement on priorities and approaches to key issues. It seeks to ensure Indigenous perspectives shape legislation, policies, and programs, to increase understanding and support for government Indigenous policies among members, and to improve overall relations between Indigenous peoples and the federal government.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2027-28

Contributions to support the negotiation and implementation of Treaties, Claims and self-government agreements or initiatives

Start date / End date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018–19

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: support the negotiation process, to support the implementation process and to support the Treaty Commissions in their activities.

• Negotiation: the purpose is to uphold Canada's commitment to negotiating treaties, claims, self‑government agreements, and other arrangements that reconcile Aboriginal rights under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, with Crown sovereignty. This includes supporting Indigenous participation to ensure fair, balanced negotiations. These agreements provide clarity on Canada's responsibilities and foster respectful, cooperative partnerships nationwide. With provincial and territorial involvement, negotiations aim to establish claims and self‑government agreements that strengthen Indigenous self‑reliance and improve social, cultural, and economic conditions in their communities.
• Implementation of Agreements: the purpose is to support the implementation of treaties and self-government agreements, advancing renewed treaty relationships and consultation and engagement on issues of importance to Indigenous peoples.
• Treaty Commissions: the purpose is to enable the provincially and/or regionally based Treaty Commissions to facilitate discussions amongst Canada, First Nation groups or their political representatives and provincial governments on a broad range of topics related to, or arising from, existing treaties.

General targeted recipient groups:

• Indigenous recipients
• Government

Link to departmental result(s): Indigenous Peoples exercise self-determination

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

• Negotiation of Treaties, Self-Government Agreements and Other Constructive Arrangements
• Management of Treaties and Agreements
• Management of Litigation and Claims

Expected results:

• Negotiation: the ability to continue negotiating, engaging and consulting with First Nations, Inuit and Métis groups to address their specific rights protected under Section 35 Rights of the Constitution Act, 1982 via the various negotiation processes, for example comprehensive land claim, self-government, specific claim and Recognition of Indigenous Rights and Self-Determination discussions.
• Implementation of Agreements: supports Indigenous communities in articulating their interests, participating in economic activities, and managing and developing land and resources, where applicable.
• Treaty Commissions: improved understanding of historic treaties and treaty relationships; increased public support of self-government agreements; self-government agreements which reflect treaty relationships; and more harmonious, respectful and productive relationships between First Nations and non-Indigenous Canadians.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2027-28, 2028-29 (the transfer payment program is included in evaluations for 2 CIRNAC programs).

Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program

Start date / End date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2014–15

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: to help build capacity, and maintain a relationship based on trust and respect between Métis, Non-Status Indian people and the Government of Canada. This is achieved by: maintaining political relations with their representative organizations; acting as the point of contact within the federal government; acting as an advocate of their issues within Cabinet; entering into contribution agreements to help to build organizational and institutional capacity; building stronger linkages with provincial governments.

General targeted recipient groups:

• Indigenous recipients
• Not-for-profit organizations and charities

Link to departmental result(s): Nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, government-to-government relationships are renewed

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

• Support for Indigenous Engagement and Capacity
• Support for Indigenous-led Services and Programming

Expected results: Contributions will help national, provincial, and regional organizations advance self‑governance by supporting their participation in bilateral discussions with the Federal Interlocutor and in tripartite negotiations with federal and provincial governments. Funding will also strengthen organizational capacity, improve representation in negotiations, and support Métis governments in designing, delivering, and reporting on co‑developed policy initiatives. It will further assist with electoral reform, financial accountability efforts, and projects that recognize Métis contributions to Canada.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2027-28

Grants and contributions for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and protection of the North's natural resources, and promoting scientific development

Start date / End date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2022-23

Type of transfer payment: Grants and contributions

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: to improve the quality of life of Northerners and Indigenous peoples and increase capacity in the safe use, development, conservation and protection of Indigenous and Northern lands and resources, and to promote the North's scientific and knowledge development and related post-secondary educational opportunities and initiatives in order to enable Northerners and Indigenous peoples to assume increasing responsibility within the Canadian federation.

General targeted recipient groups:

• For-profit organizations
• Not-for-profit organizations and charities
• Academia and public institutions
• Indigenous recipients
• Government
• Individual or sole proprietorships
• Other

Link to departmental result(s): The Northern and Arctic region is prosperous and sustainable

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

• Support for Indigenous Engagement and Capacity
• Climate Change Adaptation and Clean Energy
• Northern Sustainable Management
• Northern Strategic Policy and Governance
• Northern Contaminated Sites
• Northern Science Leadership

Expected results: Projects support modern science and technology infrastructure in the North to expand post-secondary education, boost economic activity, promote environmental stewardship, and improve quality of life. They also create jobs during construction and operation. Funded initiatives in Indigenous and Northern communities aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and diesel use. The new science building at Yukon College will foster knowledge growth and aid its transition to university status. Eligible projects include studies and construction of renewable energy and energy efficiency systems tied to community infrastructure. To enhance local understanding of key issues and agreements, including their impacts through greater involvement of Northern and Indigenous organizations in consultations through improved information exchange, issue analysis, advocacy, and participation in planning, agreements, and sustainable development initiatives.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2025-26 (In Progress – planned to be completed in June 2026), 2026-27, 2027-28, 2029-30 (the transfer payment program is included in evaluations for 4 CIRNAC programs).

Grants and contributions to promote social and political development in the North and for Northerners

Start date / End date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2023-24

Type of transfer payment: Grants and contribution

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: To promote the North's political and social development and to reduce gaps in social outcomes experienced by Indigenous peoples and other Northerners when compared to other regions.

General targeted recipient groups:

• Indigenous recipients
• For-profit organizations
• Not-for-profit organizations and charities
• Academia and public institutions
• Government
• Individual or sole proprietorships

Link to departmental result(s): The Northern and Arctic region is prosperous and sustainable

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

• Negotiation of Treaties, Self-Government Agreements and Other Constructive Arrangements
• Northern Strategic Policy and Governance
• Northern and Arctic Governance and Partnerships (merged into Northern Strategic Policy and Governance as of 2026–27)

Expected results: To improve the quality of life of northerners, reduce gaps in social outcomes between Indigenous peoples and other Northerners and Canadians in other regions, enable northerners to assume increasing responsibility within the Canadian federation, and narrowing the core housing need gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous households in urban, rural and northern areas.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2025-26 (In Progress – planned to be completed in June 2026), 2028-29, 2029-30 (the transfer payment program is included in evaluations for 3 CIRNAC programs).

Grants for the Political Evolution of the Territories, particularly as it pertains to Devolution

Start date / End date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2014-15

Type of transfer payment: Grant

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: To discharge the Government of Canada's financial obligations with respect to its financial commitments in a devolution Framework Agreement / Protocol, Agreement-in-Principle, Final Agreement or other initiative to advance the political development and evolution of the territories and support consultations with Indigenous groups and other stakeholders necessitated by the devolution process.

General targeted recipient groups:

• Indigenous recipients
• Government

Link to departmental result(s): The Northern and Arctic region is prosperous and sustainable

Link to the department's Program Inventory: Northern Strategic Policy and Governance

Expected results: Devolution of land and resource management to Government of Northwest Territories

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2029-30

Grants to First Nations to settle specific claims negotiated by Canada and/or awarded by the Specific Claims Tribunal, and to Indigenous groups to settle special claims

Start date / End date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018–19

Type of transfer payment: Grant

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

• Specific claims: to provide financial compensation to First Nations in exchange for legal certainty for all Canadians regarding First Nations' legally-based historic claims against Canada concerning the management of their lands and assets as well as the fulfilment of certain treaty obligations.
• Special claims: to advance reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit, and section 35 rights-bearing Métis groups, addressing historical grievances and outstanding claims and resolving past injustices, through Recognition of Indigenous Rights and Self-Determination (RIRSD) discussion tables.

General targeted recipient groups:

• Indigenous recipients
• Government

Link to departmental result(s): Nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, government-to-government relationships are renewed

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

• Management of Litigation and Claims
• Management of Treaties and Agreements

Expected results:

• Specific claims: Timely and collaborative decisions on whether to negotiate specific claims, complete accepted negotiations within the legislated 3-year timeframe, and support the Department of Justice in Tribunal proceedings in a way that reflects policy objectives.

Indicator: Number of specific claims settled by the department.

• Special claims: Advance reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit, and section 35 rights-bearing Métis groups, address historical grievances and outstanding claims and resolving past injustices.

Indicators: Number of treaties, self-government agreements and other constructive arrangements that have been concluded; percentage of Indigenous people with whom treaties, self-government agreements and other constructive arrangements have been concluded.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2026-27, 2027-28 (the transfer payment program is included in evaluations for 2 CIRNAC programs).

Grants to Implement Comprehensive Land Claims and Self-Government Agreements and Other Agreements to Address Section 35 Rights

Start date / End date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018-19

Type of transfer payment: Grant

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: to enable recipient organizations to carry out and manage all one-time and ongoing obligations as set out in the negotiated final agreements, implementation agreements, and interim or final fiscal financing agreements; thereby meeting the government's objective to settle and implement comprehensive land claims, combined comprehensive land claims and self-government agreements, comprehensive self-government agreements and sectoral self-government agreements.

General targeted recipient groups:

• Indigenous recipients
• Government

Link to departmental result(s): Indigenous Peoples exercise self-determination

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

• Indigenous Institutional Development and Land Management
• Support for Indigenous-led Services and Programming
• Management of Treaties and Agreements
• Negotiation of Treaties, Self-Government Agreements and Other Constructive Arrangements

Expected results: Expected results of the negotiation and implementation of modern treaties include stable and sustainable Indigenous governments, control and jurisdiction of programs and services, clarity and certainty of ownership and access to lands and resources, and stable, predictable environment for economic development.

Indicator: number of annual reports, tripartite committee and board meetings to implement the treaties.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2027-28, 2028-29 (the transfer payment program is included in evaluations for 2 CIRNAC programs).

Grants to Land Claim Organizations, Self-Government Agreement Holders and First Nations Organizations to Support Harvesting Of Country Foods and Grants to Northern Communities In Support of Market Food Access

Start date / End date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2022–23

Type of transfer payment: Grant

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

• Harvesters Support Grant: to support Indigenous harvesters to engage in traditional hunting, fishing and the harvesting activities that are a part of Indigenous food sharing traditions in isolated communities eligible for food subsidies under the Nutrition North Canada Program. By supporting harvesters to begin to engage, further engage and re-engage in these activities and by also supporting food sharing mechanisms within communities, it is expected that traditional activities that supply traditional country foods will increase over time.
• Community Food Programs fund: developed in recognition that food sharing customs include food from all sources, both country foods and market foods. It is also recognized that isolated communities depend on more than just the local retailer to bring market foods into the community and are actively engaged in finding ways to care for their most vulnerable.

General targeted recipient groups:

• Indigenous recipients
• Government
• Other

Link to departmental result(s): The Northern and Arctic region is prosperous and sustainable

Link to the department's Program Inventory: Nutrition North

Expected results:

• Harvesters Support Grant: to provide support to communities to increase resident member participation in traditional harvesting activities in eligible communities where these activities result in a portion of the harvest being made available to community food sharing traditions and initiatives and mechanisms, for the use of the immediate community.
• Community Food Programs fund: to support the activities of communities and individuals within those communities which have the primary purpose of supplying vulnerable members of the community with market foods through both formal programs and informal activities conducted by the community or individuals within the community.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: No evaluation is currently planned. The 2025-26 Evaluation of Nutrition North Canada was completed in December 2025.

Grant to Makivik Corporation (Makivvik) for the establishment of a reconciliatory response to the Nunavik Dog Slaughter

Start date / End date: 2024-25 / 2025-26

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2024-25

Type of transfer payment: Grant

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: To support healing and reconciliation efforts with Nunavik Inuit.

General targeted recipient groups: Indigenous recipients

Link to departmental result(s): Nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, government-to-government relationships are renewed

Link to the department's Program Inventory: Support for Indigenous-Led Services and Programming

Expected results: Healing and cultural revitalization for the historical and lasting damage that was inflicted, including harm to Inuit lives, livelihood, culture, and mental health of Nunavik people.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: Not applicable, temporary funding

Grants to the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of Nunavut for health care of Indians and Inuit

Start date / End date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2020-21

Type of transfer payment: Grant

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: To support the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of Nunavut in providing Hospital Services and Physician Services for Indigenous people. The grant allows the territorial governments to deliver health services to their residents as stipulated in the Northwest Territories Act (Canada), 1985 and the Nunavut Act, 1993.

General targeted recipient groups: Government

Link to departmental result(s): The Northern and Arctic region is prosperous and sustainable

Link to the department's Program Inventory: Northern Strategic Policy and Governance

Expected results: Enable the governments of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon to support a focused and reliable air network for the movement of essential goods and services.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2029-30

National Council for Reconciliation Grant

Start date / End date: 2025-26 / 2026-27

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2025-26

Type of transfer payment: Grant

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: to create an endowment to the National Council for Reconciliation to enable it to generate Income that is to be used to carry out its purpose and functions as described in the National Council for Reconciliation Act.

General targeted recipient groups: Indigenous recipients

Link to departmental result(s): Nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, government-to-government relationships are renewed

Link to the department's Program Inventory: Support for Indigenous Engagement and Capacity

Expected results:

• The Council has access, to the extent possible, to all the information it judges relevant to fulfill its mission
• The Council has access to an annual report addressing the requirement in section 16.1 of the National Council for Reconciliation Act
• Progress is made towards Crown-Indigenous reconciliation
• Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous Canadians have access to information on the progress of reconciliation
• Nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, government-to-government relationships are renewed

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: Not applicable, temporary funding

Transfer Payments to the Government of Yukon for the Care and Maintenance, Remediation and Management of the Closure of Contaminated Sites in Yukon

Start date / End date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2013−14

Type of transfer payment: Grant

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: To enable transfer of funds to the Government of Yukon towards meeting Government of Canada's legal and financial obligations, and reduction in the Government of Canada's contaminated sites liabilities in respect of the Type roman numeral 2II contaminated sites in Yukon.

General targeted recipient groups: Government

Link to departmental result(s): The Northern and Arctic region is prosperous and sustainable

Link to the department's Program Inventory: Northern Contaminated Sites

Expected results:

• Meet and reduce federal government's legal and financial obligations arising from the duty to accommodate, in respect of Type roman numeral 2II Sites
• Eliminate, reduce or manage long-term risk to human health, safety and the environment in a cost effective manner
• Implement remediation/risk management, care and maintenance and long-term monitoring and closure plans at the Type roman numeral 2II Sites
• Maximize social and economic benefits that may accrue to First Nations and Yukoners

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2027-28

Other Transfer Payments

Contributions to support the wellbeing of families and survivors of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual (2SLGBTQQIA+) people

Start date / End date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2020–21

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: To provide support to Indigenous groups and organizations who provide assistance and services for the healing journeys of individual Indigenous family members and survivors who have lost loved ones to such violence.

General targeted recipient groups:

• Indigenous recipients
• Not-for-profit organizations and charities

Link to departmental result(s): Indigenous Peoples exercise self-determination

Link to the department's Program Inventory: Indigenous-Led Services and Programming

Expected results: The wellbeing of family members and survivors of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people is improved.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: Not applicable, under $5,000,000

Grant to support the Giant Mine Oversight Board and research for arsenic trioxide

Start date / End date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018−19

Type of transfer payment: Grant

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: to minimize health and safety and environmental risks at the site in accordance with legal obligations, and reduce Canada's associated liability due to the presence of contamination at the site. The greatest overall risk at the site is the 237,000 tons of arsenic trioxide dust stored underground. The Oversight Board administers and funds research to work towards finding a permanent solution for dealing with the arsenic trioxide at Giant Mine.

General targeted recipient groups: Giant Mine Oversight Board

Link to departmental result(s): The Northern and Arctic region is prosperous and sustainable

Link to the department's Program Inventory: Northern Contaminated Sites

Expected results: The short‑term outcomes of the project include ensuring the site meets all regulatory requirements so it can advance to the Project Implementation Phase and begin remediation activities. During this stage, Northern and Indigenous communities participate in engagement activities and develop a stronger understanding of the remediation work planned for the site. In the medium term, the project aims to reduce the environmental and liability risks associated with site contamination, while also supporting Northern and Indigenous communities in gaining socio‑economic benefits through their involvement in the remediation activities.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: Not applicable, under $5,000,000

Grant to the First Nations Finance Authority pursuant to the First Nations Fiscal Management Act

Start date / End date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2013-14

Type of transfer payment: Grant

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: to enable the First Nations Finance Authority (FNFA) to cover costs associated with fulfilling its mandate under the First Nations Fiscal Management Act.

General targeted recipient groups: First Nations Finance Authority

Link to departmental result(s): Indigenous Peoples exercise self-determination

Link to the department's Program Inventory: Indigenous Institutional Development and Land Management

Expected results: to ensure that the FNFA can comply with First Nations Fiscal Management Act.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: Not applicable, under $5,000,000

Grants to Universities and Indigenous Institutions for the Purpose of Research Related to Food Security and its Causal Factors

Start date / End date: 2022-23 / 2027-28

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2022-23

Type of transfer payment: Grant

Type of appropriation: Voted through Estimates

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: To support research that fills critical data gaps and increases the evidence base with respect to food access inequality, the dynamics of existing federal food access programs, and food insecurity among Indigenous Peoples in isolated communities. The research is expected to inform the ongoing evolution of NNC to meet the program's food security mandate. This includes but is not limited to increasing the evidence base to inform the enhancement and/or redesign of the retail subsidy to support equitable access to market (store-bought) food.

General targeted recipient groups:

• Indigenous recipients
• Academia and public institutions

Link to departmental result(s): The Northern and Arctic region is prosperous and sustainable

Link to the department's Program Inventory: Northern Science Leadership

Expected results: Phase 1 of the grant focuses on creating a standard set of definitions and methodologies to be tested in selected NNC‑eligible communities, establishing a common foundation for researching food insecurity and its causes in northern and isolated regions. It also aims to improve the availability, quality, and comparability of data on food security levels and food access inequality, while deepening understanding of the economic context within Indigenous and Northern communities eligible for the NNC program. Building on this foundation, Phase 2 will work in partnership with Indigenous communities to generate new knowledge on market (store‑bought) food access inequality and assess how effectively the NNC retail subsidy reaches and benefits Indigenous residents. This phase will also enhance understanding of the subsidy model's dynamics, including purchasing power, and explore alternative models or program adjustments that could strengthen food access and food security in isolated Indigenous communities. Completion of the Northern Food Security Research Grant is intended to inform the update, expansion, or redesign of the NNC retail subsidy program to more effectively address market food access inequality and food insecurity among residents of isolated communities.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: Not applicable, under $5,000,000

(S) Grants to Aboriginal organizations designated to receive claim settlement payments pursuant to Comprehensive Land Claim Settlement Acts

Start date / end date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: Not applicable, legislated

Type of transfer payment: Grant

Type of appropriation: Statutory (legislated)

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: Funding is provided for the implementation of comprehensive land claims and self-government agreements.

General targeted recipient groups: Indigenous recipients

Link to departmental result(s): Nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, government-to-government relationships are renewed

Link to the department's Program Inventory: Management of Treaties and Agreements

Expected results: To enable Indigenous groups to implement modern treaties and advance long‑term community, governance, and economic goals.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: Not applicable, statutory funding