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What the federal government disclosed
Across 283 grant and contribution agreements naming Barren Lands. $10.7M of it in the last three years on record.
- Agreements
- 283
- Last three years
- $10.7M
- Most recent
- April 2026
By year
By agreement start date. 2026 is drawn hollow because federal disclosure lags by months and the year has not finished reporting — not because funding stopped.
Treasury Board Secretariat proactive disclosure of grants and contributions; Indigenous Services Canada First Nations registry.
| Item | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $2.3M |
| 2016 | $6.8M |
| 2018 | $54K |
| 2019 | $180K |
| 2020 | $109.2M |
| 2021 | $468K |
| 2022 | $1.0M |
| 2023 | $245K |
| 2024 | $111K |
| 2025 | $10.2M |
| 2026 (incomplete) | $388K |
Against other Nations in MB
Barren Lands against the twelve largest in MB by disclosed funding, appended at the end because it is outside them. Size of a Nation and what it administers on its own vary enormously, so this is context, not a ranking of anything.
Treasury Board Secretariat proactive disclosure of grants and contributions; Indigenous Services Canada First Nations registry.
| Item | Since 2016 |
|---|---|
| Norway House Cree Nation | $1.11B |
| Cross Lake Band of Indians | $796.7M |
| Opaskwayak Cree Nation | $717.3M |
| St. Theresa Point | $625.0M |
| Fort Alexander | $610.0M |
| Peguis | $583.5M |
| Bunibonibee Cree Nation | $564.2M |
| Waywayseecappo First Nation Treaty Four - 1874 | $528.6M |
| Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation | $514.6M |
| Garden Hill First Nations | $501.3M |
| Sandy Bay | $477.0M |
| Tataskweyak Cree Nation | $464.1M |
| Barren Lands | $131.0M |
Programs
Every agreement carries the program it was made under. Grouped here by that description, largest first.
- Community InfrastructureIndigenous Services Canada · 40 agreements$24.5M
- Health System Capacity, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Community Infrastructure, Social Development, Primary Care, Supplementary Health Benefits, Education, Economic Development, Public Health ProtectionIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$10.6M
- Treaties and Aboriginal GovernmentCrown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada · 1 agreement$10.2M
- Primary Care, Social Development, Education, Supplementary Health Benefits, Health System CapacityIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$9.2M
- Social DevelopmentIndigenous Services Canada · 45 agreements$6.2M
- Primary CareIndigenous Services Canada · 12 agreements$4.5M
- Supplementary Health Benefits, Primary CareIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$3.8M
- Individual Affairs, Social Development, Community Infrastructure, Economic Development, EducationIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$3.8M
- Indian Government SupportIndigenous Services Canada · 25 agreements$3.6M
- Child and Family Services, Community InfrastructureIndigenous Services Canada · 4 agreements$3.5M
- Community Infrastructure, Individual Affairs, Social Development, EducationIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$3.4M
- Individual Affairs, Social Development, Community Infrastructure, Education, Economic DevelopmentIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$3.0M
Other Nations in MB
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