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What the federal government disclosed
Across 251 grant and contribution agreements naming Bear River. $1.7M of it in the last three years on record.
- Agreements
- 251
- Last three years
- $1.7M
- Most recent
- October 2025
By year
By agreement start date. 2025 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 |
|---|---|
| 2013 | $164K |
| 2014 | $35K |
| 2015 | $130K |
| 2016 | $1K |
| 2017 | $168K |
| 2018 | $10.2M |
| 2019 | $509K |
| 2020 | $725K |
| 2021 | $265K |
| 2022 | $88K |
| 2023 | $17.9M |
| 2024 | $1.2M |
| 2025 (incomplete) | $263K |
Against other Nations in NS
Bear River against the twelve largest in NS by disclosed funding. 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 |
|---|---|
| Eskasoni | $356.8M |
| We'koqma'q L’nue’kati | $274.0M |
| SIPEKNE'KATIK | $218.4M |
| Millbrook | $164.9M |
| Membertou | $141.2M |
| Pictou Landing | $90.0M |
| Wagmatcook | $86.8M |
| Potlotek First Nation | $83.4M |
| Paqtnkek Mi'kmaw Nation | $82.2M |
| Annapolis Valley | $36.8M |
| Glooscap First Nation | $35.4M |
| Bear River | $31.6M |
Programs
Every agreement carries the program it was made under. Grouped here by that description, largest first.
- Community InfrastructureIndigenous Services Canada · 40 agreements$6.0M
- Social Development, Indian Government Support, Child and Family Services, Community InfrastructureIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$4.7M
- Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Social Development, Child and Family Services, Health System Capacity, Public Health Protection, Primary Care, Indian Government Support, Supplementary Health Benefits, Community InfrastructureIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$3.9M
- FNIHB - Health System Capacity, FNIHB - Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, FNIHB - Supplementary Health Benefits, FNIHB - Primary Care, FNIHB - Public Health ProtectionCrown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada · 1 agreement$2.0M
- Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)Fisheries and Oceans Canada · 19 agreements$1.9M
- (unnamed program)Fisheries and Oceans Canada · 16 agreements$1.4M
- Education, Community InfrastructureCrown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada · 2 agreements$1.2M
- Child and Family ServicesIndigenous Services Canada · 10 agreements$806K
- Social Development, Community Infrastructure, Other Program ReportingIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$732K
- Community Infrastructure, Other Program ReportingIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$599K
- ICF - Strategic Community CapacityAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency · 3 agreements$456K
- Indian Government Support, Community InfrastructureIndigenous Services Canada · 3 agreements$427K
Other Nations in NS
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