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What the federal government disclosed
Across 341 grant and contribution agreements naming Berens River. $1.5M of it in the last three years on record.
- Agreements
- 341
- Last three years
- $1.5M
- Most recent
- September 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010 | $94K |
| 2016 | $9.9M |
| 2017 | $5.7M |
| 2019 | $264.0M |
| 2021 | $136K |
| 2022 | $562K |
| 2023 | $1.8M |
| 2024 | $745K |
| 2025 (incomplete) | $781K |
Against other Nations in MB
Berens River 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 |
| Berens River | $283.7M |
Programs
Every agreement carries the program it was made under. Grouped here by that description, largest first.
- Community InfrastructureIndigenous Services Canada · 48 agreements$35.9M
- Community Infrastructure, Education, Social Development, Individual Affairs, Health System Capacity, Primary Care, Public Health Protection, Supplementary Health Benefits, Economic Development, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Indian Government SupportIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$20.2M
- EducationIndigenous Services Canada · 35 agreements$18.1M
- Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Public Health Protection, Health System Capacity, Primary Care, Social Development, Education, Supplementary Health BenefitsIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$16.5M
- Primary CareIndigenous Services Canada · 14 agreements$15.2M
- Social DevelopmentIndigenous Services Canada · 35 agreements$13.6M
- Child and Family ServicesIndigenous Services Canada · 9 agreements$12.8M
- Individual Affairs, Education, Social Development, Community Infrastructure, Governance, Economic DevelopmentIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$10.8M
- Community Infrastructure, Individual Affairs, Education, Social Development, Indian Government SupportIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$8.5M
- Community Infrastructure, Indian Government Support, Social Development, EducationIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$8.1M
- Individual Affairs, Education, Social Development, Community Infrastructure, Indian Government Support, Economic DevelopmentIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$8.0M
- Community Infrastructure, EducationIndigenous Services Canada · 9 agreements$7.8M
Other Nations in MB
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