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What the federal government disclosed
Across 181 grant and contribution agreements naming Cheam First Nation. $11.5M of it in the last three years on record.
- Agreements
- 181
- Last three years
- $11.5M
- Most recent
- April 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 |
|---|---|
| 2012 | $67K |
| 2014 | $3.0M |
| 2018 | $2.2M |
| 2019 | $105K |
| 2020 | $20.9M |
| 2021 | $301K |
| 2022 | $4.2M |
| 2023 | $534K |
| 2024 | $2K |
| 2025 (incomplete) | $11.5M |
Against other Nations in BC
Cheam First Nation against the twelve largest in BC 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 |
|---|---|
| Cowichan | $469.8M |
| Squamish | $320.1M |
| Blueberry River First Nations | $297.9M |
| Doig River First Nation | $281.5M |
| Lake Babine Nation | $257.1M |
| Lytton | $252.6M |
| Tla'amin Nation | $252.2M |
| Lil'wat Nation | $242.9M |
| Heiltsuk | $239.2M |
| Okanagan | $236.0M |
| Saulteau First Nations | $232.6M |
| Esk'etemc | $215.1M |
| Cheam First Nation | $42.8M |
Programs
Every agreement carries the program it was made under. Grouped here by that description, largest first.
- Individual Affairs, Social Development, Community Infrastructure, Governance, Economic Development, EducationIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$6.5M
- Community InfrastructureIndigenous Services Canada · 19 agreements$2.9M
- EducationIndigenous Services Canada · 28 agreements$2.7M
- Governance, Land ManagementIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$2.2M
- Aquatic Habitat Restoration FundFisheries and Oceans Canada · 2 agreements$2.2M
- Individual Affairs, Social Development, Child and Family Services, Community Infrastructure, Indian Government Support, Economic Development, EducationIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$2.0M
- Contributions in support of Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees for Energy Infrastructure Projects (Committees)Natural Resources Canada · 7 agreements$1.6M
- Land Management, Indian Government SupportIndigenous Services Canada · 4 agreements$1.5M
- Social DevelopmentIndigenous Services Canada · 30 agreements$1.5M
- (unnamed program)Environment and Climate Change Canada · 6 agreements$1.4M
- Social Development, Community Infrastructure, Indian Government Support, Economic Development, EducationIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$1.4M
- Education, Community Infrastructure, Social Development, Indian Government Support, Economic DevelopmentIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$1.3M
Other Nations in BC
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