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What the federal government disclosed
Across 202 grant and contribution agreements naming Esk'etemc. $165.8M of it in the last three years on record.
- Agreements
- 202
- Last three years
- $165.8M
- 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 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $196K |
| 2010 | $98K |
| 2011 | $48K |
| 2012 | $218K |
| 2013 | $95K |
| 2014 | $5.6M |
| 2015 | $281K |
| 2020 | $40.4M |
| 2021 | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $62K |
| 2023 | $998K |
| 2024 | $147.1M |
| 2025 (incomplete) | $18.7M |
Against other Nations in BC
Esk'etemc against the twelve largest in BC 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Programs
Every agreement carries the program it was made under. Grouped here by that description, largest first.
- Treaties and Aboriginal GovernmentCrown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada · 2 agreements$148.5M
- Individual Affairs, Social Development, Community Infrastructure, Governance, Education, Economic DevelopmentIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$11.6M
- EducationIndigenous Services Canada · 37 agreements$9.1M
- Child and Family ServicesIndigenous Services Canada · 11 agreements$5.8M
- Community InfrastructureIndigenous Services Canada · 17 agreements$3.8M
- Individual Affairs, Social Development, Child and Family Services, Community Infrastructure, Indian Government Support, Education, Economic DevelopmentIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$3.4M
- Indian Government SupportIndigenous Services Canada · 20 agreements$2.7M
- Social Development, Community Infrastructure, Education, Economic Development, Child and Family Services, Individual Affairs, Indian Government SupportIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$2.4M
- Individual Affairs, Social Development, Community Infrastructure, Indian Government Support, Education, Economic DevelopmentIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$2.3M
- Social Development, Community Infrastructure, Economic DevelopmentIndigenous Services Canada · 2 agreements$2.1M
- Social Development, Community Infrastructure, Education, Economic Development, Resolution and Individual AffairsIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$2.1M
- Education, Individual Affairs, Economic Development, Social Development, Community InfrastructureIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$2.0M
Other Nations in BC
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