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What the federal government disclosed
Across 335 grant and contribution agreements naming Neskantaga First Nation. $2.3M of it in the last three years on record.
- Agreements
- 335
- Last three years
- $2.3M
- 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 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $602K |
| 2014 | $27K |
| 2016 | $6.9M |
| 2017 | $20.2M |
| 2019 | $19K |
| 2020 | $187.6M |
| 2021 | $17.7M |
| 2022 | $229K |
| 2024 | $20K |
| 2025 (incomplete) | $2.3M |
Against other Nations in ON
Neskantaga First Nation against the twelve largest in ON 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 |
|---|---|
| Six Nations of the Grand River | $922.7M |
| Pikangikum | $629.7M |
| Sandy Lake | $629.5M |
| Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug | $504.6M |
| Wikwemikong | $444.0M |
| Lac Seul | $434.2M |
| North Caribou Lake | $368.1M |
| Attawapiskat | $346.4M |
| Oneida Nation of the Thames | $334.2M |
| Kasabonika Lake | $328.6M |
| Grassy Narrows First Nation | $320.2M |
| Kashechewan | $315.7M |
| Neskantaga First Nation | $235.6M |
Programs
Every agreement carries the program it was made under. Grouped here by that description, largest first.
- Community InfrastructureIndigenous Services Canada · 47 agreements$35.9M
- Public Health Protection, Community Infrastructure, EducationIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$20.1M
- (FFNIPF) Funding for First Nation and Inuit Policing FacilitiesPublic Safety Canada · 3 agreements$17.7M
- EducationIndigenous Services Canada · 44 agreements$14.1M
- Community Infrastructure, Education, Economic Development, Social DevelopmentIndigenous Services Canada · 2 agreements$11.7M
- Health Promotion & Disease PreventionIndigenous Services Canada · 24 agreements$11.3M
- Primary CareIndigenous Services Canada · 17 agreements$8.8M
- Child and Family ServicesIndigenous Services Canada · 14 agreements$8.7M
- Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Primary Care, Public Health Protection, Community Infrastructure, Health System Capacity, Education, Economic Development, Supplementary Health Benefits, Social DevelopmentIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$8.2M
- Child and Family Services, Community Infrastructure, Education, Economic Development, Social DevelopmentIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$7.4M
- Land ManagementIndigenous Services Canada · 3 agreements$6.6M
- Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Health System Capacity, Primary Care, Public Health Protection, Supplementary Health BenefitsIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$5.3M
Other Nations in ON
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