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What the federal government disclosed
Across 267 grant and contribution agreements naming Potlotek First Nation. $1.6M of it in the last three years on record.
- Agreements
- 267
- Last three years
- $1.6M
- Most recent
- June 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 | $11.7M |
| 2014 | $311K |
| 2015 | $298K |
| 2016 | $528K |
| 2017 | $209K |
| 2018 | $301K |
| 2019 | $66.4M |
| 2020 | $813K |
| 2021 | $173K |
| 2022 | $820K |
| 2023 | $267K |
| 2024 | $719K |
| 2025 (incomplete) | $870K |
Against other Nations in NS
Potlotek First Nation 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 · 45 agreements$12.9M
- Indian Government Support, Social Development, Community Infrastructure, Economic Development, Resolution and Individual AffairsIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$11.9M
- Individual Affairs, Social Development, Indian Government Support, Child and Family Services, Economic Development, Community InfrastructureIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$7.6M
- Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Public Health Protection, Health System Capacity, Primary Care, Supplementary Health BenefitsIndigenous Services Canada · 2 agreements$7.2M
- Community Infrastructure, EducationIndigenous Services Canada · 2 agreements$4.0M
- Child and Family ServicesIndigenous Services Canada · 9 agreements$3.5M
- Other Program ReportingIndigenous Services Canada · 9 agreements$2.5M
- (unnamed program)Fisheries and Oceans Canada · 18 agreements$2.3M
- Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Health System Capacity, Primary CareIndigenous Services Canada · 3 agreements$2.2M
- Community Infrastructure, Education, Indian Government SupportCrown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada · 1 agreement$2.1M
- Health System CapacityIndigenous Services Canada · 4 agreements$2.0M
- Social DevelopmentIndigenous Services Canada · 13 agreements$2.0M
Other Nations in NS
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