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What the federal government disclosed
Across 247 grant and contribution agreements naming Waterhen Lake. $123.2M of it in the last three years on record.
- Agreements
- 247
- Last three years
- $123.2M
- Most recent
- February 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 |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $14.1M |
| 2018 | $18K |
| 2020 | $40.9M |
| 2021 | $433K |
| 2023 | $142.2M |
| 2025 (incomplete) | $123.2M |
Against other Nations in SK
Waterhen Lake against the twelve largest in SK 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 |
|---|---|
| Lac La Ronge | $1.84B |
| Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation | $1.22B |
| James Smith | $1.17B |
| Cumberland House Cree Nation | $875.4M |
| Big River | $678.0M |
| Ahtahkakoop | $606.2M |
| Pasqua First Nation #79 | $601.4M |
| Montreal Lake | $583.9M |
| Onion Lake Cree Nation | $579.3M |
| Sturgeon Lake First Nation | $460.2M |
| Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nations | $443.9M |
| Peepeekisis Cree Nation No.81 | $434.1M |
| Waterhen Lake | $320.8M |
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 · 1 agreement$123.2M
- Community Infrastructure, Child and Family Services, NFR - GrantIndigenous Services Canada · 2 agreements$59.0M
- Community InfrastructureIndigenous Services Canada · 49 agreements$34.0M
- Supplementary Health Benefits, NFR - GrantIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$22.7M
- Education, Social Development, Community Infrastructure, Individual Affairs, Indian Government SupportIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$14.9M
- NFR - GrantIndigenous Services Canada · 23 agreements$10.7M
- Primary Care, Social Development, Supplementary Health BenefitsIndigenous Services Canada · 2 agreements$6.3M
- EducationIndigenous Services Canada · 23 agreements$5.3M
- Health System CapacityIndigenous Services Canada · 9 agreements$4.6M
- Community Infrastructure, Child and Family ServicesIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$4.2M
- Supplementary Health Benefits, Community Infrastructure, Education, Resolution and Individual Affairs, Social Development, Indian Government SupportIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$4.0M
- Community Infrastructure, Indian Government Support, Social Development, Individual Affairs, EducationIndigenous Services Canada · 1 agreement$4.0M
Other Nations in SK
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