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What the federal government disclosed
Across 169 grant and contribution agreements naming Yellowknives Dene First Nation. $5.1M of it in the last three years on record.
- Agreements
- 169
- Last three years
- $5.1M
- Most recent
- March 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010 | $65K |
| 2011 | $102K |
| 2017 | $6.5M |
| 2018 | $1.9M |
| 2019 | $2.5M |
| 2020 | $16.0M |
| 2021 | $3.5M |
| 2022 | $13.9M |
| 2023 | $13.5M |
| 2024 | $2.2M |
| 2025 (incomplete) | $2.3M |
Against other Nations in NT
Yellowknives Dene First Nation against the twelve largest in NT 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 |
|---|---|
| Deline First Nation | $111.7M |
| Deninu K'ue First Nation | $73.8M |
| K'atlodeeche First Nation | $67.3M |
| Yellowknives Dene First Nation | $62.5M |
| Salt River First Nation #195 | $48.7M |
| Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation | $32.1M |
| Teetl'it Gwich'in Band Council | $23.6M |
| Liidlii Kue First Nation | $17.5M |
| Gwichya Gwich'in | $13.8M |
| Acho Dene Koe First Nation | $13.0M |
| Behdzi Ahda" First Nation | $10.1M |
| Deh Gáh Got'ie Dene First Nation | $9.3M |
Programs
Every agreement carries the program it was made under. Grouped here by that description, largest first.
- CIRNAC - Northern AffairsIndigenous Services Canada · 48 agreements$20.9M
- Skills and Partnership Fund - CRFEmployment and Social Development Canada · 2 agreements$15.2M
- Social DevelopmentIndigenous Services Canada · 14 agreements$4.4M
- Health Promotion and Chronic Disease PreventionPublic Health Agency of Canada · 6 agreements$3.5M
- Indian Government SupportIndigenous Services Canada · 26 agreements$3.4M
- Reaching HomeDepartment of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities · 1 agreement$2.3M
- General Class Grants and Contributions ProgramParks Canada · 1 agreement$1.8M
- EducationIndigenous Services Canada · 12 agreements$1.5M
- Primary CareIndigenous Services Canada · 7 agreements$1.4M
- Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and CulturesCanadian Heritage · 2 agreements$1.1M
- (unnamed program)Canadian Heritage · 7 agreements$1.1M
- Northern AffairsCrown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada · 4 agreements$1.0M
Other Nations in NT
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