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Use this tool to search how the Government of Canada spends money. The data in this tool comes from multiple publicly available Government of Canada sources including Grants and Contributions, Contracts over $10K, the Public Accounts' transfer payments, research funding databases (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR), and Global Affairs Canada projects. Type in one or more keywords and filter the results by year, department, recipient, program or location to explore the data. Contracts of $10,000 and under are published only as each department's yearly totals, which its spending page shows.

Program:Grants to First Nations to settle specific and special claims negotiated by Canada and/or awarded by the Specific Claims Tribunal, and to Indigenous groups to settle special claims
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Recipient / DepartmentAmountAction
Yale First Nation Band
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
$21,428,571.00
Bande Innue Essipit
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
$19,230,096.00
Matachewan Band
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
$15,996,782.00
Big Grassy and Ojibways of Onigaming First Nations
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
$14,806,380.00
Première Nation des Pekuakamiulnuatsh
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$11,956,375.00
Big Grassy Band
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
$8,102,406.00
Onion Lake Cree Nation
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$6,969,245.00
Little Pine Band
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$6,907,676.00
Sweetgrass Band
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$6,565,825.00
Mosquito-Grizzly Bear's Head Band
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$5,926,479.00
Alexander Band
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
$4,931,512.00
Poundmaker Band
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$4,828,055.00
Kehewin Cree Nation
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
$3,335,526.00
Skuppah Indian Band
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$3,187,965.00
Beecher Bay Indian Band
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$2,989,020.00
Beaver Lake Cree Nation
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
$2,974,794.00
Frog Lake Band
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
$2,829,496.00
Première Nation Malecite de Viger
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$2,751,641.00
Lucky Man Band
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
$2,690,616.00
Red Pheasant Band
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$2,377,429.00
Beardy's & Okemasis Band
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$2,319,665.00
One Arrow First Nation
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$2,250,651.00
Big River Band
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
$2,198,585.00
Thunderchild First Nation
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$2,066,990.00
Montreal Lake Band
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
$2,056,624.00

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