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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
Halalt Indian Band
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$1,575,801.00
Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
$1,220,636.00
Horse Lake Band
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
$964,463.00
James Smith Band
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$718,873.00
Flying Dust First Nation
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
$698,094.00
Chapleau Cree First Nation
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$665,492.00
Chippewas of Kettle & Stony Point
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
$532,611.00
Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$523,148.00
George Gordon First Nation
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$520,342.00
K'Ómoks First Nation
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$495,731.00
Squiala First Nation
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
$320,000.00
Aundeck-Omni-Kaning First Nation
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$250,000.00
Namgis First Nation Band
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$244,992.00
Kwiakah Indian Band
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
$230,355.00
Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation Band
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$212,298.00
Cowessess First Nation
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
$211,675.00

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