Indigenous Services and Crown-Indigenous Relations
How Indigenous Services and Crown-Indigenous Relations spent its budget in fiscal year 2018-19, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2018-19,
$16.04B
was spent by Indigenous Services and Crown-Indigenous Relations
In FY 2018-19,
4.6%
of federal spending was by Indigenous Services and Crown-Indigenous Relations
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $18.98B in FY 2018-19 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Indigenous Services and Crown-Indigenous Relations spend its budget in 2018-19?
Spending by entity, FY 2018-19
Department of Indigenous Services Canada
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Canadian High Arctic Research Station
$11.59B
$4.43B
$24.7M
Indigenous Services and Crown-Indigenous Relations’s share of federal spending
Percentage of federal spending, 1995–2025
Line items
Every transfer-payment (grant and contribution) program, in dollars. These are the named programs behind the transfer-payments object in the chart above. Search, sort, and download the full table.
| Category | Description | Amount ▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions | Contributions to support the construction and maintenance of community infrastructure | $1,928,431,337 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support First Nations Elementary and Secondary Educational Advancement | $1,884,256,998 |
| Grants | Grants to First Nations to settle specific and special claims negotiated by Canada and/or awarded by the Specific Claims Tribunal | $1,514,146,328 |
| Contributions | Contributions to provide women, children and families with Protection and Prevention Services | $1,292,312,473 |
| Contributions | Contributions for First Nations and Inuit Primary Health Care | $1,218,327,111 |
| Contributions | Contributions to provide income support to on-reserve residents | $1,138,536,624 |
| Contributions | Contributions for First Nations and Inuit Health Infrastructure Support | $846,444,634 |
| Grants | Grants to implement comprehensive land claims and self-government agreements | $649,593,388 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support the negotiation and implementation of Treaties, Claims and self-government agreements or initiatives | $402,115,403 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support First Nations and Inuit Post-Secondary Educational Advancement | $388,441,974 |
| Contributions | Contributions for First Nations and Inuit Supplementary Health Benefits | $280,210,974 |
| Contributions | Contributions to supply public services in Indian Government Support and to build strong governance, administrative and accountability systems | $271,656,294 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support Land Management and Economic Development | $233,098,372 |
| Grants | Grant for Band Support Funding | $191,343,544 |
| Contributions | Contributions for emergency management assistance for activities on reserves | $161,181,198 |
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Indigenous Services and Crown-Indigenous Relations figures are net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II, and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.
