Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures

888 agreements worth $1,030,095,487 under this program name at Canadian Heritage.

Total agreement value: $1.03B
$1,030,095,487
Agreements: 888
Recipients: 479
distinct names
Largest agreement: $172M
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES / BUREAU DU COMMISSAIRE AUX LANGUES AUTOCHTONES

By fiscal year

2020-21$15.7M
2021-22$98.8M
2022-23$73.7M
2023-24$489M
2024-25$279M
2025-26$65.8M
2026-27$7.6M

By province

Ontario$309M30.0%
British Columbia$184M17.8%
Quebec$101M9.8%
Saskatchewan$83.4M8.1%
Nunavut$82.9M8.0%
Alberta$77.7M7.5%
Manitoba$70.2M6.8%
Northwest Territories$53.3M5.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador$22.9M2.2%
New Brunswick$16.3M1.6%
Nova Scotia$14.5M1.4%
Yukon$13.7M1.3%
Prince Edward Island$2.3M0.2%

Largest agreements

#	Agreement	Value
1	Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages (Operations and Research) OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES / BUREAU DU COMMISSAIRE AUX LANGUES AUTOCHTONES · Ottawa, ON Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Grant, starts 2024-04-01 Government record 016-2024-2025-Q1-1366153 · data · 2 records combined	$172M $172,342,297
2	Ongoing - Language Revitalization in BC FIRST PEOPLES' HERITAGE, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE COUNCIL · Brentwood Bay, BC Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2023-04-01 Government record 016-2023-2024-Q2-1361664 · data · 5 records combined	$131M $131,014,783
3	Ongoing - FNCCEC Regionally Designated Organization - ILC 2023-2028 FIRST NATIONS CONFEDERACY OF CULTURAL EDUCATION CENTRES · Ottawa, ON Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2023-04-01 Government record 016-2023-2024-Q3-1361665 · data · 3 records combined	$64.5M $64,495,678
4	Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. 5-Year Plan for Inuktut NUNAVUT TUNNGAVIK INC. · Iqaluit, NU Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2023-04-01 Government record 016-2023-2024-Q4-1362248 · data · 2 records combined	$46.1M $46,124,225
5	Indigenous Language Revitalization in British Columbia FIRST PEOPLES' HERITAGE, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE COUNCIL · Brentwood Bay, BC Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2021-04-01 Government record 016-2021-2022-Q2-1339501.1 · data · 4 records combined	$39.5M $39,496,931
6	Makivik 5-year Language Plan SOCIÉTÉ MAKIVIK / MAKIVIK CORPORATION · Kuujjuaq, QC Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2023-04-01 Government record 016-2023-2024-Q2-1361683 · data · 2 records combined	$23.0M $23,016,081
7	Inuktut Language Action Plan 2024-2028 GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE AND HERITAGE · Iqaluit, NU Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2024-04-01 Government record 016-2024-2025-Q4-1367718 · data	$20.4M $20,400,000
8	CRLA (Fonctionnement) et Organisation régionale désignée PN CONSEIL EN EDUCATION DES PREMIERES NATIONS - COMITÉ RÉGIONAL DES LANGUES ANCESTRALES · Wendake, QC Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2023-09-28 Government record 016-2023-2024-Q4-1362172 · data · 4 records combined	$19.7M $19,732,149
9	Action Plan for Indigenous Languages Support for 2024-2027 GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND EMPLOYMENT · Yellowknife, NT Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2024-04-01 Government record 016-2024-2025-Q1-1367297 · data	$17.7M $17,700,000
10	MNA Language Revitalization METIS NATION OF ALBERTA ASSOCIATION · Edmonton, AB Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2023-04-01 Government record 016-2023-2024-Q2-1360023 · data · 2 records combined	$15.4M $15,420,777
11	Revitalization of Métis Culture and Language MÉTIS NATION - SASKATCHEWAN SECRETARIAT INC. · Saskatoon, SK Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2023-04-01 Government record 016-2023-2024-Q2-1360088 · data · 2 records combined	$15.4M $15,420,773
12	Protection and Preservation of Red River Métis Languages MANITOBA METIS FEDERATION INC. · Winnipeg, MB Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2023-04-01 Government record 016-2023-2024-Q2-1360082 · data · 2 records combined	$15.3M $15,344,056
13	Matawa Waka Tere: Revitalizing Matawa First Nation Languages MATAWA FIRST NATIONS MANAGEMENT · Thunder Bay, ON Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2022-04-01 Government record 016-2022-2023-Q2-1349855 · data	$12.9M $12,892,567
14	Inuvialuit 5-year Language Plan INUVIALUIT REGIONAL CORPORATION · Inuvik, NT Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2023-04-01 Government record 016-2023-2024-Q4-1362249 · data · 2 records combined	$12.0M $11,968,358
15	Nunatsiavut 5-year plan for Inuttitut NUNATSIAVUT GOVERNMENT · Nain, NL Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2023-04-01 Government record 016-2023-2024-Q3-1361725 · data · 2 records combined	$11.0M $10,955,653
16	Saskatchewan Region Sections 8 and 9 Language Initiative SASKATCHEWAN INDIGENOUS CULTURAL CENTRE INCORPORATED · Saskatoon, SK Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2023-10-01 Government record 016-2023-2024-Q2-1361656 · data	$10.9M $10,906,932
17	Inuktut Language Action Plan 2022-2024 GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE AND HERITAGE · Iqaluit, NU Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2022-04-01 Government record 016-2022-2023-Q4-1354042 · data	$10.2M $10,200,000
18	First Nations Languages Reclamation, Revitalization, Maintenance, and Normalization NATIONAL INDIAN BROTHERHOOD / ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS · Akwesasne, ON Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2024-04-01 Government record 016-2024-2025-Q1-1367587 · data	$9.4M $9,439,101
19	Indigenous Languages Program NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDSHIP CENTRES · Ottawa, ON Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2025-04-01 Government record 016-2025-2026-Q4-1377103 · data · 2 records combined	$9.0M $9,036,965
20	Ongoing - Mi'kmaw Language Projects for Nova Scotia MI'KMAW-KINA'MATNEWEY · Membertou, NS Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2023-04-01 Government record 016-2023-2024-Q2-1361663 · data · 5 records combined	$8.0M $7,992,540
21	Metis Languages Initiatives MÉTIS NATION OF ONTARIO SECRETARIAT · Ottawa, ON Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2023-04-01 Government record 016-2023-2024-Q1-1360021 · data · 2 records combined	$7.6M $7,595,308
22	Michif Language Revitalization in BC MÉTIS PROVINCIAL COUNCIL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA · Surrey, BC Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2023-04-01 Government record 016-2023-2024-Q1-1359526 · data · 2 records combined	$7.6M $7,595,308
23	eeyouIstcheecree.app CREE NATION GOVERNMENT · Mistissini, QC Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2023-06-01 Government record 016-2023-2024-Q3-1362945 · data · 3 records combined	$6.8M $6,793,313
24	NAFC Opportunity for Involvement with the Indigenous Languages Act NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDSHIP CENTRES · Ottawa, ON Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2022-04-01 Government record 016-2022-2023-Q3-1353008 · data	$5.0M $5,000,000
25	Metis National Council Engagement Funding MÉTIS NATIONAL COUNCIL SECRETARIAT INC. · Ottawa, ON Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures · Contribution, starts 2023-04-01 Government record 016-2023-2024-Q4-1363110 · data	$4.8M $4,750,000

Largest recipients

Individuals and aggregate entries are not ranked.

FIRST PEOPLES' HERITAGE, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE COUNCIL3 agreements$172M16.7%
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES / BUREAU DU COMMISSAIRE AUX LANGUES AUTOCHTONES1 agreement$172M16.7%
FIRST NATIONS CONFEDERACY OF CULTURAL EDUCATION CENTRES8 agreements$70.3M6.8%
NUNAVUT TUNNGAVIK INC.2 agreements$49.0M4.8%
GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE AND HERITAGE2 agreements$30.6M3.0%
SOCIÉTÉ MAKIVIK / MAKIVIK CORPORATION3 agreements$24.7M2.4%
CONSEIL EN EDUCATION DES PREMIERES NATIONS - COMITÉ RÉGIONAL DES LANGUES ANCESTRALES1 agreement$19.7M1.9%
GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND EMPLOYMENT1 agreement$17.7M1.7%
SASKATCHEWAN INDIGENOUS CULTURAL CENTRE INCORPORATED7 agreements$16.0M1.6%
METIS NATION - SASKATCHEWAN SECRETARIAT INC2 agreements$16.0M1.6%
MANITOBA METIS FEDERATION INC.2 agreements$15.9M1.5%
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDSHIP CENTRES3 agreements$15.6M1.5%
Métis Nation of Alberta Association1 agreement$15.4M1.5%
Matawa First Nations Management1 agreement$12.9M1.3%
INUVIALUIT REGIONAL CORPORATION2 agreements$12.3M1.2%
MI'KMAW-KINA'MATNEWEY5 agreements$11.9M1.2%
Nunatsiavut Government2 agreements$11.2M1.1%
NATIONAL INDIAN BROTHERHOOD / ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS1 agreement$9.4M0.9%
MÉTIS PROVINCIAL COUNCIL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA4 agreements$8.4M0.8%
Metis Nation of Ontario Secretariat2 agreements$8.2M0.8%
20 other recipients$86.1M8.4%