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  "retrieved": "2026-10-15T22:59:38Z",
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    "name": "YEKOOCHE FIRST NATION: federal grants and contributions",
    "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/yekooche-first-nation/",
    "summary": "18 federal grant and contribution agreements worth $1.6M with YEKOOCHE FIRST NATION, 2009–2026.",
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        "value": 18,
        "unit": "count"
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        "value": 1600000,
        "unit": "money",
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        "display": "$1.6M"
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        "label": "departments",
        "value": 7,
        "unit": "count"
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        "label": "programs",
        "value": 12,
        "unit": "count"
      }
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    "text": [
      "This program is an integral component of the AFS and facilitates the voluntary retirement of commercial licences and the issuance of licences to eligible Aboriginal groups in a manner that does not add to the existing fishing effort, thereby providing Aboriginal groups with much-needed employment and income.",
      "Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)",
      "Contribution as part of the Indigenous Capacity Support Program to Yekooche First Nation to assist in improving assessments, policy engagement, assessment monitoring and follow-up activities.",
      "Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)",
      "Contributions to support increased Aboriginal participation in commercial fisheries, cooperative fisheries management arrangements and consultations respecting Aboriginal fisheries agreements",
      "This program is an integral component of the Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy (AFS) to facilitate the voluntary retirement of commercial licences and the issuance of licences to eligible Aboriginal groups in a manner that does not add to the existing fishing effort, thereby providing Aboriginal groups with employment and income.",
      "Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)",
      "Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)",
      "This project is mostly about environmental stewardship and Indigenous forest economic development.",
      "The objective of this Project is to Indigenous engagement and participation during the development phase of a renewable energy and grid modernization project.",
      "The objectives of the Program are: .• promoting volunteerism among seniors; .• engaging seniors in the community through.mentoring of others; .• expanding awareness of elder abuse, including.financial abuse; .• supporting social participation and inclusion of.seniors; and .• providing capital assistance for new and existing.community projects and/or programs for seniors. .",
      "Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)",
      "Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!",
      "Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada",
      "Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada",
      "Grant as part of the Participant Funding Program to Yekooche First Nation to assist in preparing for and engaging in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities associated with the assessment process for the Baptiste Nickel Project.",
      "Grant as part of the Participant Funding Program to Yekooche First Nation to assist in preparing for and engaging in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities associated with the assessment process for the Baptiste Nickel Project."
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      {
        "name": "Esquimalt–Saanich–Sooke",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/riding/59026-esquimalt-saanich-sooke/"
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      {
        "name": "Fisheries and Oceans Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/fisheries-and-oceans-canada/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Indigenous Services Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/indigenous-services-canada/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Impact Assessment Agency of Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/impact-assessment-agency-of-canada/"
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      {
        "name": "Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/crown-indigenous-relations-and-northern-affairs-canada/"
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      {
        "name": "Natural Resources Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/natural-resources-canada/"
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      {
        "name": "Employment and Social Development Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/employment-and-social-development-canada/"
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      {
        "name": "Canadian Heritage",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/canadian-heritage/"
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    "assay_record": "ASY-CA-0BG97M107B",
    "cite_as": "Assay Systems, \"YEKOOCHE FIRST NATION: federal grants and contributions\", https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/yekooche-first-nation/"
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