BC METIS FEDERATION: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Vancouver | Vancouver, BC · grants and contributions register

BC METIS FEDERATION: federal grants and contributions: 19 agreements; $2.8M value; 6 departments; 11 programs.

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19agreements
$2.8Mvalue
6departments
11programs

Largest agreements

Aquatic Habitat Restoration Fund$375Kvalue2022start2024end

To support the restoration of valued marine and freshwater aquatic habitats, respond to fish habitat restoration priorities and contribute to the long-term sustainability of fish and fish habitat. In particular the program prioritizes projects proposed by Indigenous groups consulted in relation to the Trans Mountain Expansion project (TMX), in the Salish Sea area as well as along the Fraser river watershed and in-land freshwater area along the length of the TMX pipeline.

Community Participation And Co-Development Contribution Program$371Kvalue2023start2025end

The overarching goal (purpose) is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of co-development and sustainable economic development.

Community Participation and Co-Development Contribution Agreement between Her Majesty The Queen in right of Canada and BC Metis Federation$272Kvalue2022start2025end

The overarching goal (purpose) is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of co-development and sustainable economic development.

BC Metis Federation Communications and Community Capacity Building for Procurement and Employment Opportunities$228Kvalue2019start2020end

The objective of this project is to enhance Indigenous participation in the natural resource economy, and support governance, and First Nation, government, and/or industry engagement.

Provide Indigenous groups with funding to support their participation on the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project$228Kvalue2019start2023end

The objective of this Project is to support the participation of Indigenous groups on the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.

  • Natural Resources Canada
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees for Energy Infrastructure Projects (Committees)
BC METIS FEDERATION TERRESTRIAL CUMULATIVE EFFECTS INITIATIVE$200Kvalue2020start2022end

To facilitate Indigenous participation in dialogues, increase cumulative effects knowledge and support improved understanding of impacts of resource development.

METIS WILDFIRE COMMUNITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE$200Kvalue2025start2026end

The purpose of this project is to strengthen the participation of Indigenous entities in capturing and sharing wildfire knowledge and developing of tools and resources.

TMX MÉTIS COMMUNICATIONS PROJECT$186Kvalue2020start2021end

The objective of this Project is to advance Indigenous issues and priorities in environment, safety and/or socioeconomic imperatives, consistent with the Terms of Reference of the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.

  • Natural Resources Canada
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees for Energy Infrastructure Projects (Committees)
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Agreement$161Kvalue2018start–end

The purpose of this agreement is to develop a community employment and procurement database.

North River Midstream NEBC Connector Project$140Kvalue2022start–end

Funding awarded to participate in crown consultation and the public hearing process for the North River Midstream NEBC Connector Project.

  • Canada Energy Regulator
  • Grants and contributions in support of Indigenous Peoples’ and stakeholder participation in CER activities, including adjudication, engagement, and safety and environmental oversight.
Payment from PIER program to BC Metis Federation$128Kvalue2020start2021end

The overarching goal (purpose) is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of co-development and sustainable economic development.

Grants and contributions in support of Indigenous Peoples’ and stakeholder participation in CER activities, including adjudication, engagement, and safety and environmental oversight.$87.0Kvalue2024start–end

Contribution to support the review of the Onshore Pipeline Regulations and host engagement with multiple Indigenous–led organizations and submit a written summary of feedback.

  • Canada Energy Regulator
  • Grants and contributions in support of Indigenous Peoples’ and stakeholder participation in CER activities, including adjudication, engagement, and safety and environmental oversight.
Contribution Agreement to Provide Capacity Funding to BC Metis Federation$50.0Kvalue2020start2022end

The Recipient will engage in meaningful two-way dialogue regarding economic participation in the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, to benefit their communities. The following activities will be undertaken: participation in bilateral and/or multilateral meetings organized by Finance Canada, through methods including virtual and teleconference capacity, in-person, or written submissions. Participation includes, but is not limited to: gathering and representing the views of the Participant’s community members, acquiring external expertise (e.g., legal, financial, economic), preparing verbal and/

BC Metis Research Support Project$50.0Kvalue2025start2026end

The BC Métis Research Support Project (MRSP) will use the DHCP funding over one year to support the efforts of community-based researchers to preserve and represent their local history. The project aims to enhance existing training and experience of 4 community Métis researchers by developing research skills, repatriating local Métis history and memory, fostering a Pacific Northwest research community, and strengthening knowledge partnerships with Library and Archives Canada, Abbotsford Heritage Society, and the Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver.

Building Community Capacity In Emergency Preparedness & Response - Planning Activities$49.5Kvalue2020start2021end

The objective of this Project is to advance Indigenous issues and priorities in environment, safety and/or socioeconomic imperatives, consistent with the Terms of Reference of the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.

  • Natural Resources Canada
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees for Energy Infrastructure Projects (Committees)
Participant funding for the Department of Finance Canada's engagement on Indigenous economic participation in the Trans Mountain Expansion Project$30.0Kvalue2019start2020end

The purpose of this agreement is the delivery of participant funding for Indigenous groups to engage with the Department of Finance Canada with a view to explore economic participation in the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.

GC-129477S$11.0Kvalue2019start2019end

The objective of this Project is to support the participation of Indigenous groups on the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.

  • Natural Resources Canada
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees for Energy Infrastructure Projects (Committees)
Program to advance indigenous reconciliation (Indigenous Participant Funding Program component)$7.5Kvalue2020start2021end

To build Indigenous and local communities' capacity to support the development of partnership and collaborative opportunities between TC and Indigenous groups, as well as amongst Indigenous groups for the purpose of administrating and implementing elements of the transportation system. To create opportunities for Indigenous groups to gather information, provide their views, and collect, protect and utilize Indigenous knowledge for the purposes of implementing TC initiatives, obtain responses to their concerns about decisions and inform decision makers in their consideration of potential advers

  • Transport Canada
  • Participant Funding Program to Support the Administration of the new Canadian Navigable Waters Act
Grants and contributions in support of Indigenous Peoples’ and stakeholder participation in CER activities, including adjudication, engagement, and safety and environmental oversight.$6.0Kvalue2024start–end

Grant to support the participation of Indigenous Peoples in CER’s Rules of Practice and Procedure Review.

  • Canada Energy Regulator
  • Grants and contributions in support of Indigenous Peoples’ and stakeholder participation in CER activities, including adjudication, engagement, and safety and environmental oversight.

Departments

Natural Resources Canada9agreements$1.3Mvalue4programs
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees for Energy Infrastructure Projects (Committees)
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Participation in Dialogues
  • Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships
  • Grants for Supporting and Mobilizing Indigenous Fire Knowledge

All grants from Natural Resources Canada

Fisheries and Oceans Canada4agreements$1.1Mvalue3programs
  • Community Participation And Co-Development Contribution Program
  • Aquatic Habitat Restoration Fund
  • Community Participation and Co-Development Contribution Program

All grants from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Canada Energy Regulator3agreements$233Kvalue1programs
  • Grants and contributions in support of Indigenous Peoples’ and stakeholder participation in CER activities, including adjudication, engagement, and safety and environmental oversight.

All grants from Canada Energy Regulator

Department of Finance Canada1agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • Indigenous Participant Funding Program

All grants from Department of Finance Canada

Library and Archives Canada1agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • Documentary Heritage Communities Program

All grants from Library and Archives Canada

Transport Canada1agreements$7.5Kvalue1programs
  • Participant Funding Program to Support the Administration of the new Canadian Navigable Waters Act

All grants from Transport Canada

Years

20252agreements$250Kvalue2programs
  • Grants for Supporting and Mobilizing Indigenous Fire Knowledge
  • Documentary Heritage Communities Program
20242agreements$93.0Kvalue1programs
  • Grants and contributions in support of Indigenous Peoples’ and stakeholder participation in CER activities, including adjudication, engagement, and safety and environmental oversight.
20231agreements$371Kvalue1programs
  • Community Participation And Co-Development Contribution Program
20223agreements$787Kvalue3programs
  • Aquatic Habitat Restoration Fund
  • Community Participation And Co-Development Contribution Program
  • Grants and contributions in support of Indigenous Peoples’ and stakeholder participation in CER activities, including adjudication, engagement, and safety and environmental oversight.
20206agreements$620Kvalue5programs
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees for Energy Infrastructure Projects (Committees)
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Participation in Dialogues
  • Community Participation and Co-Development Contribution Program
  • Indigenous Participant Funding Program
  • Participant Funding Program to Support the Administration of the new Canadian Navigable Waters Act
20194agreements$497Kvalue3programs
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees for Energy Infrastructure Projects (Committees)
  • Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Participation in Dialogues
20181agreements$161Kvalue0programs

    Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.