Fort McKay First Nation: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Fort McMurray, AB · in the contract register · grants and contributions register · Fort McMurray–Cold Lake

Fort McKay First Nation: federal grants and contributions: 68 agreements; $105M value; 11 departments; 23 programs.

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68agreements
$105Mvalue
11departments
23programs

Largest agreements

2122-AB-000022$99.4Mvalue2021start2027end

P039358, P039496, P040323, P041037, P041556, P041757, P042432, P042433, P045610, P046092, P046287, P050105, P050814, P054952, P056240, P059176, P071872

  • Indigenous Services Canada
  • CIRNAC - Northern Affairs, CIRNAC - Treaties and Aboriginal Government, Child and Family Services, Community Infrastructure, Economic Development, Education, Governance, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Health System Capacity, Indigenous Health Equity Fund, Individual Affairs, Land Management, Other Program Reporting, Primary Care, Public Health Protection, Social Development, Supplementary Health Benefits
Agreement$1.0Mvalue2025start–end

Fuel Charge Proceeds Fund For Indigenous Governments

1415-AB-000022$400Kvalue2014start2020end

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

Indigenous-led climate adaptation planning for closure and reclamation of oil sands mines$367Kvalue2024start2026end

The purpose of this project is to develop and share guidance, research, and/or case studies on how to incorporate considerations about climate risks and adaptation into energy and mining operations, particularly at the stage of site closure and reclamation.

20-IHPP-C-C&A-044$345Kvalue2022start2023end

The purpose of the Indigenous Habitat Participation Program and the Salish Sea Initiative, is to support the participation of Indigenous peoples in activities relating to the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat, including the development of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ (DFO) policies, program elements and regulations and the development of their technical capacity to support greater involvement in the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat.

Agreement$326Kvalue2025start–end

Fort McKay First Nation Migratory Bird Habitat Evaluation and Restoration Criteria Development

Indigenous Capacity Support Program$300Kvalue2021start–end

Contribution as part of the Indigenous Capacity Support Program to Fort McKay First Nation to assist in improving assessments, policy engagement, assessment monitoring, and follow-up activities.

Agreement$192Kvalue2011start–end
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Fort McKay First Nation Year of Treaty 8 celebration$150Kvalue2024start2024end

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Community Historical Anniversaries Programming

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Community Historical Anniversaries Programming
Agreement$150Kvalue2018start–end

Conserving our natural heritage in Canada’s Oil Sands Region

Agreement$149Kvalue2024start–end

Community Outreach, Indigenous Knowledge and Species at Risk Monitoring in the Moose Lake Area

Indigenous Capacity Support Program$144Kvalue2024start–end

Contribution as part of the Indigenous Capacity Support Program to Fort Mckay First Nation to assist in improving assessments, policy engagement, assessment monitoring and follow-up activities.

Indigenous Capacity Support Program$136Kvalue2023start–end

Contribution as part of the Indigenous Capacity Support Program to Fort McKay First Nation to assist in improving assessments, policy engagement, assessment monitoring and follow-up activities.

Agreement$136Kvalue2017start–end
1415-AB-000022$131Kvalue2014start2020end

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

Fort McKay Language and Culture Revitalization$127Kvalue2021start2023end

Indigenous Languages & Cultures Program

Agreement$112Kvalue2021start–end

Fort McKay First Nation participation on the Crown Indigenous Working Group to support the development of recommendations for oil sands mining effluent regulations

Agreement$100Kvalue2023start–end

Fort McKay First Nation Community Engagement to Support Wood Bison Recovery

Agreement for Indigenous-led High-resolution Aerial Mapping of the Athabasca River from Fort McMurray to Embarras$78.8Kvalue2022start2024end

To improve Indigenous and local communities' capacity to connect and collaborate within their communities and with the federal government on transportation-related matters

Agreement$75.0Kvalue2021start–end

Fort McKay First Nation Environmental Guardian Program

Agreement$67.9Kvalue2018start–end
Capacity support for a representative from Fort McKay First Nation on the National Pollutant Release Inventory Consultative Work Group$60.0Kvalue2026start2029end

Capacity support for a representative from Fort McKay First Nation on the National Pollutant Release Inventory Consultative Work Group

Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project$55.6Kvalue2016start–end
Agreement$55.6Kvalue2016start–end
FORT MCKAY FIRST NATION$51.4Kvalue2022start2022end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Fort McKay Treaty Days$51.3Kvalue2025start2025end

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
Agreement$50.0Kvalue2018start–end

Boreal Caribou Knowledge Consortium: Support for participation and capacity building in Indigenous communities and National Indigenous Organizations

Lease 90 Oil Sands Development - Feasibility Study$49.0Kvalue2019start2020end

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.

Agreement$47.6Kvalue2012start–end
Agreement$46.0Kvalue2021start–end

Community-based monitoring of caribou and other wildlife species in the Fort McKay First Nation traditional territory - Part 2

Agreement$41.0Kvalue2011start–end
Fort McKay First Nation$40.8Kvalue2018start2018end

N/A

ENVIRONMENTAL GUARDIAN & WILDLIFE MONITORING PROGRAM$40.0Kvalue2022start2023end

The purpose of this agreement is to expand the remote camera capabilities in an area known to contain Caribou and potentially other species at risk in order to prevent disturbance to Caribou and other wildlife in Northwest of Fort McKay.

Agreement$33.2Kvalue2024start–end

Fort McKay Engagement on the Right to a Healthy Environment

Agreement$25.0Kvalue2020start–end

Community-based Monitoring of Caribou and Other Wildlife Species in the Fort McKay First Nation Traditional Territory

Agreement$25.0Kvalue2022start–end

Restoring our relationship to the land: Indigenous perspectives on habitat restoration

Participant Funding Program$25.0Kvalue2021start–end

Grant as part of the Participant Funding Program to Fort McKay First Nation to assist in preparing for and engaging in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities associated with the assessment process for the Suncor Base Mine Extension Project.

Youth - Canada Summer Jobs$23.1Kvalue2019start2019end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills. The CSJ program is delivered by the Department of ESD.

Elders Communication Framework$22.9Kvalue2023start2024end

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. .

1819-AB-000028$22.0Kvalue2018start2020end

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

Departments

Indigenous Services Canada4agreements$99.6Mvalue3programs
  • CIRNAC - Northern Affairs, CIRNAC - Treaties and Aboriginal Government, Child and Family Services, Community Infrastructure, Economic Development, Education, Governance, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Health System Capacity, Indigenous Health Equity Fund, Individual Affairs, Land Management, Other Program Reporting, Primary Care, Public Health Protection, Social Development, Supplementary Health Benefits
  • Community Infrastructure, Social Development
  • Public Health Protection

All grants from Indigenous Services Canada

Environment and Climate Change Canada18agreements$2.2Mvalue1programs
  • Preventing and Managing Pollution

All grants from Environment and Climate Change Canada

Impact Assessment Agency of Canada20agreements$1.1Mvalue3programs
  • Indigenous Capacity Support Program
  • Participant Funding Program
  • Policy Dialogue Program

All grants from Impact Assessment Agency of Canada

Natural Resources Canada4agreements$458Kvalue4programs
  • The Climate Change Adaptation Program
  • Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships
  • Support for research on Woodland Caribou in support of the conservation of this species at risk
  • Indigenous Ministerial Arrangements Regulations (IMARs)

All grants from Natural Resources Canada

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada2agreements$410Kvalue2programs
  • Community Infrastructure
  • Supplementary Health Benefits, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention

All grants from Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Fisheries and Oceans Canada2agreements$366Kvalue2programs
  • Indigenous Habitat Participation Contribution Program
  • Indigenous Habitat Protection Program- Grants

All grants from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Canadian Heritage6agreements$348Kvalue4programs
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Community Historical Anniversaries Programming
  • Indigenous Languages & Cultures Program
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada

All grants from Canadian Heritage

Western Economic Diversification Canada2agreements$204Kvalue0programs

    All grants from Western Economic Diversification Canada

    Show all 11
    Employment and Social Development Canada8agreements$191Kvalue2programs
    • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
    • New Horizons for Seniors Program

    All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

    Transport Canada1agreements$78.8Kvalue1programs
    • Program to Advance Indigenous Reconciliation (PAIR) / Implementation of the Canadian Navigable Waters Act - Indigenous Participant Funding Program

    All grants from Transport Canada

    Parks Canada1agreements$19.0Kvalue1programs
    • General Class Contribution Program

    All grants from Parks Canada

    Years

    20262agreements$67.0Kvalue2programs
    • Preventing and Managing Pollution
    • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada
    20259agreements$1.4Mvalue6programs
    • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
    • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
    • Participant Funding Program
    • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada
    • Policy Dialogue Program
    • Indigenous Ministerial Arrangements Regulations (IMARs)
    202412agreements$899Kvalue7programs
    • The Climate Change Adaptation Program
    • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Community Historical Anniversaries Programming
    • Indigenous Capacity Support Program
    • Policy Dialogue Program
    • Indigenous Habitat Protection Program- Grants
    • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada
    20235agreements$295Kvalue3programs
    • Indigenous Capacity Support Program
    • New Horizons for Seniors Program
    • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
    202210agreements$580Kvalue6programs
    • Indigenous Habitat Participation Contribution Program
    • Program to Advance Indigenous Reconciliation (PAIR) / Implementation of the Canadian Navigable Waters Act - Indigenous Participant Funding Program
    • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
    • Support for research on Woodland Caribou in support of the conservation of this species at risk
    • Policy Dialogue Program
    • Participant Funding Program
    20218agreements$100Mvalue5programs
    • CIRNAC - Northern Affairs, CIRNAC - Treaties and Aboriginal Government, Child and Family Services, Community Infrastructure, Economic Development, Education, Governance, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Health System Capacity, Indigenous Health Equity Fund, Individual Affairs, Land Management, Other Program Reporting, Primary Care, Public Health Protection, Social Development, Supplementary Health Benefits
    • Indigenous Capacity Support Program
    • Indigenous Languages & Cultures Program
    • Participant Funding Program
    • Policy Dialogue Program
    20205agreements$65.0Kvalue3programs
    • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
    • Public Health Protection
    • Participant Funding Program
    20192agreements$72.1Kvalue2programs
    • Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships
    • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
    Show all 14
    20187agreements$360Kvalue4programs
    • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
    • Public Health Protection
    • General Class Contribution Program
    • Supplementary Health Benefits, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
    20171agreements$136Kvalue0programs
      20162agreements$111Kvalue1programs
      • Participant Funding Program
      20142agreements$531Kvalue2programs
      • Community Infrastructure
      • Community Infrastructure, Social Development
      20121agreements$47.6Kvalue0programs
        20112agreements$233Kvalue0programs

          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.