MEMBERTOU FIRST NATION: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Membertou, Nova Scotia|Membertou, Nouvelle-Écosse · grants and contributions register

MEMBERTOU FIRST NATION: federal grants and contributions: 44 agreements; $7.6M value; 1 departments; 5 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-0AHGU760R0 · Cite as: Assay Systems, “MEMBERTOU FIRST NATION: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/membertou-first-nation/

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44agreements
$7.6Mvalue
1departments
5programs

Largest agreements

Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)$570Kvalue2025start2025end

Support aboriginal communities in becoming successful participants in commercial fisheries and aquaculture

AICFI C4.0 - Membertou$389Kvalue2020start2020end

Support aboriginal communities in becoming successful participants in commercial fisheries and aquaculture

Northern Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (NICFI)$374Kvalue2024start2024end

Support aboriginal communities in becoming successful participants in commercial fisheries and aquaculture

Agreement$356Kvalue2019start–end

Contributions to support increased Aboriginal participation in commercial fisheries, cooperative fisheries management arrangements and consultations respecting Aboriginal fisheries agreements

Agreement$324Kvalue2017start–end
Agreement$322Kvalue2019start–end

Contributions to support increased Aboriginal participation in commercial fisheries, cooperative fisheries management arrangements and consultations respecting Aboriginal fisheries agreements

Agreement$281Kvalue2015start–end
Agreement$250Kvalue2014start–end
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AICFI- ED- MEMBERTOU- 2021-0085$250Kvalue2022start2022end

Support aboriginal communities in becoming successful participants in commercial fisheries and aquaculture

Agreement$243Kvalue2011start–end
Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)$241Kvalue2022start2023end

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.

Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)$238Kvalue2024start2025end

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.

AFS 2025-MEMBERTOU-00$233Kvalue2025start2026end

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.

Agreement$220Kvalue2013start–end
Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)$201Kvalue2023start2024end

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.

Agreement$198Kvalue2014start–end
Agreement$196Kvalue2011start–end
Agreement$182Kvalue2017start–end
Agreement$178Kvalue2013start–end
Agreement$178Kvalue2012start–end
Agreement$167Kvalue2014start–end
Membertou2021-AFS-MEMBERTOU-02-RATIFIED-Mar30,2022$166Kvalue2021start2022end

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.

Agreement$162Kvalue2011start–end
Agreement$162Kvalue2012start–end
Agreement$162Kvalue2013start–end
Agreement$162Kvalue2016start–end
Agreement$156Kvalue2011start–end
Northern Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (NICFI)$134Kvalue2023start2023end

Support aboriginal communities in becoming successful participants in commercial fisheries and aquaculture

Certification And Market Access Program For Seals (CMAPS)$128Kvalue2023start2023end

Mitigate the impacts of the total seal products ban imposed by the European Union (EU). This program is designed to assist Canadian Indigenous peoples access the EU market using the Indigenous exemption, and to assist the commercial seal products industry develop and renew access to other markets.

Agreement$115Kvalue2017start–end
Agreement$91.8Kvalue2012start–end
Agreement$91.7Kvalue2011start–end
Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)$82.5Kvalue2024start2025end

Support aboriginal communities in becoming successful participants in commercial fisheries and aquaculture

Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)$76.4Kvalue2024start2024end

Support aboriginal communities in becoming successful participants in commercial fisheries and aquaculture

Agreement$73.5Kvalue2019start–end

Contributions to support increased Aboriginal participation in commercial fisheries, cooperative fisheries management arrangements and consultations respecting Aboriginal fisheries agreements

Agreement$60.8Kvalue2018start–end
Agreement$44.5Kvalue2011start–end
Agreement$33.5Kvalue2011start–end
AICFI 2026 HT Membertou 0083$33.1Kvalue2026start2026end

Support aboriginal communities in becoming successful participants in commercial fisheries and aquaculture

AICFI- HT- Membertou- EOI-2021-AICFI-074$27.2Kvalue2021start2022end

Support aboriginal communities in becoming successful participants in commercial fisheries and aquaculture

Departments

Fisheries and Oceans Canada44agreements$7.6Mvalue5programs
  • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
  • Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)
  • Northern Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (NICFI)
  • Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative
  • Certification And Market Access Program For Seals (CMAPS)

All grants from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Years

20261agreements$33.1Kvalue1programs
  • Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)
20252agreements$803Kvalue2programs
  • Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)
  • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
20245agreements$782Kvalue3programs
  • Northern Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (NICFI)
  • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
  • Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)
20235agreements$488Kvalue4programs
  • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
  • Northern Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (NICFI)
  • Certification And Market Access Program For Seals (CMAPS)
  • Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)
20222agreements$491Kvalue2programs
  • Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)
  • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
20212agreements$193Kvalue2programs
  • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
  • Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)
20201agreements$389Kvalue1programs
  • Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative
20194agreements$755Kvalue0programs
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    20181agreements$60.8Kvalue0programs
      20173agreements$621Kvalue0programs
        20161agreements$162Kvalue0programs
          20151agreements$281Kvalue0programs
            20143agreements$615Kvalue0programs
              20133agreements$560Kvalue0programs
                20123agreements$432Kvalue0programs
                  20117agreements$927Kvalue0programs

                    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.