Northwest Territory Métis Nation: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Fort Smith, NT · grants and contributions register · Northwest Territories

Northwest Territory Métis Nation: federal grants and contributions: 21 agreements; $11.4M value; 4 departments; 7 programs.

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21agreements
$11.4Mvalue
4departments
7programs

Largest agreements

Benefits Stemming from the Establishment, Development and Operation of the Thaidene Nëné National Park Reserve$2.5Mvalue2019start2020end

The grant provides one-time funding to enable the Northwest Territory Métis Nation to create direct and spin-off economic opportunities for their members related to the establishment, development and operation of the Thaidene Nëné National Park Reserve.

Agreement$1.8Mvalue2022start–end

Northwest Territory Métis Nation Guardian Program

Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve Cooperative Management Board$1.5Mvalue2024start2028end

This contribution provides funding for the Northwest Territory Metis Nation’s participation in the Cooperative Management Board for Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve.

Implementation of the Action Plan for Wood Buffalo National Park World Heritage Site$1.1Mvalue2023start2023end

This contribution supports the participation of the Northwest Territory Métis Nation in the implementation of the Action Plan for Wood Buffalo National Park World Heritage Site.

Economic Development Capacity$1.0Mvalue2024start2029end

This contribution provides funding for two economic development positions to enable the Northwest Territories Metis Nation to create direct and spin-off economic opportunities for their members related to the establishment, development and operation of Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve.

Guardian and Interpretation Program$701Kvalue2025start2027end

This contribution provides funding to enable the Northwest Territory Metis Nation to implement a guardian and interpretation program for trained members in Wood Buffalo National Park and the environs of Thaidene Nëné during the summer months.

Student Scholarship and Employment Opportunities for Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve$562Kvalue2025start2029end

This contribution supports Northwest Territories Métis Nation member’s annual student scholarships and support salary for summer employment of one student from each of the three Métis Councils near Thaıdene Nëné National Park Reserve.

Student Scholarship and Employment Opportunities$525Kvalue2020start2024end

This contribution provides funding to the Northwest Territories Metis Nation member’s annual student scholarships and to support salary for summer employment of one student from each of the three Metis Councils near Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve.

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Finalization of the Negotiation of an Impact and Benefit Agreement to Protect Thaidene Nene$450Kvalue2017start2020end

The objectives of this project are three-fold. 1) Negotiate the outstanding issues in the initialed June 2015 draft establishment agreement, in particular the financial elements of the agreement while continuing to engage and educate the Northwest Territory Metis Nation (NWTMN) membership about the contents of the initialed Thaidene Nëné Establishment Agreement; 2) Finalize a National Park Reserve Boundary which meets the interests of NWTMN, other NWT indigenous groups, Parks Canada and the GNWT; and 3) Develop an economic strategy for the members of the Northwest Territories Metis Nation (NW

Northwest Territory Métis Nation Tourism Strategy$250Kvalue2019start2024end

This contribution enables the Northwest Territory Métis Nation to identify business opportunities for sustainable tourism development throughout the South Slave Region, conduct a gap analysis in the current offer and develop a tourism strategy.

Northwest Territory Métis Nation Historical Use of Wood Buffalo National Park Study$190Kvalue2020start2022end

This contribution enables the Northwest Territory Métis Nation to document evidence and present the history of the use of the Indigenous Métis in and around the area of Wood Buffalo National Park.

Traditional Use Study$186Kvalue2024start2024end

This contribution supports the participation of NorthwestTerritory Métis Nation in the completion of a traditional use study.

Technical Working Group for Lands within Wood Buffalo National Park$120Kvalue2018start2019end

The Northwest Territory Métis Nation will participate in a technical working group with Parks Canada and Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada discuss their interests in lands in Wood Buffalo National Park.

Development of the Action Plan for Wood Buffalo National Park World Heritage Site$109Kvalue2018start2019end

The contribution will support the Northwest Territories Métis Nation to participate in the development of the Action Plan for Wood Buffalo National Park World Heritage Site.

Implementation of the Action Plan for Wood Buffalo National Park World Heritage Site.$86.2Kvalue2024start2024end

This contribution supports the participation of Northwest Territory Métis Nation in the implementation of the Action Plan for Wood Buffalo National Park World Heritage Site.

Implementation of UNDRIP for the NWTMN: Identifying Policies, Protocols and Actions$64.0Kvalue2024start2025end

This project aims to develop Northwest Territory Métis Nation (NWTMN) policies and consultation protocols with respect to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) and other aspects of United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) through background research, policy and documentation review; membership engagement through community sessions; leadership briefings and development and ratification of recommended policies, protocols and guidelines.

Wood Buffalo National Park Working Group$60.0Kvalue2021start2022end

This contribution enables the Northwest Territories Metis Nation and Parks Canada to advance reconciliation by discussion of Northwest Territories Metis Nation interests in Wood Buffalo National Park through the Wood Buffalo National Park Working Group.

Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project$41.2Kvalue2017start–end
Northwest Territory Métis Nation participation in consultation on the potential oil sands mining effluent regulations.$29.0Kvalue2026start2026end

Northwest Territory Métis Nation participation in consultation on the potential oil sands mining effluent regulations.

Participant Funding Program$21.4Kvalue2019start–end

Contribution as part of the Participant Funding Program to Northwest Territory Métis Nation to assist in preparing for and engaging in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities associated with the environmental assessment process for the Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project.

Supporting a Northwest Territory Métis Nation Legal Review of the Wood Buffalo National Park and Kátł’odeeche First Nation Draft Bilateral Operational Management Agreement$5.0Kvalue2024start2024end

This grant supports a legal review by Northwest Territory Métis Nation’s legal counsel as part of a consultative process for a draft bilateral Operational Management Plan between Wood Buffalo National Park and Kátł’odeeche First Nation.

Departments

Parks Canada16agreements$9.4Mvalue4programs
  • General Class Grants and Contributions Program
  • Grant to the Northwest Territory Métis Nation
  • General Class Contribution Program
  • General Class Grants Contributions Program

All grants from Parks Canada

Environment and Climate Change Canada2agreements$1.9Mvalue1programs
Department of Justice Canada1agreements$64.0Kvalue1programs
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada2agreements$62.6Kvalue1programs

Years

20261agreements$29.0Kvalue1programs
  • Preventing and Managing Pollution
20252agreements$1.3Mvalue1programs
  • General Class Grants and Contributions Program
20246agreements$2.9Mvalue2programs
  • General Class Grants and Contributions Program
  • Indigenous Partnership Fund
20231agreements$1.1Mvalue1programs
  • General Class Grants Contributions Program
20221agreements$1.8Mvalue0programs
    20211agreements$60.0Kvalue1programs
    • General Class Contribution Program
    20202agreements$715Kvalue1programs
    • General Class Contribution Program
    20193agreements$2.8Mvalue3programs
    • Grant to the Northwest Territory Métis Nation
    • General Class Grants Contributions Program
    • Participant Funding Program
    20182agreements$229Kvalue1programs
    • General Class Contribution Program
    20172agreements$491Kvalue2programs
    • General Class Contribution Program
    • Participant Funding Program

    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.