ONTARIO FEDERATION OF INDIGENOUS FRIENDSHIP CENTRES: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Toronto, ON · grants and contributions register · Thunder Bay—Superior North

ONTARIO FEDERATION OF INDIGENOUS FRIENDSHIP CENTRES: federal grants and contributions: 41 agreements; $162M value; 9 departments; 22 programs.

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41agreements
$162Mvalue
9departments
22programs

Largest agreements

2122-HQ-000158$63.8Mvalue2021start2028end

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

  • Indigenous Services Canada
  • CIRNAC - Governance and Institutions of Government, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Other Program Reporting, Social Development
ASETS - CRF$42.5Mvalue2019start2029end
RH-Indigenous Homelessness-Community Entity$15.3Mvalue2019start2024end

Reaching Home aims to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. This is accomplished by mobilizing partners at the federal, provincial/territorial and community levels, as well as the private and voluntary sectors, and other stakeholders, to address barriers to well-being faced by those who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.

RH-Indigenous Homelessness-Community Entity$10.0Mvalue2019start2024end

Reaching Home aims to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. This is accomplished by mobilizing partners at the federal, provincial/territorial and community levels, as well as the private and voluntary sectors, and other stakeholders, to address barriers to well-being faced by those who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.

Reaching Home COVID-19 funding$7.1Mvalue2020start2021end

Reaching Home aims to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. This is accomplished by mobilizing partners at the federal, provincial/territorial and community levels, as well as the private and voluntary sectors, and other stakeholders, to address barriers to well-being faced by those who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.

1718-HQ-000345$6.9Mvalue2017start2022end

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

Community Justice Program$1.7Mvalue2021start2027end

The recipient agrees to contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through Public awareness and prevention, Diversion, Dispute resolution or mediation, including civil and family mediation, Sentencing options, Gladue Aftercare/Post-sentence supports, Support to victims, and, Offender reintegration.

Community Justice Program$1.6Mvalue2021start2027end

The recipient agrees to contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through Public awareness and prevention, Diversion, Dispute resolution or mediation, including civil and family mediation, Sentencing options, Gladue Aftercare/Post-sentence supports, Support to victims, and, Offender reintegration.

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1718-HQ-000493$1.5Mvalue2017start2024end

P000277

Community Justice Program$1.4Mvalue2017start2022end

The Recipient agrees to contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through prevention, diversion and reintegration activities.

Indigenous Language Revitalization in Friendship Centres$1.4Mvalue2021start2023end

Indigenous Languages & Cultures Program

1718-HQ-000345$1.3Mvalue2017start2023end

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

Supporting Indigenous Survivors of Human Trafficking Pilot Project$1.0Mvalue2025start2030end

Through a culturally safe and survivor-led approach, the Supporting Indigenous Survivors of Human Trafficking Pilot Project will develop comprehensive anti-trafficking training and a toolkit to support survivors exiting trafficking and a victim support model.

Indigenous Human Rights Legal Clinic Staff Support$1,000Kvalue2023start2026end

The proposal seeks to expand a pilot project to hire human rights coordinators for Thunder Bay and Odawa Friendship Centres to support building knowledge of Indigenous human and civil rights.

Indigenous Human Rights Legal Clinic Staff Support$1,000Kvalue2023start2027end

The proposal seeks to expand a pilot project to hire human rights coordinators for Thunder Bay and Odawa Friendship Centres to support building knowledge of Indigenous human and civil rights.

Gender Diversity Engagement Coordination Project$990Kvalue2022start2026end

Through this 40-month project, the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people, with a focus on 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals in urban centres in Ontario. This will be achieved by assessing and increasing internal capacity to support Indigenous 2SLGBTQQIA+ community members; developing an inclusive framework to ensure that 2SLGBTQQIA+ roles and responsibilities are restored and honoured; ensuring the development of resources and supporting the delivery of training

Urban Indigenous Homeward Bound$400Kvalue2019start2021end

Multiculturalism Program

Agreement$375Kvalue2016start–end
Advancing Reconciliation in Ontario's Cities and Towns$284Kvalue2020start2022end

Anti-Racism Action Program

UNDRIP Action Plan$240Kvalue2024start2027end

This project aims to contribute to the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA) and Action Plan, by completing a jurisdictional scan of urban Indigenous service delivery policies and program management in alignment with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) through outreach, consultation sessions, events and workshops. The resulting research report will produce recommendations to the federal government to assist in the advancement of UNDRIP Action Plan, with an emphasis placed on measure 27 and 84.

Centering Indigenous Women’s Voices: Indigenous Perspective on Justice$225Kvalue2022start2024end

This multi-year project proposes an in-depth review to identify critical points to address in terms of tension, strengths and weaknesses of the current approach to justice.

Operating Grant: Indigenous Gender and Wellness – Knowledge Sharing$200Kvalue2025start2026end

The specific objective(s) of this funding opportunity are to: • Support Knowledge Sharing activities (WSC: #moreinformation) from ongoing or recently completed, community-engaged research projects that aim to improve the wellness of Indigenous Peoples in Canada from a gendered perspective, including how Indigenous concepts of gender affect wellness; • Promote the use of culturally relevant Knowledge Sharing activities and approaches (WSC: #moreinformation) and/or arts-based methods (WSC: #moreinformation), among other possible Knowledge Sharing approaches, to share learnings about Indigenous

2SLGBTQ+ Land-Based Honouring Project$200Kvalue2020start2020end

This 7-month project will honour the lives and legacies of missing and murdered LGBTQ2S individuals and increase awareness about missing and murdered LGBTQ2S individuals. Project activities will include: working with families to determine their needs for an LGBTQ2S safe space and the design and scope of supports needed for how they choose to honour their missing or murdered kin. This project will take place in Dryden Ontario and four additional Friendship Centre communities.

Indigenous Languages Revitalization Program$180Kvalue2023start2026end

Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures
The Practice of Urban Indigenous Law in Friendship Centres 2$150Kvalue2026start2027end

This project consists in conducting research on the OFIFC’s past usage and application of Indigenous legal principles, customs, traditions and practices in an urban context, and how they have informed program development, and in preparing a report, education materials and learning workshops on research findings.

Indigenous Community Council Development Project$140Kvalue2025start2026end

The Recipient agrees to develop a training based on traditional legal principles revealed in previous reports and create a training for urban Indigenous communities.

Organizational Communications Strategy$100Kvalue2019start2020end

Multiculturalism Program

UNDRIP Action Plan$100Kvalue2024start2025end

This project aims to contribute to the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA) and Action Plan, by completing a jurisdictional scan of urban Indigenous service delivery policies and program management in alignment with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) through outreach, consultation sessions, events and workshops. The resulting research report will produce recommendations to the federal government to assist in the advancement of UNDRIP Action Plan, with an emphasis placed on measure 27 and 84.

Regional Gathering$100Kvalue2025start2026end

This project will bring together Ontario stakeholders and frontline workers (including restorative justice, Gladue, and aftercare program workers) for a two-day conference focused on both current trends and supportive self-care strategies for frontline workers.

Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)$94.5Kvalue2019start–end

This project will support a one-time initiative to provide travel support to enable 43 Indigenous Courtworkers and delegates from the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres to attend the Indigenous Courtwork Program National Gathering and related meetings March 4-8, 2019 in Ottawa, Ontario. The National Gathering of Indigenous Courtworkers will provide an opportunity to build on existing partnerships by sharing information and best practices in support of the Indigenous Courtwork Program mandate and objectives. The gathering will provide an opportunity for networking in support of

Indigenous Gender and Wellness Development Grants$75.0Kvalue2020start2021end

The Indigenous Gender and Wellness Development Grant funding opportunity is expected to: •Support planning activities that establish priorities for Indigenous-led research projects related to gender and wellness; •Facilitate relationship building, knowledge sharing and learning that develop and strengthen Indigenous-led, community-based projects; and •Support the continued development of ideas and plans to implement action-oriented, community-based projects that will improve wellness among Indigenous communities from a gendered perspective.

ICW National Gathering Travel Support -Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres$55.3Kvalue2025start2026end

Support the travel costs for forty-three Indigenous Courtworkers from the Ontario Federation of Friendship Centres to attend the Indigenous Courtworker Program National Gathering 2026 in Vancouver, British Columbia, February, 2026.

Community Adjustment Fund (Community Adjustment Fund (CER))$50.0Kvalue2018start–end

The project will collect data and examine the impact of current bail and remand processes which contribute to the over-representation of urban Indigenous people in the justice system in Ontario.

514764$33.5Kvalue2023start2024end

Urban Indigenous Relationships to Intellectual Property

Equipment upgrade$29.8Kvalue2025start2025end

This funding will support the purchase of electronic equipment and furniture for different Indigenous Friendship Centres in Ontario.

CSJ 2022 - Ontario Federation Of Indigenous Friendship Centres (Toronto Centre)$29.0Kvalue2022start2022end

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.

CSJ 2021 - Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (Toronto Centre)$27.1Kvalue2021start2022end

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.

Youth - Canada Summer Jobs$26.6Kvalue2019start2019end

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.

Section 84 Framework$25.0Kvalue2025start2026end

This project will support the completion of an environmental scan and engagements aimed at determining the feasibility and value of the development of a framework for s.84 releases into friendship centre communities.

CSJ2018-OFIFC (Toronto Centre)$21.5Kvalue2018start2018end

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Departments

Employment and Social Development Canada9agreements$75.1Mvalue4programs
  • ASETS - CRF
  • RH-Indigenous Homelessness-Community Entity
  • Reaching Home
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

Indigenous Services Canada2agreements$65.0Mvalue2programs
  • CIRNAC - Governance and Institutions of Government, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Other Program Reporting, Social Development
  • Social Development

All grants from Indigenous Services Canada

Department of Justice Canada17agreements$8.9Mvalue7programs
  • Indigenous Justice Program
  • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
  • Victims Fund
  • Indigenous Partnership Fund
  • Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)
  • Indigenous Courtwork Program

All grants from Department of Justice Canada

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada1agreements$6.9Mvalue1programs
Canadian Heritage6agreements$2.7Mvalue4programs
  • Indigenous Languages & Cultures Program
  • Multiculturalism Program
  • Anti-Racism Action Program
  • Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures

All grants from Canadian Heritage

Public Health Agency of Canada1agreements$1.5Mvalue1programs
  • Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention

All grants from Public Health Agency of Canada

Women and Gender Equality Canada2agreements$1.2Mvalue2programs
  • Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
  • Women's Program

All grants from Women and Gender Equality Canada

Canadian Institutes of Health Research2agreements$275Kvalue1programs
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada1agreements$33.5Kvalue1programs
  • Indigenous Intellectual Property Program Grant - Domestic

All grants from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Years

20261agreements$150Kvalue1programs
  • Indigenous Justice Program
20257agreements$1.6Mvalue4programs
  • Victims Fund
  • Indigenous Justice Program
  • Research in Priority Areas
  • Indigenous Courtwork Program
20242agreements$340Kvalue1programs
  • Indigenous Partnership Fund
20235agreements$2.2Mvalue4programs
  • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
  • Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures
  • Indigenous Intellectual Property Program Grant - Domestic
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20223agreements$1.2Mvalue3programs
  • Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
  • Indigenous Justice Program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20215agreements$68.5Mvalue4programs
  • CIRNAC - Governance and Institutions of Government, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Other Program Reporting, Social Development
  • Indigenous Justice Program
  • Indigenous Languages & Cultures Program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20204agreements$7.7Mvalue4programs
  • Reaching Home
  • Anti-Racism Action Program
  • Women's Program
  • Research in Priority Areas
20197agreements$68.5Mvalue5programs
  • ASETS - CRF
  • RH-Indigenous Homelessness-Community Entity
  • Multiculturalism Program
  • Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
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20182agreements$71.5Kvalue2programs
  • Community Adjustment Fund (Community Adjustment Fund (CER))
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20174agreements$11.1Mvalue3programs
  • Social Development
  • Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
  • Indigenous Justice Program
20161agreements$375Kvalue0programs

    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.