RED ROCK INDIAN BAND: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Lake Helen | Lake Helen, ON · grants and contributions register · Thornhill

RED ROCK INDIAN BAND: federal grants and contributions: 44 agreements; $4.7M value; 10 departments; 20 programs.

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44agreements
$4.7Mvalue
10departments
20programs

Largest agreements

Agreement$1.6Mvalue2025start–end

Fuel Charge Proceeds Fund For Indigenous Governments

Honouring Red Rock Indian Band ancestors$999Kvalue2025start2027end

This contribution supports Red Rock Indian Band in the recovery of ancestral remains that were disturbed during excavation for the construction of the Lake Superior Administration and Visitor Centre. The project includes excavation, archaeological assessment, and burial site investigations. The Band will manage contracts related to burial site investigations on private properties and security of excavated materials on Band property, as well as return of excavated materials to origin site with the intent of reburial of the ancestors where they were found.

Red Rock Indian Band's Cultural Ground Enhancement$702Kvalue2025start2026end

Canada Cultural Spaces Fund - Canada Cultural Spaces Fund

NICFI-AQ-RedRock-2020-0038-Multi$378Kvalue2021start2023end

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

Increasing Capacity for Resource Conservation and Monitoring$300Kvalue2026start2028end

This contribution supports Red Rock Indian Band to build capacity as the Lands and Resources Department hires a biologist to undertake resource conservation and monitoring work to maintain and/or improve ecological integrity on the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg.

Agreement$160Kvalue2017start–end
The Community Gikendasowin Project$89.7Kvalue2020start2022end

Museum Assistance Program (MAP)

Agreement$60.0Kvalue2024start–end

Red Rock Indian Band: Nipigon Bay Area of Concern Delisting Review, Jackfish Bay Assessment Review and Lake Superior Lakewide Management

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Formation of Project Partnership and Community Engagement to Support FPIC for the Greenstone Transmission Line Upgrade for Red Rock Indian Band$50.0Kvalue2025start2026end

The purpose of this agreement is to enhance the ability for Indigenous Peoples to engage and participate in projects related to enabling infrastructure for critical minerals development.

The Community Gikendasowin Project$43.3Kvalue2023start2025end

Museums Assistance Program - Indigenous Heritage

504157$30.0Kvalue2009start2010end

Business plan development for the Red Rock Indian Band Chalet Lodge

Community Healing Traditional Gathering$27.1Kvalue2021start2021end

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Supporting workers - Live events and arts sector
30th Annual Opwaaganisiniing Traditional Gathering$24.8Kvalue2022start2022end

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

175th Anniversary of the Robinson Superior Treaty Signing$24.3Kvalue2025start2025end

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Community Historical Anniversaries Programming

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Community Historical Anniversaries Programming
Wild Food Butchering and Storage Building$22.4Kvalue2019start2021end

The objective of this project is to create a Wild Food Butchering and Storage Unit to expand storage capacity and have the necessary equipment to butcher meat, post-hunt.

Opwaaganisiniing Traditional Gathering$20.2Kvalue2020start2020end

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
2026 National Indigenous People's Day$20.0Kvalue2026start2026end

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!

CSJ2018-Red Rock Band (Thunder Bay--Superior North)$16.6Kvalue2018start2018end

N/A

Agreement$16.6Kvalue2018start–end
Agreement$15.0Kvalue2023start–end

Red Rock Indian Band: Nipigon Area of Concern Delisting Review and Jackfish Bay Aesthetics, Fish Populations and Habitat Assessment Review

2022 National Indigenous People's Day$14.8Kvalue2022start2022end

Celebrate Canada

2023 National Indigenous People's Day$13.5Kvalue2023start2023end

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!

31st Annual Opwaaganisiniing Traditional Gathering$12.0Kvalue2023start2023end

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

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
2019 Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration$11.7Kvalue2019start2019end

Celebration, Commemoration and Learning

2020 Indigenous People's Day Celebration$11.7Kvalue2020start2020end

Celebration and Commemoration Program

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Events$10.0Kvalue2022start2022end

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Events - 2023$10.0Kvalue2023start2023end

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada

2025 National Indigenous People's Day$10.0Kvalue2025start2025end

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Events$8.0Kvalue2024start2024end

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada

32nd Annual Opwaaganisiniing Traditional Gathering$7.1Kvalue2024start2024end

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

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
34th Annual Opwaaganisiniing Traditional Gathering$7.1Kvalue2026start2026end

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

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
33rd Annual Opwaaganisiniing Traditional Gathering$7.0Kvalue2025start2025end

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

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Events$7.0Kvalue2026start2026end

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Events$6.7Kvalue2025start2025end

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada

512510$5.2Kvalue2020start2023end

Winterization of a tourist/Indigenous-tourism facility.

Underwater Drone and Operator Training$3.5Kvalue2024start2024end

This grant supports the Red Rock Indian Band/Lake Helen First Nation to purchase an underwater drone and provide operator training that will work as a multi-purpose economic and environmental supporting aid to many of the community’s projects. This equipment will allow for the community to monitor and identify invasive species, analyse aquatic life, and inspect underwater infrastructure.

The Community Volunteer Income Tax Grant$2.4Kvalue2023start2024end

Volunteers from community organizations across Canada help eligible people complete and file their taxes for free through the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)’s CVITP or through Revenu Quebec’s Income Tax Assistance – Volunteer Program (ITAVP). The CVITP Grant helps off-set costs incurred by community organizations that host free tax clinics and provides funding for the total number of income tax returns filed. The CVITP Grant is a three year pilot beginning with the 2020 taxation year (returns filed from February 2021 until May 2021) and concluding after tax year 2022 (returns filed up to May 31 2

The Community Volunteer Income Tax Grant$2.3Kvalue2022start2023end

Volunteers from community organizations across Canada help eligible people complete and file their taxes for free through the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)’s CVITP or through Revenu Quebec’s Income Tax Assistance – Volunteer Program (ITAVP). The CVITP Grant helps off-set costs incurred by community organizations that host free tax clinics and provides funding for the total number of income tax returns filed. The CVITP Grant is a three year pilot beginning with the 2020 taxation year (returns filed from February 2021 until May 2021) and concluding after tax year 2022 (returns filed up to May 31 2

Agreement$2.0Kvalue2015start–end
Drum Group & Cultural Teachings$1.6Kvalue2018start2019end

The objective of this project is to support the indigenous youth in the region to reconnect with the traditional practice of hand drumming.

Departments

Environment and Climate Change Canada4agreements$1.8Mvalue0programs
Parks Canada6agreements$1.3Mvalue2programs
  • General Class Grants and Contributions Program
  • General Class Contribution Program

All grants from Parks Canada

Canadian Heritage25agreements$1.1Mvalue11programs
  • Canada Cultural Spaces Fund - Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
  • Museum Assistance Program (MAP) - Indigenous Heritage
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
  • Museums Assistance Program - Indigenous Heritage
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada

All grants from Canadian Heritage

Fisheries and Oceans Canada1agreements$378Kvalue1programs
  • Northern Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (NICFI)

All grants from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Natural Resources Canada1agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • The Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund Program

All grants from Natural Resources Canada

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada1agreements$30.0Kvalue1programs
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada1agreements$22.4Kvalue1programs
Employment and Social Development Canada1agreements$16.6Kvalue1programs
Canada Revenue Agency3agreements$5.8Kvalue1programs
  • Community Volunteer Income Tax Program

All grants from Canada Revenue Agency

Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario1agreements$5.2Kvalue1programs

Years

20265agreements$335Kvalue4programs
  • General Class Grants and Contributions Program
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada
20259agreements$3.4Mvalue7programs
  • General Class Grants and Contributions Program
  • Canada Cultural Spaces Fund - Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
  • The Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund Program
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Community Historical Anniversaries Programming
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
20244agreements$78.6Kvalue3programs
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
  • General Class Grants and Contributions Program
20236agreements$96.2Kvalue5programs
  • Museums Assistance Program - Indigenous Heritage
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada
  • Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
20224agreements$51.9Kvalue4programs
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
  • Celebrate Canada
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada
  • Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
20213agreements$406Kvalue3programs
  • Northern Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (NICFI)
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Supporting workers - Live events and arts sector
  • Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
20204agreements$127Kvalue4programs
  • Museum Assistance Program (MAP) - Indigenous Heritage
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!
  • Northern Ontario Development Program - 2011
20193agreements$35.0Kvalue3programs
  • Local Food Infrastructure Fund
  • Celebration, Commemoration and Learning
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
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20183agreements$34.8Kvalue2programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • General Class Contribution Program
20171agreements$160Kvalue0programs
    20151agreements$2.0Kvalue0programs
      20091agreements$30.0Kvalue1programs
      • FedNor

      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.