ROSS RIVER DENA COUNCIL: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Ross River, YT · grants and contributions register · Yukon

ROSS RIVER DENA COUNCIL: federal grants and contributions: 22 agreements; $8.2M value; 9 departments; 13 programs.

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22agreements
$8.2Mvalue
9departments
13programs

Largest agreements

Voices of the Land: Kaska Stories Through Film$1.8Mvalue2025start2030end

Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures
Exploring a Potential National Park Reserve in the Ross River Area.$1.5Mvalue2025start2026end

This contribution supports the Ross River Dena Council’s participation in a process to understand and delineate areas in the Ross River area that warrant protection or conservation, and to assess the suitability and feasibility of Crown tools, including a national park reserve, within these areas.

Kaska Language Revitalization - RRDC$1.1Mvalue2021start2024end

Aboriginal Peoples' Program

2627-HQ-000043$921Kvalue2026start2027end

To strengthen responses to drug and substance use issues in Canada.

  • Health Canada
  • Substance Use and Addictions Program - Emergency Treatment Fund
RRDC Language Revitalization Project$729Kvalue2018start2020end

Aboriginal Peoples' Program

Regional Retail Infrastructure Renewal - Ross River$660Kvalue2025start2027end

Ross River Dena Council (RRDC) will complete detailed architectural and engineering design, for the eventual construction of a modernized general store in Ross River.

Core Economic Development Funding$450Kvalue2025start2030end

Core Economic Development Funding

Ross River Community Justice Program$249Kvalue2021start2027end

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

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Ross River Communtiy Justice Program$177Kvalue2017start2022end

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

Agreement$150Kvalue2019start–end

The Ross River Dena Council will acquire support from the Yukon Government for a delineated Indigenous and Protected Conserved Area.

Voices of the Land: Kaska Stories Through Film$149Kvalue2025start2030end

Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures
Agreement$75.0Kvalue2017start–end
1718-NR-000002$58.3Kvalue2017start2019end

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

Agreement$51.8Kvalue2014start–end
Ross River Dene Council IELCC- Emergency COVID-19 Response Fund-2020$42.1Kvalue2020start2023end

This will be accomplished in the following ways: .• Through partnership and joint management of distinctions based investments that will enhance and expand Indigenous ELCC, and support the transfer of ELCC to Indigenous organizations; .• Strengthening foundational supports for Indigenous ELCC through, for example, Indigenous led quality improvement projects; and .• Adapting and improving existing federal programs to be more flexible, adaptable and horizontal across federal departments as a first step prior to transferring control, so that programs cohesively support the goals of the Framework

Agreement$40.0Kvalue2019start–end

An Indigenous Protected Area in the Ross River Dena Territory in the Yukon

Engaging Ross River Dena Council citizens on the exploration of a potential national park reserve in the Ross River area.$25.0Kvalue2024start2024end

This contribution supports Ross River Dena Council in engaging community members in exploring the possibility of a national park reserve via a Feasibility Assessment in the Ross River area.

New Horizons for Seniors Program$24.9Kvalue2019start2020end

N/A

Supporting Seniors in Ross River$21.4Kvalue2026start2027end

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. .

Kaska Hand Games Celebration for National Indigenous Peoples Day$10.0Kvalue2026start2026end

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!

AFS2021-SYR-2156-0 Ross River Dena Council$6.0Kvalue2021start2022end

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.

Reclaim and Reconnect$5.0Kvalue2025start2025end

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada

Departments

Canadian Heritage8agreements$3.9Mvalue4programs
  • Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures
  • Aboriginal Peoples' Program
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada

All grants from Canadian Heritage

Parks Canada2agreements$1.5Mvalue1programs
  • General Class Grants and Contributions Program

All grants from Parks Canada

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency2agreements$1.1Mvalue2programs
  • IDEANorth
  • Community Readiness Opportunities Planning

All grants from Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Health Canada1agreements$921Kvalue1programs
  • Substance Use and Addictions Program - Emergency Treatment Fund

All grants from Health Canada

Department of Justice Canada2agreements$427Kvalue1programs
Environment and Climate Change Canada2agreements$190Kvalue0programs
Employment and Social Development Canada3agreements$88.4Kvalue2programs
  • New Horizons for Seniors Program
  • IELCC - First Nations

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada1agreements$58.3Kvalue1programs
Fisheries and Oceans Canada1agreements$6.0Kvalue1programs
  • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)

All grants from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Years

20263agreements$952Kvalue3programs
  • Substance Use and Addictions Program - Emergency Treatment Fund
  • New Horizons for Seniors Program
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!
20256agreements$4.5Mvalue5programs
  • Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures
  • General Class Grants and Contributions Program
  • IDEANorth
  • Community Readiness Opportunities Planning
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada
20241agreements$25.0Kvalue1programs
  • General Class Grants and Contributions Program
20213agreements$1.3Mvalue3programs
  • Aboriginal Peoples' Program
  • Indigenous Justice Program
  • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
20201agreements$42.1Kvalue1programs
  • IELCC - First Nations
20193agreements$215Kvalue1programs
  • New Horizons for Seniors Program
20181agreements$729Kvalue1programs
  • Aboriginal Peoples' Program
20173agreements$311Kvalue2programs
  • Indigenous Justice Program
  • FNIHB - Primary Care
20141agreements$51.8Kvalue0programs

    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.