Williams Lake First Nation: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Williams Lake, BC · grants and contributions register · Cariboo–Prince George

Williams Lake First Nation: federal grants and contributions: 37 agreements; $71.4M value; 12 departments; 18 programs.

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37agreements
$71.4Mvalue
12departments
18programs

Largest agreements

1920-BC-000001$67.4Mvalue2019start2029end

P058333

  • Indigenous Services Canada
  • CIRNAC - Resolution, CIRNAC - Treaties and Aboriginal Government, Child and Family Services, Community Infrastructure, Economic Development, Education, Governance, Land Management, NFR - Grant, Other Program Reporting, Social Development
Agreement$660Kvalue2023start–end

Williams Lake First Nation Grassland Habitat Restoration

Williams Lake AFS2025-MLT-2534-0$428Kvalue2025start2030end

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.

WILLIAMS LAKE FIRST NATION ECOSYSTEM REVITALIZATION PROJECT$378Kvalue2023start2025end

The objective of this project is to enhance Indigenous participation in the natural resource economy, and support governance, and First Nation, government, and/or industry engagement.

Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)$356Kvalue2023start2025end

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$300Kvalue2022start–end

Williams Lake First Nation Cumulative Effects Stewardship Initiative

Fox Mountain/Sugarcane Wildfire Plant$244Kvalue2022start2023end

This project advances the Government of Canada commitment to plant an additional two billion new trees over the next 10 years as part of a broader approach to nature-based climate solutions.

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.

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WILLIAMS LAKE FIRST NATION TERRESTRIAL CUMULATIVE EFFECTS INITIATIVE$200Kvalue2020start2022end

To facilitate Indigenous participation in dialogues, increase cumulative effects knowledge and support improved understanding of impacts of resource development.

SSDIC S2 26-28 SWLFN$160Kvalue2026start2028end

Sport Support Program - Other Supporting Initiatives

Grants and contributions in support of Indigenous Peoples’ and stakeholder participation in CER activities, including adjudication, engagement, and safety and environmental oversight.$140Kvalue2024start–end

Participant funding to participate in the Commission's hearing process and CER-led Crown Consultation activities for the Sunrise Expansion Program

  • Canada Energy Regulator
  • Grants and contributions in support of Indigenous Peoples’ and stakeholder participation in CER activities, including adjudication, engagement, and safety and environmental oversight.
Indigenous Economic Participation in Trans Mountain - Participant Funding Program Contribution Agreement$100Kvalue2025start2026end

The Recipient will participate in activities directly related and attributable to participation in Finance Canada’s engagement process on Indigenous economic participation in Trans Mountain to benefit their communities. It is expected that the Indigenous Participant Funding Program will help to support the meaningful participation of Indigenous groups in initiatives related to the future divestment of Trans Mountain, led by Finance Canada or within the Minister of Finance’s purview.

WILLIAMS LAKE FIRST NATION Aquatic Habitat Restoration Fund Capacity Funding$100Kvalue2021start2022end

To facilitate Indigenous participation in dialogues, increase traditional knowledge and support improved understanding of impacts of resource development.

Aquatic Habitat Restoration Fund$86.2Kvalue2023start2025end

To support the restoration of valued marine and freshwater aquatic habitats, respond to fish habitat restoration priorities and contribute to the long-term sustainability of fish and fish habitat. In particular the program prioritizes projects proposed by Indigenous groups consulted in relation to the Trans Mountain Expansion project (TMX), in the Salish Sea area as well as along the Fraser river watershed and in-land freshwater area along the length of the TMX pipeline.

Agreement$60.0Kvalue2020start–end

Williams Lake Indian Band Guardian Program

Contribution Agreement to Provide Capacity Funding to Williams Lake First Nation$50.0Kvalue2020start2021end

The Recipient will engage in meaningful two-way dialogue regarding economic participation in the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, to benefit their communities. The following activities will be undertaken: participation in bilateral and/or multilateral meetings organized by Finance Canada, through methods including virtual and teleconference capacity, in-person, or written submissions. Participation includes, but is not limited to: gathering and representing the views of the Participant’s community members, acquiring external expertise (e.g., legal, financial, economic), preparing verbal and/

Sugarcane Active Community Planning$50.0Kvalue2025start2027end

This project includes the creation of a community-approved active transportation plan, comprehensive design documents for the construction of walking and biking trails, and a phased implementation strategy. Additionally, educational materials will be developed to promote the benefits of active transportation and engage our community members in this revitalization effort.

Agreement$50.0Kvalue2022start–end

Engagement on Protected and/or Conserved Areas in Williams Lake First Nation Territory

BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPACITY IN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE - PLANNING ACTIVITIES$50.0Kvalue2020start2021end

The objective of this Project is to advance Indigenous issues and priorities in environment, safety and/or socioeconomic imperatives, consistent with the Terms of Reference of the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.

  • Natural Resources Canada
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees for Energy Infrastructure Projects (Committees)
Building Community Capacity Needs to Advance Indigenous Issues in Emergency Management - Equipment Procurement$50.0Kvalue2021start2023end

The objective of this Project is to advance Indigenous issues and priorities in environment, safety and/or socioeconomic imperatives, consistent with the Terms of Reference of the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.

  • Natural Resources Canada
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees for Energy Infrastructure Projects (Committees)
Williams Lake First Nation$35.7Kvalue2022start2022end

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.

Williams Lake First Nation$34.7Kvalue2025start2025end

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.

WILLIAMS LAKE FIRST NATION$33.8Kvalue2024start2024end

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$32.8Kvalue2021start2022end

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.

Agreement$25.0Kvalue2022start–end

Williams Lake First Nation Grassland Habitat Restoration

Williams Lake First Nation: Record, Digitize, and Share Traditional Knowledge and Language$22.8Kvalue2021start2022end

Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) is in the process of cataloging and digitizing Traditional Knowledge from Elders within the community. Interviews conducted with Elders gather both Traditional Knowledge and Secwepemc language so that the cultural heritage can be digitized, stored and transferred to future generations. One of the long-term priorities of WLFN is to expand the Little Chiefs Primary School, currently grades kindergarten-grade 4 to K-12 and use the Traditional Knowledge and language gathered from Elders to inform a language immersion curriculum, ultimately maintaining the Secwepem

Williams Lake FN SATP2025-SYR-4014-0 AAROM$14.4Kvalue2025start2026end

Support Indigenous groups as they develop, grow and maintain aquatic resource and oceans management departments that can provide fisheries, habitat, science, and oceans related services along a watershed.

Policy Dialogue Program$12.0Kvalue2022start–end

Contribution as part of the Policy Dialogue Program to Williams Lake First Nation to assist in preparing for and engaging in participation activities associated with the ongoing Review of Legislative, Regulatory, and Policy Development Processes.

Rock Your Roots for Truth and Reconciliation$10.0Kvalue2023start2023end

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada

Walking Together: Truth & Reconciliation$7.0Kvalue2026start2026end

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada

Footprints on Our Hearts$6.7Kvalue2025start2025end

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada

Grants and contributions in support of Indigenous Peoples’ and stakeholder participation in CER activities, including adjudication, engagement, and safety and environmental oversight.$5.0Kvalue2024start–end

Participant funding grant to participate in CER-led early engagement activities for the Sunrise Expansion Program

  • Canada Energy Regulator
  • Grants and contributions in support of Indigenous Peoples’ and stakeholder participation in CER activities, including adjudication, engagement, and safety and environmental oversight.
Participant Funding Program$5.0Kvalue2022start–end

Grant as part of the Participant Funding Program to Williams Lake First Nation to assist in preparing for and engaging in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities associated with the assessment process for the Spanish Mountain Gold Project.

Participant Funding Program$5.0Kvalue2023start–end

Grant as part of the Participant Funding Program to Williams Lake First Nation to assist in preparing for and engaging in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities associated with the assessment process for the Spanish Mountain Gold Project.

The Community Volunteer Income Tax Grant$2.2Kvalue2023start2024end

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$2.1Kvalue2022start2023end

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$390value2024start2025end

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

Departments

Indigenous Services Canada1agreements$67.4Mvalue1programs
  • CIRNAC - Resolution, CIRNAC - Treaties and Aboriginal Government, Child and Family Services, Community Infrastructure, Economic Development, Education, Governance, Land Management, NFR - Grant, Other Program Reporting, Social Development

All grants from Indigenous Services Canada

Fisheries and Oceans Canada5agreements$1.1Mvalue3programs
  • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
  • Aquatic Habitat Restoration Fund
  • Aboriginal Aquatic Resource And Oceans Management Program (AAROM)

All grants from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Environment and Climate Change Canada5agreements$1.1Mvalue0programs
Natural Resources Canada6agreements$1.0Mvalue4programs
  • Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Participation in Dialogues
  • Contributions for 2 Billion Trees
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees for Energy Infrastructure Projects (Committees)

All grants from Natural Resources Canada

Canadian Heritage4agreements$184Kvalue2programs
  • Sport Support Program - Other Supporting Initiatives
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada

All grants from Canadian Heritage

Department of Finance Canada2agreements$150Kvalue1programs
  • Indigenous Participant Funding Program

All grants from Department of Finance Canada

Canada Energy Regulator2agreements$145Kvalue1programs
  • Grants and contributions in support of Indigenous Peoples’ and stakeholder participation in CER activities, including adjudication, engagement, and safety and environmental oversight.

All grants from Canada Energy Regulator

Employment and Social Development Canada4agreements$137Kvalue1programs
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Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities1agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
Library and Archives Canada1agreements$22.8Kvalue1programs
  • Documentary Heritage Communities Program

All grants from Library and Archives Canada

Impact Assessment Agency of Canada3agreements$22.0Kvalue2programs
  • Policy Dialogue Program
  • Participant Funding Program

All grants from Impact Assessment Agency of Canada

Canada Revenue Agency3agreements$4.7Kvalue1programs
  • Community Volunteer Income Tax Program

All grants from Canada Revenue Agency

Years

20262agreements$167Kvalue2programs
  • Sport Support Program - Other Supporting Initiatives
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada
20256agreements$634Kvalue6programs
  • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
  • Indigenous Participant Funding Program
  • Canada Public Transit Fund
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • Aboriginal Aquatic Resource And Oceans Management Program (AAROM)
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada
20245agreements$417Kvalue4programs
  • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
  • Grants and contributions in support of Indigenous Peoples’ and stakeholder participation in CER activities, including adjudication, engagement, and safety and environmental oversight.
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
20237agreements$1.5Mvalue6programs
  • Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships
  • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
  • Aquatic Habitat Restoration Fund
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada
  • Participant Funding Program
  • Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
20228agreements$674Kvalue5programs
  • Contributions for 2 Billion Trees
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • Policy Dialogue Program
  • Participant Funding Program
  • Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
20214agreements$206Kvalue4programs
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Participation in Dialogues
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees for Energy Infrastructure Projects (Committees)
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • Documentary Heritage Communities Program
20204agreements$360Kvalue3programs
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Participation in Dialogues
  • Indigenous Participant Funding Program
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees for Energy Infrastructure Projects (Committees)
20191agreements$67.4Mvalue1programs
  • CIRNAC - Resolution, CIRNAC - Treaties and Aboriginal Government, Child and Family Services, Community Infrastructure, Economic Development, Education, Governance, Land Management, NFR - Grant, Other Program Reporting, Social Development

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.