Harvesters Support Grant
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What is the grant?
The Harvesters Support Grant is a new addition to the Nutrition North Canada program. It was developed in direct collaboration with Indigenous partners to increase their access to traditional foods by reducing the high costs associated with traditional hunting and harvesting. The grant supports the complete range of harvesting activities and traditions, from community decision making to ceremony and celebration of the harvest. It respects the inherent hunting and harvesting rights of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
It provides $40 million over 5 years, and $8 million per year ongoing, to Indigenous governments and organizations representing eligible Nutrition North Canada communities.
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How does the grant work?
The Harvesters Support Grant relies on a distinctions-based design to maximize Indigenous control and decision-making. Because each community has unique harvesting needs and priorities, dedicated grant agreements have been developed to ensure that Indigenous governments and organizations can decide how best to support their own communities. The grant is supporting a wide range of harvesting activities such as:
- transportation and related capital investments
- maintenance of equipment
- harvesting equipment
- temporary shelter and outdoor clothing
- safety and rescue equipment
- training, certification and education
- traditional knowledge, practices and techniques
- processing, food preparation and storage such as community freezers
- maintenance of harvesting sites
- innovation in harvesting
- community, research, culture, and food sharing initiatives
There are 2 funding streams:
Stream 1: Land claim organization and self-government stream
For communities with settled land claims, grant funding is being provided to land claim organizations. These organizations will decide how the grant is spent and how harvesting support programs are administered.
Stream 2: Communities stream
For communities without a settled land claim, an Indigenous organization representing the community will receive and administer the grant. With input from community leaders, the organization will develop the program within their region.
Who is eligible?
To be eligible for the Harvesters Support Grant, a community must:
- lack year-round surface transportation (no permanent road, rail or marine access)
- be reliant on air transportation for more than 8 months each year
- meet the territorial or provincial definition of a northern community
- have an airport, post office, or grocery store
- have a year-round population according to the national census
Eight communities eligible for the retail subsidy are not reliant on air transportation for more than 8 months each year, and are not eligible for the Harvesters Support Grant as a result. These communities are all on the Quebec North Shore:
- Pakuashipi
- La Tabatiere
- Mutton Bay
- Tête-à-la-Baleine
- Harrington Harbour
- Chevery
- La Romaine
- Port Menier
Recipient organizations
Community | Recipient organization | Province or territory |
---|---|---|
Aklavik | Inuvialuit Regional Corporation | Northwest Territories |
Akulivik | Makivik Corporation | Quebec |
Angling Lake | Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board | Ontario |
Arctic Bay | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Arviat | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Attawapiskat | Mushkegowuk Council | Ontario |
Aupaluk | Makivik Corporation | Quebec |
Baker Lake | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Bearskin Lake | Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board | Ontario |
Big Trout Lake | Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board | Ontario |
Black Tickle | Nunatukavut Community Council | Newfound land and Labrador |
Brochet | Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak | Manitoba |
Cambridge Bay | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Cape Dorset | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Cat Lake | Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board | Ontario |
Chesterfield Inlet | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Clyde River | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Colville Lake | Sahtu Dene Council | Northwest Territories |
Coral Harbour | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Deer Lake | Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board | Ontario |
Deline | Sahtu Dene Council | Northwest Territories |
Eabametoong First Nation (Fort Hope) | Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment and Training Services | Ontario |
Favourable Lake (Sandy Lake) | Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board | Ontario |
Fond-du-Lac | Prince Albert Grand Council | Saskatchewan |
Fort Albany | Mushkegowuk Council | Ontario |
Fort Chipewyan | Pending | Alberta |
Fort Good Hope | Sahtu Dene Council | Northwest Territories |
Fort Severn | Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board | Ontario |
Gametì (Rae Lakes) | Tłı̨chǫ Government | Northwest Territories |
Gjoa Haven | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Gods Lake Narrows | Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak | Manitoba |
Gods River | Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak | Manitoba |
Granville Lake | Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak | Manitoba |
Grise Fiord | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Hall Beach | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Hopedale | Nunatsiavut Government | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Igloolik | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Inukjuak | Makivik Corporation | Quebec |
Iqaluit | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Island Lake (Garden Hill) | Four Arrows Regional Health Authority | Manitoba |
Ivujivik | Makivik Corporation | Quebec |
Kangiqsualujjuaq | Makivik Corporation | Quebec |
Kangiqsujuaq | Makivik Corporation | Quebec |
Kangirsuk | Makivik Corporation | Quebec |
Kasabonika | Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board | Ontario |
Kashechewan | Mushkegowuk Council | Ontario |
Keewaywin | Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board | Ontario |
Kimmirut | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Kingfisher Lake | Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board | Ontario |
Kugaaruk | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Kugluktuk | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Kuujjuaq | Makivik Corporation | Quebec |
Kuujjuarapik | Makivik Corporation | Quebec |
Lac Brochet | Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak | Manitoba |
Lansdowne House | Pending | Ontario |
Little Grand Rapids | South East Resource Development Corporation | Manitoba |
Lutsel K'e | Łutsel K'e Dene First Nation | Northwest Territories |
Makkovik | Nunatsiavut Government | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Marten Falls First Nation | Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment and Training Services | Ontario |
Muskrat Dam | Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board | Ontario |
Nain | Nunatsiavut Government | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Natuashish | Pending | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Naujaat (Repulse Bay) | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Negginan (Poplar River) | South East Resource Development Corporation | Manitoba |
Neskantaga First Nation (Landsdowne House) | Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment and Training Services | Ontario |
Nibinamik First Nation (Summer Beaver) | Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment and Training Services | Ontario |
Norman Wells | Sahtu Dene Council | Northwest Territories |
North Spirit Lake | Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board | Ontario |
Ogoki | Pending | Ontario |
Old Crow | Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation | Yukon |
Oxford House | Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak | Manitoba |
Pangnirtung | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Pauingassi | South East Resource Development Corporation | Manitoba |
Paulatuk | Inuvialuit Regional Corporation | Northwest Territories |
Peawanuck | Mushkegowuk Council | Ontario |
Pikangikum | Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board | Ontario |
Pond Inlet | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Poplar Hill | Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board | Ontario |
Postville | Nunatsiavut Government | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Puvirnituq | Makivik Corporation | Quebec |
Qikiqtarjuaq | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Quaqtaq | Makivik Corporation | Quebec |
Rankin Inlet | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Red Sucker Lake | Four Arrows Regional Health Authority | Manitoba |
Resolute | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Rigolet | Nunatsiavut Government | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Sachigo Lake | Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board | Ontario |
Sachs Harbour | Inuvialuit Regional Corporation | Northwest Territories |
Salluit | Makivik Corporation | Quebec |
Sambaa K'e | Samba'a K'e First Nation | Northwest Territories |
Sanikiluaq | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Shamattawa | Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak | Manitoba |
St. Theresa Point | Four Arrows Regional Health Authority | Manitoba |
Summer Beaver | Pending | Ontario |
Tadoule Lake | Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak | Manitoba |
Taloyoak | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Tasiujaq | Makivik Corporation | Quebec |
Tulita | Sahtu Dene Council | Northwest Territories |
Ulukhaktok (Holman) | Inuvialuit Regional Corporation | Northwest Territories |
Umiujaq | Makivik Corporation | Quebec |
Uranium City | Prince Albert Grand Council | Saskatchewan |
Waasagomach | Four Arrows Regional Health Authority | Manitoba |
Wawakapewin | Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board | Ontario |
Weagamow Lake | Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board | Ontario |
Webequie | Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment and Training Services | Ontario |
Wekweètì (Snare Lake) | Tłı̨chǫ Government | Northwest Territories |
Wha Ti | Tłı̨chǫ Government | Northwest Territories |
Whale Cove | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | Nunavut |
Wollaston Lake | Prince Albert Grand Council | Saskatchewan |
Wunnummin Lake | Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board | Ontario |
York Landing | Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak | Manitoba |
Additional recipient organizations serving communities marked "pending" are in the process of submitting proposals.
Funding per organization
The organizations shown below are recipients that registered beginning in 2020 fiscal year. Funding has been set aside for all eligible communities, with an understanding some proposals are pending and some may be modified.
Stream 1: Land claim organization and self-government recipient organizations
Tlicho Government
Length of agreement: 5 years
Total funding: $503,995
Sahtu Secretariat Inc.
Length of agreement: 5 years
Total funding: $772,485
Vuntut Gwitchin (Old Crow)
Length of agreement: 5 years
Total funding: $277,275
Nunatukavut Community Council
Length of agreement: 4 years
Total funding: $112,000
Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
Length of agreement: 5 years
Total funding: $3,435,000
Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated
Length of agreement: 5 years
Total funding: $14,885,000
Makivik Corporation
Length of agreement: 5 years
Total funding: $7,156,250
Nunatsiavut Government
Length of agreement: 5 years
Total funding: $3,148,750
Stream 2: Communities stream recipient organizations
Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board
Length of agreement: 3 years
Total funding: $1,943,906
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak
Length of agreement: 3 years
Total funding: $1,056,983
Four Arrows Regional Health Authority
Length of agreement: 1 year
Total funding: $200,940
Southeast Resource Development Council Corporation
Length of agreement: 3 years
Total funding: $414,070
Mushkegowuk Tribal Council
Length of agreement: 3 years
Total funding: $569,873
Sambaa K'e First Nation (Trout Lake)
Length of agreement: 3 years
Total funding: $126,197
Lutsel K'e First Nation
Length of agreement: 3 years
Total funding: $ 126,197
Prince Albert Grand Council
Length of agreement: 3 years
Total funding: $241,498
Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen
Employment and Training Services
Length of the Agreement: 3 years
Total funding: $629,871
Contact information
If you live in an eligible community, the best way to learn more is to contact your local community leadership.
- If your community does not have a settled land claim or self-government agreement, contact your local band council or other leadership office
- If your community has a settled land claim or self-government agreement, you can contact hunters and trappers organizations, land claim organizations or regional governments directly
For other questions about the Harvesters Support Grant, email aadnc.nutritionnordcanada-nutritionnorthcanada.aandc@canada.ca.