How much the provincial and federal governments pay to First Nations governments and Indigenous organizations in BC, what the money is for, the agreements the province has signed with First Nations, and how funding compares across regions and between nations of different sizes. Amounts are adjusted for inflation to 2026 dollars, and every figure comes from public accounts, the Indian Register and the province's own listings.
Provincial payments of $25,000 or more and federal payments of $100,000 or more, by fiscal year. Federal figures start in 2013/14.
Each agreement counted once, however many nations signed it. Renewals count as new agreements; amendments are not counted. 2026 is a partial year.
These options apply to the region, nation size and nation sections below.
Nations grouped by registered population. The bar is the typical (median) nation in each group.
Each nation's yearly average for 2020/21 to 2024/25. Click a column heading to sort. To see a nation's payments year by year, pick it from the menu under the table or click its row.
Federal figures start in 2013/14, the first year the federal Public Accounts list payments by recipient in a form this page can read. Federal payments before then aren't shown, not zero.
Data last checked .