Deadline: 4-Jul-25
The Estates Management Funding Program provides funding to support capacity-building for estate planning and administration for First Nations.
The Estates Management Funding Program provides financial resources to eligible communities and organizations for estate planning, management and administration related work, including work to support the impact of settlement agreements on minor, dependent adult and decedent estates.
Indigenous Services Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada recognize the importance of estate planning, management and administration and they are committed to supporting:
- the development of estate administration capacity
- access to estate management resources
- Indigenous management of estate services
Goals
- Most initiatives can be funded as long as they support at least one of these goals:
- Developing Indigenous governance capacity for the management of estates
- Exploring, developing or advancing alternative management frameworks for the management of estates
- Designing tools to provide information and training about estate management, being a property guardian, estate planning and substitute decision making planning
- Training family members or First Nations on how to be a property guardian
- Increasing the number of wills written by First Nations and Inuit persons
- Developing or disseminating tools that will increase awareness and capacity around the management of estates at the individual or institutional level
- Hosting workshops or information sessions on estate planning and how to complete estate forms and submit settlement agreement claim forms
- Increasing support for Indigenous communities affected by settlement agreements that impact the estates of deceased persons or the surviving heirs of estates
- Developing community capacity to better support Indigenous dependent adults living on a reserve
- Increasing support for Indigenous dependent adults to better access claims applications for settlement agreements for which they may be eligible
- Providing support services for Indigenous dependent adults
Funding Information
- Applications for funding must fall into one of the following funding levels:
- Up to $50,000
- Small-scale community projects such as trainings, workshops, local initiatives, etc.
- Up to $150,000
- Larger community projects or initiatives requiring broader financial support such as multi-community initiatives
- Up to $50,000
Eligibility Criteria
- The Estates Management Funding Program is open to any community or organization interested in advancing Indigenous estate governance capacity. Priority will be given to Indigenous entities.
Ineligible Expenses
- Meals, catering
- Incidentals
- Prizes
- Gifts
For more information, visit Government of Canada.