Ex gratia payments

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This statement provides, by ministry and by department and agencies, details for all ex gratia payments of $100 or over. Payments of less than $100 are reported as one amount at the end of each department and agency, together with the total number of such payments. For the purposes of this statement, an ex gratia payment is a discretionary payment, made as an act of benevolence in the public interest, free of any legal obligation, whether or not any value or service has been received. Where the situation warrants non-disclosure, the recipient's name may be withheld from publication.

Table 1:Ex gratia payments
(in dollars)
Description and payee Amount
Canadian Heritage
Department of Canadian Heritage
Legacy gift to pay tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Rideau Hall Foundation 20,000,000
Legacy gift to the Aboriginal Sport Circle of the Northwest Territories as part of the 2022 Royal Tour
Aboriginal Sport Circle of the Northwest Territories 15,000
Total 20,015,000
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
One-time payment related to treaty land entitlement
Barren Lands First Nation 1,000,000
Brokenhead Ojibway Nation 1,000,000
Buffalo Point First Nation 1,000,000
Bunibonibee Cree Nation 1,000,000
God's Lake First Nation 1,000,000
Manto Sipi Cree Nation 1,000,000
Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation 1,000,000
Northlands Denesuline First Nation 1,000,000
Norway House Cree Nation 1,000,000
Opaskwayak Cree Nation 1,000,000
Rolling River First Nation 1,000,000
Sapotaweyak Cree Nation 1,000,000
War Lake First Nation 1,000,000
Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation 1,000,000
Subtotal 14,000,000
Canadian High Arctic Research Station
Honorarium
Agligoetok T 1,000
Angohiatok G 350
Attagutsiak A 300
Kakolak E 100
Lyall S 1,000
Subtotal 2,750
Total 14,002,750
Economic development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Payment under $100 20
Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion
Department of Employment and Social Development
Donation in honor of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall's Royal Tour of Canada
Start2Finish Canada 15,000
Reimbursement to client due to mail incident
Mott G 123
Total 15,123
Environment and Climate Change
Department of the Environment
Official donations on behalf of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to mark the end to a successful Royal Tour of Canada
Conservation Corps Newfoundland and Labrador 15,000
Parks Canada Agency
Buyout of backcountry operators to facilitate caribou conservation activities
Tonquin Valley Adventures Ltd. 409,300
Tonquin Valley Pack and Ski Trips 409,297
Subtotal 818,597
Payments subject to publication exemption
Name withheld 2,325
Total 835,922
Finance
Department of Finance
2021 Net Profits Interest and Incidental Net Profits Interest Net Revenues from the Hibernia offshore oil project
Province of Newfoundland and Labrador 191,585,622
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Honorarium to Indigenous Elder
Richer D 1,200
Total 191,586,822
Global Affairs
Payments subject to publication exemption
Names withheld (6) 31,125
Health
Payments subject to publication exemption
Names withheld (3) 750,000
Indigenous Services
Department of Indigenous Services
Compensation for recovery costs incurred due to a wildfire
TI'etinqox First Nation 452,343
National Defence
Department of National Defence
Claim for guest of Canadian Armed Forces member for travel to Canadian Armed Forces Recognition Program
Côté C 419
Harel P 2,274
Sandilands J 986
Taylor V 846
White E 242
Compensation for legal costs
Langlois Lawyers LLP 146,347
Compensation for personal injuries
Thomson R 46,621
Subtotal 197,735
Payments subject to publication exemption
Names withheld (3) 36,012
Total 233,747
Natural Resources
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Payments under $100 (9) 40
Payments subject to publication exemption
Names withheld (669) 10,091,562
Total 10,091,602
Office of the Governor General's Secretary
Office of the Governor General's Secretary
Honorarium
Evic-Carleton R 300
Privy Council
Privy Council Office
Payment for roundtable panelist at the Joint Public Inquiry into the Nova Scotia April 2020 Tragedy
Duhaney P 200
MacLean L 200
Whitman L 200
Zellars R 200
Subtotal 800
Payments subject to publication exemption
Name withheld 1,179
Total 1,979
Public Safety
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Compensation to the City of Windsor for costs related to the 2022 illegal blockade at the Ambassador Bridge
City of Windsor 6,094,915
Payment to United Way Northwest Territories to mark the royal tour of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
United Way Northwest Territories 25,000
Subtotal 6,119,915
Canada Border Services Agency
Compensation for loss of labour
Murphy D 242
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Payment under $100 66
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Compensation for property damage
Hatami N 3,000
H Coyne and Sons LTD 3,770
Norman N 300
Reimbursement of costs and loss of income
Notte M 300
Sitwell A 300
Subtotal 7,670
Payments subject to publication exemption
Name withheld 1,048
Total 6,128,941
Total 244,145,674

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