Funding for First Nations with claims at the Specific Claims Tribunal of Canada │Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

All funding support will be provided based on an approved descriptive budget submitted by the eligible recipient. All eligible expenses should be reasonable and consistent with activities required to comply with the rules of practice and procedure of the tribunal.

Examples of eligible expenses include, but are not limited to the following:

• attending tribunal proceedings such as:
  • case management conferences
  • pre-hearing conferences
  • hearings
  • oral examinations
• legal expenses relating to tribunal proceedings such as:
  • case management conferences
  • pre-hearing conferences
  • hearings
  • oral examinations
  • preparation of witnesses
  • preparation and review of documentation
• expenses relating to witnesses and interpreters who attend tribunal proceedings such as:
  • case management conferences
  • pre-hearing conferences
  • hearings
  • oral examinations

A First Nation may apply for contribution funding to cover eligible expenses listed above more than once, if it is deemed required by the tribunal. For example, there may be multiple case management conferences required so the First Nation can apply for the expenses for each case management conference.