The Indigenous Habitat Participation Program (IHPP) provides both grant and contribution funding for work related to capacity-building, engagement, and collaboration. Funding is provided in three areas:
- Engagement funding to support Indigenous peoples in providing input to the implementation of the fish and fish habitat protection provisions of the amended Fisheries Act. This includes engagement on:
- developing new policies
- making regulations
- Funding for collaborative activities to ensure Indigenous peoples can partner with Fisheries and Oceans Canada on fish and fish habitat conservation and protection activities related to:
- planning
- protection
- monitoring
- conservation
- data collection
- Funding for capacity building to support (priority given to projects in inland areas):
- establishing organizational structures
- coordinating and managing activities across multiple communities or groups
- increasing access to training and skills development programs for Indigenous peoples
