DATA · IRPT
Indigenous Resource Payment Tracker
Discover billions of dollars of payments made to Indigenous governments for the development and extraction of natural resources in Canada.
$4.2B
in tracked payments to Indigenous governments
2017
coverage from the start of ESTMA reporting
1,000+
ESTMA reports in one database
WHAT'S INSIDE
Every reported payment, standardized and sourced.
The IRPT aggregates payments reported under Canada's Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA) from resource companies to Indigenous governments since 2017.
Comprehensive coverage
Every ESTMA-reported payment to Indigenous entities since reporting began in 2017.
Source reports
Every payment links to its original ESTMA report for verification.
Maps and dashboards
High-level trends, payment maps and filters across nine dimensions.
Detailed records
Year, payer, payee, payment type, category, commodity, known project and notes.
Standardized names
Payees mapped to consistent Indigenous entity names for clean analysis.
Annual updates
Refreshed each year as companies file their ESTMA disclosures.
HOW IT'S USED
See payment flows and track relationships.
Industry
See payments made from comparable projects.
Investors & lenders
Track company–community relationships.
Indigenous orgs
See what neighbouring Nations receive and from whom.
Policy makers
Measure resource revenue flowing to Indigenous governments.
Related insights
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Resource Payments to Indigenous Governments 2026 Report
Explore the relationships between Indigenous governments and natural resource companies for the commercial development of oil, gas, and mineral resources across Canada. See trends and analysis across $4.2 billion in reported payments.