Foster Care

Daily Foster Care and Subsidized Adoption Rate

Effective March 1, 2024

 

Foster care rates vary from community to community, based on the Community Price Index.

  Daily Foster Care Rate Subsidized Adoption Rate
(90% of Foster Care Rate)
Basic Maintenance Rate
Beaufort Delta Aklavik $53 $48
Fort McPherson $54 $48
Inuvik $52 $47
Paulatuk $62 $55
Sachs Harbour $65 $58
Tsiigehtchic $60 $54
Tuktoyaktuk $52 $47
Ulukhatok $59 $53
Sahtu Colville Lake $60 $54
Délı̨nę $56 $51
Fort Good Hope $60 $54
Norman Wells $56 $50
Tulita $57 $52
Yellowknife Dettah $33 $30
Yellowknife $33 $30
Fort Resolution $48 $43
Ndilǫ $33 $30
Łutselk’e $56 $50
Fort Smith Fort Smith $39 $35
Hay River Hay River $41 $37
Enterprise $41 $37
Dehcho Fort Liard $48 $43
Fort Providence $43 $38
Fort Simpson $49 $44
Kakisa $49 $44
K’atl’odeeche First Nation $40 $36
Jean Marie River $49 $44
Nahanni Butte $56 $50
Sambaa K’e $56 $50
Wrigley $59 $53
Tłı̨chǫ Behchokǫ̀ $47 $43
Gamètì $48 $43
Wekweètì $46 $42
Whatì $48 $43
Age of Child Rate
Age Group 1 (Age 0 - 5) $6 $5.40
Age Group 2 (Age 6 - 12) $5 $4.50
Age Group 3 (Age 13 - 18) $7 $6.30
Specialized Needs Rate
Age 0-18 $0.86 $0.77