The government has revised its list of First Nations that have not complied with new transparency rules that require them to post their financial statements online for the last fiscal year, leaving the names of 52 bands on its website after initially publishing 55.

The names of Taykwa Tagamou Nation and Neskantaga First Nation in Ontario, as well as Red Earth Band in Saskatchewan no longer appear on the Aboriginal Affairs website.

Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt said in a statement that 529 out of 582 First Nations — over 90 per cent —​ have met the new requirements, appearing to leave 53 that are not in compliance.

I have directed that the sanctions not target essential services that support band members - Bernard Valcourt, aboriginal affairs minister

But the Aboriginal Affairs website lists 52 bands — not 53.

Valcourt said that Kashechewan First Nation has been given more time to submit their financial documents due to a flood.

"Due to extenuating circumstances, action against one First Nation will be postponed so that it may submit its documents at a later date."

In a letter obtained by CBC News and sent by Aboriginal Affairs, the government said it would consider cutting funding to essential services beginning Dec. 12.

But in his statement today, the minister said the government would only consider cutting new or existing funding to "non-essential" programs.

"I have directed that the sanctions not target essential services that support band members," Valcourt said in a written statement Thursday afternoon.

​The bulk of the bands which are listed as having not complied — 36 First Nations — are in the western provinces of British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Ten are in Ontario, three in Alberta, and one each in Quebec, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories.

Chief Wallace Fox from the Onion Lake Cree Nation, which appears on the list, announced on Wednesday his band is taking the government to court over the new law.

The 52 First Nations on the government's revised list are:

Quebec

Algonquins of Barriere Lake

Ontario

Bearskin Lake First Nation

Chapleau Ojibway First Nation

Fort Severn First Nation

Ginoogaming First Nation

Gull Bay First Nation

Kashechewan First Nation

Wabauskang First Nation

Wahta Mohawks

Weenusk First Nation

Whitesand First Nation

Manitoba

Bunibonibee Cree Nation

Dakota Tipi Band

Ebb And Flow Band

Fox Lake Band

Hollow Water Band

Lake St Martin

Little Saskatchewan Band

Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation

Northlands Band

Norway House Cree Nation

Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation Government

Shamattawa First Nation

Wasagamack First Nation

Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation

York Factory First Nation

Saskatchewan

Cowessess Band

English River First Nation Band

Fishing Lake First Nation Band

Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation

Ochapowace Band

Onion Lake Cree Nation

Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation

Poundmaker Band

Thunderchild

Alberta

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation

Cold Lake First Nations Band

Sawridge Band

British Columbia

Boston Bar First Nation

Chawathil Indian Band

Gitxaala Nation

High Bar Indian Band

New Westminster Indian Band

Oregon Jack Creek Indian Band

Peters Indian Band

Popkum Indian Band

Semiahmoo Indian Band

Skatin Nations

Takla Lake First Nation

Tl'etinqox Government

Yukon

Liard First Nation

Northwest Territories