Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 18
Exploring Theme: "Govt. Commitment to Indig. Health"
Updates on this page: 78
(Filtered by Indigenous Group "Inuit")
April 18, 2024
Report says Winnipeg mobile overdose prevention site ‘surpassing all expectations’
A mobile overdose prevention site is shown in Winnipeg in this undated handout photo. A mobile overdose prevention site in Winnipeg has seen tens of thousands of visits from people looking to access services or use drugs in a safe setting Ѡmore than double what was initially anticipated, says a review of the site’s first...
April 16, 2024
New health clinic opens for Indigenous families in Montreal
Clinic is integrated within Native Montreal, a friendship centre CBC Indigenous: A new health clinic in Montreal aims to provide culturally safe care for Indigenous families living in the city. It’s a collaborative project launched by Native Montreal, a friendship centre, in partnership with the regional health authority. Philippe Meilleur, executive director of Native Montreal, said the...
March 25, 2024
Canada signs close to $256 million bilateral agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador to improve health care over three years
NationTalk: Health Canada – Canadians want and deserve a health care system that provides timely access to health services whenever and wherever they are needed. That is why the Government of Canada is investing close to $200 billion over 10 years to support the Working Together to Improve Health Care for Canadians plan. Today, the Honourable Mark...
February 15, 2024
More doctors, more nurses, shorter wait times in Manitoba
NationTalk: Together, the Government of Canada and the Government of Manitoba are working to bring the health care workers we need to the front lines so we can cut wait times and deliver the best possible care to Manitobans. Today, the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, alongside the Premier of Manitoba, Wab Kinew, announced over $633 million...
February 9, 2024
Cutting wait times, delivering better health care in Ontario
NationTalk: GREATER TORONTO AREA, ON – Universal public health care is a core part of what it means to be Canadian. It is the idea that no matter where you live or what you earn, you will always be able to get the care you need. Unfortunately, our health care system has not been living...
November 20, 2023
GN to pay thousands in bonuses to keep health-care workers
Nurses in Nunavut’s most remote communities to get $19,500 annual salary top-up Nunavut Health Minister John Main, NEU President Jason Rochon and Premier P.J. Akeeagok pose Nov. 10 after signing a memorandum of understanding between the union and the department of health. (File photo) NationTalk: Nunatsiaq News – The Government of Nunavut is offering thousands...
October 24, 2023
Statement from the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada on her annual report 2023: Creating the Conditions for Resilient Communities: A Public Health Approach to Emergencies
NationTalk: Public Health Agency of Canada – Today, my annual report on the state of public health in Canada, entitled Creating the Conditions for Resilient Communities: A Public Health Approach to Emergencies, was tabled in Parliament by the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health. In Canada and around the world, emergencies are occurring with increasing frequency and...
October 20, 2023
Government of Canada and partners invest more than $26 million to advance integrated health care in Canada
From: Canadian Institutes of Health Research NationTalk: Toronto, Ontario – Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Health research is vital for improving people’s health, advancing health equity, and strengthening Canada’s health care systems. This is especially true of implementation science: research that seeks to support the uptake of evidence-based solutions by policymakers and health care providers...
September 7, 2023
Government of Canada Improves Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
NationTalk: Everyone, regardless of their sexual or gender identity, should have access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and resources that are safe and stigma-free. However, experiences of discrimination within Canada’s health care system have and continue to make it more difficult for many members of marginalized groups to get the care they need....
August 18, 2023
New Indigenous health centre opens in Montreal
Need intensified following controversial death of Indigenous patient Joyce Echaquan. APTN News: A new Indigenous health centre has opened in Montreal, prompted, in part, by the controversial death of Joyce Echequan. Michelle Reis-Amores, executive director of Tiotihtià:ke (Mohawk for Montreal), said the project was a long time in coming. “There has been this dream to...
August 9, 2023
Government of Canada Strengthens Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Indigenous Communities
NationTalk: Health Canada – Everyone, regardless of their sexual or gender identity, has the right to be their authentic self, which includes having access to the care that they need to lead a happy and healthy life. This is especially true for Indigenous and racialized populations, and 2SLGBTQI+ communities, as the barriers they face are...
August 1, 2023
Calgary Indigenous healing lodge to offer programs to NWT residents
A photo shared to Facebook of the Sunrise Healing Lodge. Sunrise Healing Lodge Society/Facebook. NationTalk: CabinRadio – Northwest Territories residents wanting to attend an addictions treatment facility will now have access to Indigenous-based programming. The territorial government said Tuesday it is partnering with Sunrise Healing Lodge to expand treatment options available to residents. The Calgary-based...
July 20, 2023
Manitoba Government and Doctors Manitoba Reach Landmark Tentative Agreement
by ahnationtalk on July 20, 2023 July 20, 2023 Historic Investments to Retain and Recruit More Physicians: Stefanson The Manitoba government has reached a comprehensive tentative agreement with Doctors Manitoba for a new Physician Services Agreement, which features record overall funding increases of $268 million for physician services over four years, Premier Heather Stefanson announced today. “Our government...
July 19, 2023
Ontario Connecting Children and Youth to Care Close to Home
$330 million annual boost in spending expands pediatric services in communities across the province NationTalk: OTTAWA — The Ontario government is investing an additional $330 million each year in pediatric health services to connect children and youth to more convenient and high-quality care close to home at hospitals, clinics and community-based health care facilities across...
July 11, 2023
Provincial Government Releases Final Evaluation Report on Towards Recovery
NationTalk: The Department of Health and Community Services has released its final Towards Recovery Evaluation Report, providing details about the work undertaken to transform the provincial mental health and addictions system to one that is person centered, trauma informed and recovery focused. A broad collaboration of over 250 stakeholders from across the province Towards Recovery is...
July 4, 2023
Government of Canada announces mental health supports for Indigenous communities
NationTalk: Public Health Agency of Canada: Indigenous Peoples face multiple barriers in accessing adequate mental health and substance use care, primarily due to systemic racism stemming from colonial practices and policies like residential schooling. The Government of Canada is committed to addressing disparities across our universal healthcare system and ensuring that all Indigenous Peoples have...
June 28, 2023
Discharge planners and passionate advocates for Indigenous clients
“I vowed that no one under my caseload is going to have a “satisfactory” discharge plan. I will go to all lengths to ensure that there is a safe and exceptional discharge plan suitable to that patient’s and family’s needs.” Bev Swan, Discharge Planning Coordinator, Indigenous Health NationTalk: Shared Health Soins Commun – Bev Swan...
June 13, 2023
Northwest Territories’ Mental Health System Transformed Through Stepped Care 2.0
From Mental Health Commission of Canada and the Government of Northwest Territories and Stepped Care Solutions NationTalk: The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) government, in partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada and Stepped Care Solutions, is happy to announce a 79% reduction in average wait times for mental wellness counselling between 2020 and 2022, along with same-day...
June 9, 2023
Tabling of the cultural safety bill
by ahnationtalk on June 9, 2023 NationTalk: QUÉBEC CITY, QC – Minister Responsible for Relations with the First Nations and the Inuit Ian Lafrenière has tabled in the National Assembly a draft legislation to adopt the cultural safety approach in the health and social services network (HSSN). Bilateral consultation meetings with 14 Indigenous organizations that expressed their expectations...
June 5, 2023
Manitoba Government Invests $145 Million to Improve Access, Reliability of Health Services Across Manitoba’s North
New Clinic in The Pas, Regional Stakeholders Help to Determine Additional Capital Investments to Bring Care Closer to Home: Stefanson NationTalk: THE PAS—The Manitoba government will invest $145 million in improved health care for communities across northern Manitoba, enhancing primary care and chronic disease services and building up mental health and addictions treatment options that...
May 4, 2023
Ontario Connecting Indigenous Communities to More Mental Health and Addictions Support
NationTalk: $33 million provincial investment expanding access to programs and services for Indigenous peoples and their families MUNCEY — Ontario has invested nearly $33 million in 2022-23 into over 100 mental health and addictions supports and programs designed to meet the needs of Indigenous communities across the province. “For generations, Indigenous communities and elders have...
April 25, 2023
Manitoba Govt. Providing more than $2.1 Million to Support Indigenous-Led Mental Health and Addictions Programming through Indigenous Reconciliation Initiatives Fund
NationTalk: The Manitoba government is providing more than $2.1 million to support Indigenous-led mental health and wellness programming through the Indigenous Reconciliation Initiatives Fund, Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations Minister Eileen Clarke announced today. “This funding supplements existing emergency response efforts and will assist communities in providing Indigenous-led supports,” said Clarke. “I would like to...
April 25, 2023
Manitoba Government Providing more than $2.1 Million to Support Indigenous-Led Mental Health and Addictions Programming through Indigenous Reconciliation Initiatives Fund
NationTalk: The Manitoba government is providing more than $2.1 million to support Indigenous-led mental health and wellness programming through the Indigenous Reconciliation Initiatives Fund, Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations Minister Eileen Clarke announced today. “This funding supplements existing emergency response efforts and will assist communities in providing Indigenous-led supports,” said Clarke. “I would like to...
April 24, 2023
Drug to help prevent serious RSV illness in babies approved by Health Canada
By age 2, most babies in Canada get RSV, which can be mild or cause bronchiolitis and pneumonia CBC News: Canadian Press – Health Canada has approved a new antibody drug to help protect babies from serious illness caused by respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Nirsevimab, also known by its brand name Beyfortus, was authorized...
April 4, 2023
Pilot projects could pave way forward for Indigenous health care
Based on the principles of nationhood, individual Indigenous communities take the lead in determining how their communities will work with partners to address health care disparities. iPolitics: Four community-led pilot projects have seen significant improvements in health care for Indigenous communities across the country, supporters say, leading to a push for the government to address...
March 24, 2023
Joint message from Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed and Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu on World Tuberculosis Day
Indigenous Services Canada: Ottawa, Ontario — Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed and Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu issued the following statement today on World Tuberculosis Day 2023: “Tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks continue to be an unfortunate and unnecessary reality in Inuit Nunangat. TB disproportionately impacts Inuit communities throughout the country. The Government of Canada and...
March 22, 2023
The Society of Rural Physicians of Canada launches funding for training to improve health care access in rural settings
NationTalk: SHAWVILLE, QC – Equitable access to health care is a growing concern for rural, remote and Indigenous communities, and today the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) is addressing the issue with the launch of the National Advanced Skills and Training Program for Rural Practice. The goal of the program is to support...
March 17, 2023
Province fronts cash for Indigenous seniors’ homes
Healthy elders are the future, says Chief Arcand NationTalk: St. Albert Gazette – New funds in this year’s provincial budget for continuing care homes could help more elders live longer in their home communities, says the chief of Alexander First Nation. Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping and Indigenous Relations Minister Rick Wilson were at the...
March 2, 2023
Working in partnership to deliver high-quality health care for Indigenous Peoples
NationTalk: Indigenous Peoples face unique challenges when it comes to receiving the health care they deserve including, for example, a lack of family doctors and nurse practitioners in rural and remote communities. The Government of Canada is working with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis partners across the country to address gaps and systemic inequities in...
February 15, 2023
Indigenous patient advocates start work next week in the N.W.T.
Health minister also announces a new office of client experience CBC News: N.W.T. Health Minister Julie Green has announced that the Indigenous Patient Advocates program has launched. Green announced the program’s start in the legislature Tuesday and told members the program will help Indigenous residents and their families access cultural, spiritual, emotional and language supports. ...
January 10, 2023
Territorial Client and Family Engagement Plan
NationTalk: The Department of Health is developing a Territorial Client and Family Engagement Plan to offer community members an opportunity to provide input and feedback on healthcare services in Nunavut. This spring, the Department of Health will hold public consultations in several Nunavut communities to gather input and feedback from Inuit organizations, Elders, hamlets, community...
December 1, 2022
Province provides update on work addressing racism in B.C. health care
NationTalk: VICTORIA – The Ministry of Health has released a progress report on government’s steps to address Indigenous-specific racism in B.C.’s health-care system, as recommended in the In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in BC Health Care report. Government is committed to advancing reconciliation with Indigenous people. Eradicating Indigenous-specific racism in British Columbia...
November 29, 2022
NS Government: Province Seeks Feedback on Racism, Discrimination in Healthcare
NationTalk: The Province is asking diverse groups to share their experiences in order to improve Nova Scotia’s healthcare system. The Department of Health and Wellness and health system partners have launched an online survey to collect feedback from communities that might have experienced systemic racism and discrimination in the healthcare system. This includes Indigenous people,...
October 14, 2022
Ontario Announces Three New Northern Ontario Health Teams
NationTalk: TORONTO — The Ontario government, in partnership with Ontario Health, has approved three new Ontario Health Teams in Northern Ontario that will break down barriers in people’s health care to provide connected and more convenient care. “These three new Ontario Health Teams will improve the way people access health care by ensuring they can...
February 22, 2022
Establishment of the First Nations Health Ombudsperson’s office
Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) along with the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, announced today that the FSIN will be establishing the first ever First Nations Health Ombudsperson’s Office in the province of Saskatchewan. Indigenous Services Canada is providing $1.17 million to support this work. The First Nations...
October 29, 2021
$36M Investment in Mental Health and Addictions
Government of Ontario – The Ontario government is investing more than $36 million in community-led mental health and addictions supports in Indigenous communities across the province. This funding will help ensure culturally appropriate and trauma-informed supports are readily available for Indian residential school survivors and their families as well as Indigenous-led student, youth and gender-focused...
August 6, 2021
Addressing anti-Indigenous racism in health systems: Federal response
The Government of Canada’s response to the National Dialogues held in October 2020, January 2021 and June 2021. On this page: Overview Canada is committed to ending anti-Indigenous racism in our health systems in a way that is informed by the lived experiences of Indigenous Peoples and based on the recognition of rights of Indigenous...
August 5, 2021
Federal investments for Nishnawbe Aski Nation Health Services
Indigenous Services Canada – Government committed $17.8 million over the next two years in additional federal support to Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) for their continued efforts and progress towards transforming the design and delivery of their health services. Earlier this year, the Government of Canada signed a trilateral statement with NAN and the Government of Ontario,...
July 9, 2021
Federal investments to Nishnawbe Aski Nation Mental Health and Addictions Pandemic Response Program
Minister of Indigenous Services, announced $2,657,560 to support the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Mental Health and Addictions Pandemic Response Program, a unique First Nation-led initiative responding to the specific health needs of community members in northern Ontario. It will identify the mental health and wellness services that are already available, and bridge the existing gaps...
June 30, 2021
Enhanced Indigenous staffing and services to Indigenous patients
“The GNWT is the primary healthcare service provider in the territory, and we are responsible for training all staff to deliver equitable and anti-racist service to all clients and patients…It is critically important for Indigenous people to be represented in adequate numbers across the healthcare system, beginning in post-secondary health education among staff and faculty...
June 23, 2021
Health Standards Organization Draft Standard
Health Standards Organization (HSO), in partnership with the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), is pleased to open a public review on its new British Columbia (B.C.) First Nations, Métis and Inuit Cultural Safety and Humility standard (HSO 75000:2022 E Cultural Safety and Humility B.C.). The draft standard, which is the first of its kind in...
May 3, 2021
AHRC: Systemic Indigenous racism is a major issue throughout Alberta
Alberta Human Rights Commission – Research, data, and information collected from consultations with key stakeholders indicate that systemic racism—in the health, education, child welfare, housing, and justice (including policing and corrections) systems—is a major issue facing Indigenous Peoples in Alberta. The Alberta Human Rights Commission is launching an Indigenous Human Rights Strategy to guide the Commission’s...
March 23, 2021
Nishnawbe Aski Nation Relationship Accords
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) celebrate the signing of Relationship Accords with the following organizations: Ornge University Health Network – Peter Munk Cardiac Unit Paramedics Association of Canada Canadian Red Cross Northern Ontario School of Medicine Relationship Accords will be signed tomorrow with the following partners: Ontario College of Family Physicians Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario...
March 4, 2021
Investments to expand Indigenous mental health and addictions services
Ontario government is investing over $12.8 million to immediately expand and enhance culturally appropriate mental health and addictions services for Indigenous peoples, families and communities across the province (part of the $176 million being invested in the government’s mental health and addictions plan, Roadmap to Wellness). The government is making investments to expand and enhance community-based...
January 28, 2021
Distinction-based health legislation
CTV – Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller announced the co-development of a distinctions-based health legislation aimed at giving First Nations, Metis and Inuit people control over the delivery of health care in their communities. The announcement came at the conclusion of a two-day virtual meeting on anti-Indigenous racism in Canada’s health care system. Miller noted...
December 21, 2020
The Path to Reconciliation Act Annual Progress Report 2020
An Advisory Committee was established for the development of the draft Indigenous Partnership Strategy Framework (IPSF) that included seventeen Indigenous members with extensive knowledge in the Indigenous health field. The framework was developed to enable culturally relevant and appropriate engagement with First Nations, Métis and Inuit organizations and communities in Manitoba’s Health System Transformation. Four...
December 17, 2020
Investments for COVID-19 culturally safe services
As part of a $147M COVID-19 relief package, $8 million is dedicated for targeted, culturally safe services for Indigenous peoples, including land-based programming, and culturally safe and age-appropriate mental health and addictions supports, including wellness supports for children and youth. In addition, over $51.5 million will go towards a cross-sectoral approach to support vulnerable populations,...
December 8, 2020
Québec response to MMIWG Calls to Justice # 20 and # 21
Québec government directly responds to Calls to Justice 20 and 21 from the MMIWG Supplementary Report on Québec by tabling a draft Act to authorize the communication of personal information to the families of Indigenous children who went missing or died after being admitted to an institution. 20. WE CALL UPON the Québec government to...
November 5, 2020
Investments to enhance cultural safety for First Nations and Inuit in health and social services
The government will invest $15 million to implement targeted actions to enhance cultural safety for members of First Nations and Inuit in the health and social services sector. The cultural safety approach consists in recognizing and taking into account of the reality and culture of the person, in the delivery of services and in the...
September 23, 2020
Speech from the Throne
Speech from the Throne included: “Expediting work to co-develop distinctions-based Indigenous health legislation with First Nations, Inuit, and the Métis Nation, and a distinctions-based mental health and wellness strategy”....
June 18, 2020
Southern Chiefs’ Organization Health and Wellness MOU with Canada
Anishinaabeg and Dakota peoples will assume greater control of their health and wellness, as a result of an historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Canada’s Minister of Indigenous Services and the Southern Chiefs’ Organization. “The path forward to improved health outcomes for First Nations must include high quality, culturally-safe health systems that are designed...
February 14, 2020
Investments in community-based mental health and addiction services
Ontario is expanding mental health, addictions and well-being services for First Nations and Indigenous organizations, helping to provide culturally-appropriate services closer to home by investing $1.2 million in additional funding to expand community-based mental health and addictions services provided by First Nations and Indigenous organizations. Batchewana First Nation to expand existing mental health and wellness...
January 7, 2020
New Public Health Act
Nunavut’s new Public Health Act came into force January 1, replacing the version carried over from the Northwest Territories. This new and improved legislation works to modernize the territory’s health system and recognizes the unique needs of Nunavummiut. Minister of Health George Hickes aid, “The new Act modernizes our public health legislation to ensure processes...
October 9, 2019
Investments in enhanced and expanded health and addictions programming
Announced enhanced and expanded mental health and addictions programming for youth with three new initiatives today. The investments, which total $2.94 million over three years, include: $823,000 to the NorWest Youth Hub, to increase mental health and addictions counselling, Indigenous cultural supports, primary health care, as well as recreation and training opportunities for youth aged...
September 19, 2019
The Health Status of and Access to Healthcare by Registered First Nations
Release of “The Health Status of and Access to Healthcare by Registered First Nation Peoples in Manitoba” that acknowledges that “The analysis and interpretation of findings in this report acknowledge “that the current state of Aboriginal health in Canada is a direct result of previous Canadian government policies, including residential schools” [1]....
August 30, 2019
AFN-QL signs a tripartite MOU with governments of Québec and Canada
Ghislain Picard, Chief of the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL) signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)as part of the AFNQL health and social services governance process with governments of Canada and Quebec. The MOU paves the way for better access to health and social services and better delivery of those...
April 3, 2019
Declaration of Commitment to Advance Cultural Safety and Humility in Health and Wellness Services
Declaration of Commitment to Advance Cultural Safety and Humility in Health and Wellness Services first launched by the First Nations Health Authority in July, 2015 with signatories of the Government of BC has now been signed by the federal departments of Indigenous Services and Health, as well as the Public Health Agency of Canada...
February 26, 2019
Caring for Our People – Cultural Safety Action Plan
The Government of the Northwest Territories has acknowledged the role that residential school policies have played in contributing to health disparities for Indigenous peoples. “Caring for Our People – Cultural Safety Action Plan” As part of the Department of Health and Social Services’ official release of the “Caring for Our People: Cultural Safety Action Plan...
January 16, 2019
Commitment to Reconciliation
No formal acknowledgement of the negative impacts of previous colonial government policies The Province of Prince Edward Island is committed to advancing reconciliation with the Mi’kmaq of Prince Edward Island in a manner consistent with Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. Strategic Priorities of the Indigenous Relations Secretariat includes Work with all levels of government,...
October 12, 2018
New health facility for Eskasoni First Nation
No formal acknowledgement of the negative impacts of previous colonial government policies Eskasoni First Nation, District of Unama’ki in the traditional un-ceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people celebrated the grand opening of a new, state-of-the-art health centre more than twice the size of the former space that makes it the largest on-reserve health centre in...
October 2, 2018
Indigenous Health Transformational Roadmap 2018-2020
Release of “Indigenous Health Transformational Roadmap 2018-2020”. The Introduction states: “Any action in Indigenous health begins with knowing: the historical impact of legislation and policies on the health and wellbeing of Indigenous peoples in Canada, the current state of Indigenous health, and the health care rights of Indigenous peoples as laid out in international law, constitutional...
June 1, 2018
Indigenous Health in the New Saskatchewan Health Authority: Summary of Findings
No formal acknowledgement of the negative impacts of previous colonial government policies Release of “Indigenous Health in the New Saskatchewan Health Authority: Summary of Findings”. The 2016 Saskatchewan Advisory Panel on Health System Structure Report includes a recommendation to engage with Indigenous people to help inform how best to address First Nations and Métis health...
May 30, 2018
Lack of health services offered in Inuktitut
The lack of health services offered in Indigenous languages is impeding the delivery of care to Indigenous populations, according to Aluki Kotierk, president of Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, which administers treaty rights for the 49 000 Inuit inhabitants of Nunavut. The first language of 75% of the Inuit population in Nunavut is Inuktitut, yet patients are...
April 7, 2018
Acknowledgement of impact on health of discriminatory government policies
“The health outcome gaps are a direct result of previous Canadian government policies… but many of those discriminatory policies that have caused the health outcome gaps remain in place… have their roots in the laws, the policies and the operational practices of this country… They were denied the right to self-determination and subjected to laws,...
February 14, 2018
Improving access to care
Ontario and Indigenous partners are working together to improve access to care and increase the involvement of Indigenous communities in developing and delivering their health services. This includes direct funding for communities to enhance access to care, funding for services as well as training opportunities, and identifying opportunities for greater First Nations control over the...
February 14, 2018
Commitment to Indigenous consultation
Going forward, recognition of rights will guide all government relations with Indigenous peoples,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the House of Commons… The new legislation and policy will be developed, he said, in consultations with the First Nations, Inuit and Métis as well as the provinces and territories and non-Indigenous Canadians that will be led...
July 24, 2017
Charter of Relationship Principles with Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Canada
Ontario also recently signed a Charter of Relationship Principles with Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Canada, and is working with other Political Territorial Organizations and First Nations partners on similar relationship documents. These will express Ontario’s commitment to collaborate with partners in creating new health systems for First Nations communities that will be led, planned and...
June 1, 2017
The Path to Reconciliation Annual Report: Improving Health Outcomes
The Path to Reconciliation Annual Report: Improving Health Outcomes Manitoba’s commitment to reconciliation has particular focus on addressing the persistent and long-standing negative impacts of residential schools and reconciling relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Manitoba. The legacy of colonialism and residential schools led to disruptions in Indigenous child rearing practices and parenting skills among...
May 25, 2016
Investments for access to health services with a focus on the north
Ontario is investing nearly $222 million over the next three years to ensure Indigenous people have access to more culturally appropriate care and improved outcomes, focusing on the North where there are significant gaps in health services. This investment will be followed by sustained funding of $104.5 million annually to address health inequities and improve...
March 15, 2016
The Path to Reconciliation Act
The Path to Reconciliation Act acknowledges that Indigenous people within Canada have been subject to a wide variety of human rights abuses since European contact and that those abuses have caused great harm… that reconciliation is founded on respect for Indigenous nations and Indigenous peoples and their history, languages and cultures, and reconciliation is necessary...
January 12, 2016
Response to TRC Final Report
Deputy Ministers’ Report to the Premier on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Report The Government of Yukon acknowledges that Aboriginal people in Yukon, and their descendants, continue to be affected by the devastating impacts of the Indian Residential School system. The Yukon government has also indicated that addressing this legacy is a significant...
August 24, 2015
Chiefs of Ontario Political Accord
The Chiefs of Ontario and the Government of Ontario signed a historic Political Accord to guide the relationship between First Nations and the province. The Accord creates a formal bilateral relationship framed by the recognition of the treaty relationship....
January 1, 2013
Establishment of First Nations Health Authority
B.C.’s First Nations assumed the programs, services and responsibilities in B.C. formerly handled by Health Canada’s First Nations Inuit Health Branch. It became the first, and still the only, such provincial First Nations Health Authority in Canada....
January 1, 2003
Formal apology for treatment of Indigenous people
The B.C. government expressed its deep regret for the mistakes of past governments in their treatment of Aboriginal people. The Province acknowledged that no words can undo the damage done for past actions and that it is the responsibility of people today to heal these wounds....
January 1, 1970
The Path to Reconciliation Annual Report: 2018, 2019
Each subsequent report provides more details on progress made in the following areas: Closing the gap in health outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations Recognizing and using Indigenous healing practices Improving cultural competencies Increasing the number of Indigenous professionals in the health care system...
No formal acknowledgement
No formal acknowledgement of the negative impacts of previous colonial government policies...
Aboriginal Health Transition Fund
No formal acknowledgement of the negative impacts of previous colonial government policies In an effort to improve the health status of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples, the federal government has partnered with the provinces and territories to deliver the Aboriginal Health Transition Fund (AHTF). With three distinct funding envelopes, Integration, Adaptation and Pan-Canadian, the AHTF provides funding...
Health Services Integration Fund
Health Services Integration Fund is a five-year initiative supporting collaborative planning and multi-year projects aimed at better meeting the health-care needs of First Nations and Inuit. Through HSIF, Health Canada is working with other Provincial, Territorial and First Nations and Inuit organizations to: improve the integration of federally-funded health services in First Nations and Inuit communities...
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