Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 20
Exploring Theme: "Métis, Inuit, Off-Reserve Health"
Updates on this page: 18
March 5, 2024
Government of Canada signs two bilateral agreements with Nunavut for better health care, closer to home
NationTalk: Health Canada: Canadians deserve a health care system that provides them with timely access to health services whenever and wherever they are needed, as well as the ability to age with dignity closer to home. Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Canada’s Minister of Health, and the Honourable John Main, Nunavut’s Minister of Health, announced...
February 5, 2024
Cancer-care centre an ambition for Nunavut
Nunavut first began offering oncology services in-territory in July 2022, when an Iqaluit doctor, a team of physicians from The Ottawa Hospital and the Indigenous Cancer Care Program came up with a plan. By Kira Wronska Dorward, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Nunavut News NationTalk: Niagara Falls Review – Nunavut first began offering oncology services in-territory in...
September 20, 2023
The FNHA Launches Funding Initiative to Support the Urban and Away-from-Home Population
NationTalk: One-time funding requests can be made up to $25,000 The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) is excited to introduce the Urban and Away-from-Home (UAH) Funding Initiative. Grants of up to $25,000 are available to support the Urban and Away-from-Home population in areas of primary care, mental health and wellness, the toxic drug response and/or...
May 28, 2021
Funding for first Indigenous health clinic
Val-d’Or Native Friendship Centre – Provincial funding to set up the first Indigenous health clinic in Quebec. This investment is not only a major step forward in the collaboration between the provincial health network and services for Indigenous people, it also affirms First Nations specificities in front-line healthcare and social services. In brief: The $27 million...
June 2, 2020
Funding for 12 shelters for indigenous women and girls
The federal government announced $44.8 million over five years to build 12 new shelters, which will help protect and support Indigenous women and girls experiencing and fleeing violence. This funding will help build 10 shelters in First Nations communities on reserve across the country, and two in the territories, to support Indigenous women and children. The...
June 2, 2020
Pauktuutit Inuit Women seek funding for women’s shelter in Inuit Nunangat
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada called on Prime Minister Trudeau to immediately implement at least one of the 46 Inuit-specific recommendations contained in last year’s Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) – namely, funding for five new Inuit shelters in Inuit Nunangat and in Ottawa. his urgent...
December 12, 2019
Aboriginal Peoples Survey
Indigenous people with disabilities in Canada: First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit aged 15 years and older by Tara Hahmann, Ph.D., Nadine Badets, and Jeffrey Hughes Highlights Discussion/Conclusion Overall, roughly one in three First Nations people living off reserve and Métis had one or more disabilities, while among Inuit and non-Indigenous people the proportion was...
November 19, 2019
Aakuluk clinic at CHEO in Ottawa
A first of its kind health clinic for Inuit peoples’ has opened at CHEO. The Aakuluk clinic will serve as a hub for children and youth from Nunavut who have complex medical needs. Patients will be greeted by Inuit ‘patient navigators’, as well as art and images from the North. The patients will also have...
September 15, 2019
Expansion of the Lu’ma Medical Centre
First Nations and other residents in Metro Vancouver will have increased access to culturally safe and appropriate primary health care thanks to the Province and First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) supporting expansion of the Lu’ma Medical Centre. The Ministry of Health and FNHA are partnering to provide more than $1.8 million in ongoing funding and...
October 2, 2018
Indigenous Health Transformation Roadmap 2018-2020
Indigenous Health Transformation Roadmap 2018-2020 released by The Population, Public and Indigenous Health Strategic Clinical Network through Alberta Health Services states in its Executive Summary: The transformational roadmap is the first step on a long road forward for our Strategic Clinical NetworkTM. Now our work and journey together truly begins. The Indigenous Health Transformational Roadmap (TRM) marks...
September 10, 2018
Inuit Nunangat Declaration Priorities
Inuit Nunangat Declaration Priorities: Distinct Health Needs. Inuit-specific Child First Initiative and framework is under development and interim measures are available for Inuit families to submit requests to Indigenous Services Canada on behalf of Inuit children requiring access to the health, social and education products, services and supports they need. ...
April 18, 2018
Urban Indigenous Action Plan
Developed with Indigenous partners, the goal of the plan is to address barriers that many Indigenous peoples in Ontario, including First Nation, Inuit and Métis, face in accessing services and opportunities, including access to education, employment, social services and housing. The Urban Indigenous Action Plan supports reconciliation between urban Indigenous communities, the provincial government and...
August 1, 2017
Common Statement of Principles endorsed by F/P/T governments
A Common Statement of Principles on Shared Health priorities. Endorsed by the federal, provincial and territory governments, the statement acknowledges the significant disparities in Indigenous health outcomes compared to the Canadian population....
May 18, 2017
Métis Nation of Alberta release three health reports
Métis Nation of Alberta released three health reports on Cancer, Injuries, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The reports mark MNA’s continued ground breaking attempts to gather significant health information specific to Métis citizens of Alberta....
April 13, 2017
Métis Nation Accord
Metis Nation Accord signed between the government of Canada and the Métis National Council. The Parties will undertake to examine and consider options for acting on: Development of approaches to respond to specific health needs and priorities; Opportunities for Métis Nation to engage with the federal government in health and wellness policy, program development, and...
March 1, 2017
“Declaration of Commitment to Cultural Safety and Humility“
The BC Health Regulators (BCHR) represents 23 regulatory colleges governed by the Health Professions Act and the Social Workers Act declared their commitment to making the health system more culturally safe for First Nations and Aboriginal People through actions and processes which will ultimately embed culturally safe practices within all levels of health professional regulation....
October 6, 2016
Patients First Act, 2016
Designed to improve access to health care for patients and their families with a greater focus on culturally and linguistically appropriate services by giving Ontario’s 14 Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) an expanded role in improving and integrating planning and delivery of front-line health care services and directing more funding to patient care within the...
April 1, 2016
Funding to develop distinctions-based health priorities
Health Canada provided funding to AFN, Métis National Council and Inuit Tapariit Kanatami to develop distinctions-based health priorities to inform future health investments....
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