Actions and Commitments

Call to Action # 11: Education (6-12)

Current Challenges in Indigenous education

January 23, 2018

Quality Education Backgrounder – Ministry of Indigenous Services

Current Challenge

  • Challenges to accessing post-secondary education opportunities
  • Increased funding to the Post-Secondary Student Support Program and the University and College Entrance Preparation Program by $90 million over two years, beginning in 2017–18.

The federal government is undertaking a comprehensive and collaborative review of all current federal supports for Indigenous students who wish to pursue post-secondary