| Fiscal Year | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget 2016 | $71M | $99M | $126M | $162M | $177M | – | – | $634M |
| %of $634M | 11% | 15.5% | 19.8% | 25.5% | 27.8% | – | – | 100% |
| Budget 2018 | – | $70 | 295M | $270M | $265M | 270 | 278 | $1,449 |
| Budget 2019 | $404M | $404M | $404M | $1,212 | ||||
| Total | $71M | $169M | $421M | $836M | $846M | $674M | $278M | $3,295M |
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society: Budget 2016 breakdown
Notes:
- Budget 2016: 47% of $634M is committed in first term; 53% after the next election in 2019
- Budgets 2016-23: 45% of $3,295 committed through 2019 election: 55% after
- Budget 2019 amounts are directed towards Jordan’s Principle
2020 Fall Economic Statement announced additional funding to support the implementation of the Indigenous Child Welfare Act of $542M over five years beginning in the 2021 fiscal year.
Budget 2021
Federal Budget Commitment for Child Welfare: Budgets 2021 – 2026
| Fiscal Year | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2015-26 | Total | Ongoing Annual Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget 2021 | $594M | $140M | $143M | $144M | $126M | $1,147 | $118.7M |
| % of $1,147M | 51.8% | 12.2% | 12.5% | 12.6% | 11.0% | 100% |
Proposed funding would:
- Provide increased support fort First Nations not served by a delegated First Nations agency for prevention activities to help First Nations children and families stay together, within their communities through the Community Well-Being and Jurisdiction Initiative (CWIJ)
- Continue to implement orders from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)
- Ensure that First Nations youth who reach the age of majority receive the supports that they need, for up to two additional years, to successfully transition to independence