Highlights In 2021 and 2022, the Province allocated a total of $8 million through the BC Indigenous Tourism Recovery Fund to support the recovery and growth of Indigenous tourism businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Launched in February 2021, the fund provided grants to Indigenous-owned businesses, including lodges, resorts, restaurants, outdoor adventures, galleries, and gift…

How are we working together? Access to reliable high-speed internet and cellular connectivity is more important than ever before. From healthcare and education to public safety and economic growth, internet access plays a vital role in our daily lives.  The Ministry of Citizens’ Services collaborates with all levels of government, including First Nations and First…

How are we working together? The Heritage Conservation Act Transformation Project is being led through the Joint Working Group on First Nation Heritage Conservation (Joint Working Group) with input from the Alliance of BC Modern Treaty Nations (Alliance). The Heritage Conservation Act consultation and co-operation plan outlines in detail how the Province will consult and…

How are we working together? The Ministry of Education and Child Care will engage with the First Nations Education Steering Committee prior to engaging more broadly with First Nations rightsholders. Are there challenges? Due to the diversity of First Nations languages in B.C., significant resources will be required to complete this action. Highlights In alignment…

How are we working together? In the context of a distinctions-based approach and consistent with recent amendments to the School Act, 1996, it is essential that the language, culture, heritage, history, and land-based connections of the First Nation(s) on whose territory a school district is located are honoured, acknowledged, and taught.  The Ministry of Education…

How are we working together? The Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation is the lead on this action and works directly with the First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC) and First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation. The First People’s Cultural Council is a First Nations-led Crown corporation with a legislated mandate to protect, revitalize and enhance First Nations…

Highlights The report has been completed and will be used to guide a strengthened approach to BC Parks’ partnerships with First Nations. The agency continues to work alongside First Nations partners to ensure that their histories and cultures are represented at decision-making tables and through collaborative cultural heritage projects.  Moving forward, the report will also…

How are we working together? When action planning work got underway, the ministry started to build a relationship with Tla’amin Nation staff. Since 2024, that relationship has evolved into regular virtual engagement meetings to discuss Action 4.27 and to collaboratively begin developing draft guidance materials that can be used to support this action.  In the…

How are we working together? Métis Nation BC and Ministry of Health representatives meet monthly to discuss Métis Nation BC issues impacting Métis health and wellness, and to explore opportunities to partner on advancement of health system priorities. The Ministries of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation and Health maintain regular bilateral meetings with Métis Nation BC…

How are we working together? The Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs is dedicated to advancing the Province’s commitments to true, lasting and meaningful reconciliation, and to implementing the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.  The ministry and BC Housing work together to deliver a wide range of Indigenous housing programs, available on-…