How are we working together? The Province continues to work across multiple ministries to address substance use and its disproportionate effects on Indigenous Peoples.  The completed Building Relationships in Collaboration (BRIC) Grants program funded Indigenous-led initiatives that foster culturally safe police collaboration. HLTH supports First Nations Health Authority’s (FNHA) Framework for Action and Harm Reduction…

How are we working together? The Ministry of Health continues to work in partnership with Indigenous partners to advance Indigenous-led treatment, recovery and aftercare services across the province. This includes collaboration with First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), First Nations, Tribal Councils and First Nations communities. Ministry staff are partnered with FNHA to advance the tripartite…

How are we working together? The Ministry of Health, Health Services Integration Division (HSID) conducts regular and collaborative partner meetings with First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) to support program implementation and oversight. There are plans for engagement with First Nations, Métis and Inuit healthcare providers and patients to provide feedback on their experience, outcomes and…

How are we working together? The Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction (SDPR) undertook a broad distinctions-based engagement from winter 2022/2023 through spring 2024 to inform the updated Poverty Reduction Strategy, which was released on July 24, 2024. The ministry is continuing to work with partners to incorporate Indigenous experiences and knowledge of poverty…

How are we working together? Guided by section 4.16 of the Declaration Act Action Plan, the Ministry of Children and Family Development (the ministry) is co-developing a provincial funding model to support First Nations’ jurisdiction over child and family services with First Nations (partners) and in consultation with Indigenous organizations. Co-development activities include virtual meetings,…

How are we working together? The Ministry of Children and Family Development continues to work collaboratively with First Nations, Métis and Inuit partners to advance Indigenous jurisdiction and transform the child and family services system. Agreements enabled under legislation are initiated by First Nations and Indigenous Governing Bodies (IGB) and carried out in a manner,…

How are we working together? The Ministries of Education and Child Care (ECC), Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills (PSFS) and Children and Family Development (MCFD) meet regularly with the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) and First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) as a technical working table to review, discuss and implement protocol workplan deliverables. An…

How are we working together? The Ministry of Education and Child Care (ECC) is signatory to the Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding on First Nations Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC), working collaboratively with the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) and the Government of Canada. This partnership supports the parties to collaborate, dialogue, and jointly take…

How are we working together? The Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation (MIRR) and Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) continue to advance a whole-of-government approach, as outlined in the Letter of Intent signed by the Province and MNBC in 2021.The ongoing reconciliation process focuses on advancing shared socio-economic priorities. The BC–MNBC Relations Working Table supports…

How are we working together? The Province is partnering with urban Indigenous organizations on establishing an engagement model to support collaboration with urban Indigenous leaders. This work takes on a community-led approach with a focus on relationship building which increases the Province’s awareness of the contributions and history of urban Indigenous people and cultural safety.…