Highlights Work is underway to finalize a First Nations Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) tripartite memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) and Government of Canada. Standing up the First Nations early learning and child care (ELCC) grants providing funding directly to First Nations to address self-determined child care priorities…

Highlights On November 22, 2023, leadership from the Ministry of Education and Child Care (ECC), the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD), the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills (PSFS), the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC), and the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) met as an oversight table to approve a co-developed…

Highlights The Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) was successful in launching the funding model co-development process in September 2023, with the release of a discussion paper and introductory engagement sessions. The paper and introductory engagement sessions were generally received positively. However, partners were critical of the initial April 2024 timeline as being too…

Highlights Engagement activities led to advice and input from First Nations and Métis leadership, as well as First Nations, Métis, Inuit and urban Indigenous representatives, organizations and people. Engagement results are available on the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction’s (SDPR) website.  Key highlights include: The poverty reduction strategy, which will be released in…

Highlights A wide variety of innovative and meaningful partnerships, programs and initiatives that are underway or have been completed are contributing to the advancement of this action. The following examples demonstrate progress made during the 2023/24 reporting year.  The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General (PSSG) procured 70 new sexual assault services programs across…