Aboriginal Peoples

1. Government of Canada celebrates ground-breaking for new Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area Administration and Visitor Centre

   Parks Canada’s first-ever building to seek Passive House Plus certification and net-zero carbon standards.

2. Government of Canada and the Government of Manitoba announce partnership to develop a Red Dress Alert together with Indigenous partners

   Ahead of Red Dress Day on May 5, we acknowledge the ongoing national crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse people, and commit to the next steps in better protecting them.

3. Lac Seul First Nation and Canada settle Flooding Claim

   On March 28, 2024, Lac Seul First Nation concluded a historic settlement agreement with the Government of Canada regarding the First Nation’s flooding claim.

4. Government of Canada and Manitoba to announce partnership to improve the response to the national crisis of MMIWG2S+

   Please be advised that the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Honourable Nahanni Fontaine, Minister of Families of Manitoba, and Leah Gazan, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre, will announce a partnership to improve the response to the national crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse people.

5. Canada and Blue Jays teaming up to renovate Mary Dorothy Jacobs Memorial Park baseball diamond in Curve Lake First Nation

   Curve Lake First Nation is focused on creating opportunities for youth to engage in sports and recreational activities in their own community.

6. Minister Vandal announces investment supporting Yukon’s forest industry

   The forest and wood products industry is an important contributor to the Yukon’s economy. Businesses that harvest timber or manufacture products from wood provide essential goods, such as heating fuel and lumber, to people and communities and contribute to a diversified economy.

7. Government of Canada announces new chair and the appointment of four members to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada

   Government of Canada announces new chair and the appointment of four members to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada

8. Government of Canada and Parks Canada to host a ground-breaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction of the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area Administration and Visitor Centre

   Government of Canada and Parks Canada to host a ground-breaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction of the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area Administration and Visitor Centre

9. Minister Anandasangaree, President Eva Clayton, and President Aluki Kotierk to hold media availability following the second Intergovernmental Leaders Forum

   Please be advised that the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, along with Eva Clayton, President of Nisg̱a’a Nation, and Aluki Kotierk, President of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. will hold a media availability at the second Intergovernmental Leaders Forum.

10. New Memorandum of Understanding Leads to More Support for Communities to Manage Their Own Lands

    Today, Chief Robert Louie, Chairman of the Lands Advisory Board (LAB), Austin Bear, Chair of the First Nations Land Management Resource Centre, and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, signed a Memorandum of Understanding securing further funding for First Nations land management.

11. Minister Anandasangaree, Minister O’Regan and Minister Valdez to call on Parliamentarians to pass the Budget Implementation Act without delay

    The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations; the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Labour; and the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Small Business, will make a joint announcement on supporting growth, small businesses and economic reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and calling on all Parliamentarians to pass the Budget Implementation Act.

12. National Council for Reconciliation Act becomes law, a positive step toward fulfilling Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

    Today, Bill C-29, which provides for the establishment of the National Council for Reconciliation (the Council), received Royal Assent and officially became Canadian law.

13. New HSMBC Chair and Appointed Representatives

    New HSMBC Chair and Appointed Representatives

14. Government of Canada and the Lands Advisory Board to make announcement on advancing First Nations land management

    The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, along with Chief Robert Louie, Chair of the Lands Advisory Board, and Austin Bear, Chair of the First Nations Land Management Resource Centre, will make an announcement on a new arrangement related to First Nations land management.

15. Government of Canada designates Kitimat station as a Heritage Railway Station

    Kitimat station supported the transportation of both passengers and goods, as well as the provision of telegraph and radio communication services.

16. Chawathil First Nation and Canada collaborate to successfully complete home repairs

    The Government of Canada is dedicated to working with Indigenous communities to ensure their members have access to safe and sustainable housing.

17. Building the small craft harbours of tomorrow: Minister Lebouthillier highlights a nearly half-billion dollar investment in Budget 2024

    From the Atlantic shores of Newfoundland and Labrador to the Arctic Ocean in Nunavut to the Pacific coast of British Columbia, small craft harbours are at the heart of Canada’s coastal communities. They are vital to fisheries sector, while supporting tourism and safe access to waterways for everyone.

18. Canadian National Railway Station, Kitimat, British Columbia

    Canadian National Railway Station, Kitimat, British Columbia

19. Statement by the First Nations Leadership Council and Ministers Hajdu and Anandasangaree following their participation at Our Gathering kexwkexwntsút chet, tə sq̓əq̓ip ct in British Columbia

    The Government of Canada was honoured to convene with First Nations leaders, members and organizations in British Columbia at Our Gathering kexwkexwntsút chet, tə sq̓əq̓ip ct. This marked the 11th year of the gathering, co-hosted by the First Nations Leadership Council, which is comprised of the First Nations Summit, the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, the BC Assembly of First Nations, together with Indigenous Services Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.

20. Ministers Vandal and Blair and MP McLeod highlight Budget 2024 investments to support post-secondary education in the North

    Today, the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, and Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories, met with members of the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, to emphasize Budget 2024’s investments in post-secondary education for the next generation of First Nations students. These investments include $5.2 million over two years, starting in 2024–25, to support the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning as they provide innovative Indigenous-led land-based post-secondary education and research programming in northern communities.

21. Minister Anandasangaree in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, to highlight Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation investments in creating jobs all along the electric vehicle supply chain

    The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, will make an announcement and hold a media availability in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, to highlight the federal budget’s investments in creating good jobs all along the electric vehicle supply chain.

22. Minister Patty Hajdu highlights budget investments in Lytton First Nation

    Today, the Minister of Indigenous Services Canada, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, visited Lytton First Nation to meet with community leaders to announce $1.3 million through the Housing Accelerator Fund, Budget 2024 housing investments, and highlight $119 million in community rebuilding efforts.

23. Minister Vandal, Minister Blair and MP McLeod, in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, to highlight Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation investments in post-secondary education for Indigenous students in the North

    The Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, and Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories, will make an announcement and hold a media availability at the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning to highlight the federal budget’s investments in post-secondary education for Indigenous students in the North.

24. Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages highlights budget investments in support of Indigenous reconciliation

    The Government of Canada recently delivered Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation. It is a plan to build a Canada that works better for everyone, where younger generations can get ahead, where their hard work pays off and where they can buy a home—where everyone has a fair chance at a good middle-class life.

25. Minister Hajdu in Vancouver to highlight budget 2024 investments in reconciliation

    Today, the Minister of Indigenous Services Canada, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, was present at Our Gathering kexwkexwntsút chet, tə sq̓əq̓ip ct in Vancouver, B.C., with First Nations leaders to highlight federal commitments under Budget 2024. This year marks the 11th annual Our Gathering meeting, a forum unique to British Columbia, where B.C. First Nations and Canada come together to discuss shared priorities in an open and honest way.

26. Establishment of the $50M Indigenous Coastal Waters Stewardship Fund

    Today, the Indigenous Coastal Waters Stewardship Society and the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced $50 million in funding to support First Nations stewardship in the Salish Sea and waters along the west coast of Vancouver Island.

27. Minister Patty Hajdu in Lytton, British Columbia, to highlight Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation investments in housing

    The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, will attend an event in Lytton, British Columbia, to highlight the federal budget’s investments in housing. She will also make a housing announcement on behalf of the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, with Niakia Hanna, Chief of Lytton First Nation.

28. Minister Patty Hajdu in Vancouver, British Columbia, to highlight Budget 2024 : Fairness for Every Generation investments in advancing Indigenous reconciliation

    The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, will hold a media availability in Vancouver, British Columbia, to highlight the Our Gathering Summit and the federal budget’s investments to advance Indigenous reconciliation

29. Minister Beech to highlight Budget 2024 investments on the Sunshine Coast

    Minister Beech to highlight Budget 2024 investments on the Sunshine Coast

30. Minister Anandasangaree at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, to highlight Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation investments in advancing Indigenous reconciliation

    The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, will make an announcement and hold a media availability in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, to highlight the federal budget’s investments in advancing Indigenous reconciliation.

31. Minister Duclos to highlight Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation investments to ensure a fair future for Indigenous peoples

    Minister Duclos to highlight Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation investments to ensure a fair future for Indigenous peoples

32. Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw and Minister Hajdu to welcome Band members back home after the Bush Creek East wildfire

    The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, will join Kúkpi7 James Tomma, Chief of Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw, as well as members of the Band, to celebrate the opening of the first of four new subdivisions built after the Bush Creek East wildfire in 2023.

33. A new national park in the Yukon being explored by the Gwich’in Tribal Council, the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun, and the Governments of Canada and Yukon 

    A national park in the Peel Watershed would permanently protect the area, contribute to the recovery of species at risk, and support the continuation of Indigenous cultural practices for future generations.

34. Decision by the independent Commission on the applicability of the environmental assessment for the Darlington New Nuclear Project to Ontario Power Generation’s selected reactor technology

    Backgrounder: Decision by the independent Commission on the applicability of the environmental assessment for the Darlington New Nuclear Project to Ontario Power Generation’s selected reactor technology

35. Independent Commission determines environmental assessment for Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington New Nuclear Project is applicable to the selected reactor technology

    Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision that the existing environmental assessment (EA) for the Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) is applicable to the reactor technology selected by Ontario Power Generation (OPG), the General Electric Hitachi BWRX300 reactor.

36. Government of Canada announces critical dredging of two Small Craft Harbours in New Brunswick

    Small Craft Harbours play a vital role in the economies of our coastal communities, as many depend on them as a major source of employment. Ensuring these harbours stay in good working condition helps ensure our coastal communities can continue to thrive.

37. Statement from the Minister of Indigenous Services on the preliminary findings from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation

    Decades of discriminatory funding will not be undone overnight, but we are making progress.

38. Coming into Force of Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation's Child and Family Services Law, Nigig Nibi Ki-win

    On April 19, 2024, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation’s child and family services law, Nigig Nibi Ki-Win, came into force. Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation is the third Indigenous governing body in Ontario and the eleventh in Canada to have its own child and family services law.

39. Minister Anandasangaree, Minister Hussen, and Minister Tassi, in Hamilton, Ontario to highlight Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation investments in student research funding

    The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, and the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, will make an announcement and hold a media availability in Hamilton, Ontario, to highlight the federal budget’s investments in helping students thrive in Canada by boosting research funding.

40. Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke and Canada Forge a New Path Together on Governance, Land and Economic Development

    The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) and the Government of Canada have taken a significant step towards strengthening their relationship and promoting self-determination for the Kanien’kehá:ka of Kahnawà:ke.

41. Canada’s delegation to UNPFII advocates for the enhanced participation of Indigenous Peoples, including the unique and diverse perspectives of Indigenous youth

    The strong voices of Indigenous youth are changing communities, challenging the status quo, and taking the lead in building a better, fairer, and more sustainable future for all people living in Canada.

42. Minister Vandal discusses shared priorities with Arctic allies

    The Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, concludes his participation in the Arctic Encounter Symposium with appreciation of those who contributed to the important discussions that took place during the event.

43. The Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation and Canada sign a Protocol Agreement  to establish a clear territorial consultation area and facilitate the stewardship of resource deployment.

    Grand Chief Jacques Tremblay of the Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation (WWFN) and the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, today announced the signing of a Protocol Agreement on Consultation and Accommodation.

44. Minister Vandal and Premier Simpson to deliver remarks, in Yellowknife, on how the defence policy update will impact the North and the Arctic.

    Minister Vandal to deliver remarks in Yellowknife on how the defence policy update will impact the North and the Arctic.

45. ʔaq̓am, formerly known as the St. Mary’s Indian Band, receives settlement for Canada’s historical injustices

    The Government of Canada is working to renew the relationship between the Crown and Indigenous Peoples in Canada based on the affirmation of rights, respect, co-operation, and partnership.

46. The Nation Micmac de Gespeg and the Government of Canada announce the signing of the Rights and Reconciliation Agreement with respect to Forillon National Park

    The Agreement provides for the establishment of a shared governance framework between the Nation Micmac de Gespeg and Parks Canada for joint initiatives and activities in Forillon National Park.

47. Statement by the Honourable Dan Vandal on the 25th anniversary of the creation of Nunavut

    Twenty-five years ago today, Nunavut was established, fulfilling a long-standing goal of Inuit for greater control over their lands and determination about their future.

48. Minister Anandasangaree to make Budget 2024 announcement in Iqaluit

    Minister Anandasangaree to make a Budget 2024 announcement in Iqaluit. Media must register in advance.

49. Government of Canada honours national historic significance of the 1972 Summit Series

    This unveiling completes an HSMBC hat trick, with the series receiving its third HSMBC plaque.

50. MP McLeod announces $15 million to Indigenous governments and organizations affected by 2023 wildfires

    MP McLeod announces $15 million to Indigenous governments and organizations in the Northwest Territories affected by 2023 wildfires