| Indigenous Services Canada | backgrounders
The nominees for the 2023 National First Nations Water Leadership Award come from across Canada and represent First Nations individuals, organizations and communities who are innovative, inspirational, knowledgeable and collaborative with others.
| Indigenous Services Canada | news releases
Today, Warren Brown of Lytton First Nation was announced as the 2023 recipient of the National First Nations Water Leadership Award at the 14th annual BC and Yukon Territory Water and Wastewater Operational Excellence Conference held in Vancouver, BC.
| Indigenous Services Canada | news releases
Today, Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu joined the Matawa Education and Care Centre to celebrate the grand opening of its new facility.
| Indigenous Services Canada | media advisories
Please be advised that , Minister of Indigenous Services, Patty Hajdu will take part in the grand opening of the Matawa Education and Care Centre.
| Indigenous Services Canada | statements
Joyce’s Principle was created in response to Joyce Echaquan’s death, and aims to ensure that all Indigenous Peoples have the right to equitable access, without discrimination, to all health and social services. To this end, the Government of Canada has announced a bilateral agreement with the provinces and territories for a new $2-billion Indigenous Health Equity Fund that will be distributed equitably across the country. We are also jointly developing Indigenous legislation to ensure the safety and well-being of Indigenous Peoples within Canada’s health systems.
| Indigenous Services Canada | news releases
The effects of trauma are extensive and intricate, impacting multiple generations, particularly due to substance abuse.
| Indigenous Services Canada | media advisories
Please be advised that the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services; Ian Lafrenière, Quebec’s Minister responsible for relations with First Nations and Inuit; Dave Forrest, President of the Isuarsivik Regional Recovery Centre; as well as several regional dignitaries and partners, will be taking part in the grand opening of the Isuarsivik Regional Recovery Centre in Kuujjuaq.
| Indigenous Services Canada | news releases
The Saulteaux Pelly Agency Health Alliance (SPAHA) broke ground today on a new multi-purpose health care facility on the Keeseekoose First Nation. The SPAHA facility will provide a full suite of services, including public health programming, palliative care, long-term care and mental health services, as well as host the Keeseekoose First Nation Community Health Centre, all for the communities of Cote First Nation, Keeseekoose First Nation, and The Key First Nation.
| Indigenous Services Canada | news releases
Today, Vice President of Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI), Paul Irngaut; Minister of Indigenous Services, Patty Hajdu; Nunavut Minister of Health, John Main; and Member of Parliament for Nunavut, Lori Idlout, turned tundra on the future site of Aqqusariaq as part of a ground-breaking (“tundra turning”) ceremony. Aqqusariaq is an $83.7 million treatment and recovery centre, with $42.1 million in funding from the Government of Canada and $41.6 million from the Government of Nunavut. In addition, NTI provided $5 million towards the overall costs of the project and $11.8 million through the Makigiaqta Inuit Training Corporation to train Inuit counsellors. Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) will also provide $9.7 million per year in annual funding towards the costs of operating the centre.
| Indigenous Services Canada | media advisories
Please be advised that Mr. Paul Irngaut, Vice President of Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, as well as the Honourable John Main, Minister of Health of Nunavut, and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, will make an announcement regarding the construction of Aqqusariaq in Iqaluit.
