| Indigenous Services Canada | news releases
In 2016, the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) among Inuit in Inuit Nunangat was more than 300 times higher than in the Canadian-born, non-Indigenous population. This staggering and unacceptable reality has been trending upward for the last decade and needs to change.
| Indigenous Services Canada | media advisories
Please be advised that the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, together with Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), will announce a target date for the elimination of tuberculosis (TB) across Inuit Nunangat.
| Indigenous Services Canada | news releases
Access to electricity is key to improved quality of life for Northern Ontario’s remote communities.
| Indigenous Services Canada | backgrounders
On March 22, 2018, Minister Jane Philpott along with the Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne, the Ontario Minister of Energy, Glenn Thibeault, and CEO of Wataynikaneyap Power LP, Margaret Kenequanash, announced that 16 Northern Ontario First Nations will be connected to the provincial power grid. The announcement can be viewed online via Facebook.
| Indigenous Services Canada | media advisories
Please be advised that the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services Canada, along with the Honourable Glenn Thibeault, Ontario Minister of Energy, and Margaret Kenequanash, CEO of Wataynikaneyap Power LP, will make an announcement.
| Indigenous Services Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada recognizes that equity in education is critical to ensuring that Indigenous students receive the support and resources they need to reach their full potential. We will continue our important work with Métis Nation to advance their education priorities for the benefit of Métis Nation students and all Canadians.
| Indigenous Services Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, provided her congratulations to the youth delegates at the annual Gathering Our Voices conference being held this week in British Columbia. The event is bringing together more than 1,000 youth, chaperones and special guests to share and celebrate Indigenous cultures and best practices to help develop the next generation of Indigenous leaders.
| Indigenous Services Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, announced funding to support the participation of Supercom Industries Limited Partnership (Supercom) in the Province of Ontario’s East-West Transmission Line Project.
| Indigenous Services Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, congratulates Snuneymuxw First Nation on the groundbreaking for their new elementary school in the Cedar Area of Nanaimo.
| Indigenous Services Canada | news releases
MP Yvonne Jones on behalf of the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, congratulated the Mokami Status of Women Council on their successful proposal to provide tailored services to Inuit and Innu women.
