Today the Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth (USAY), a Calgary-based, Indigenous-led not-for-profit organization, celebrated the groundbreaking of the start of construction for the youth centre, and a significant step towards supporting a vision of success for Indigenous youth now and for future generations.
On March 22, 2024, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, tabled the Government of Canada’s response to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Accounts’ report titled Report 8, Emergency Management in First Nations communities – Indigenous Services Canada, of the 2022 Reports 5 to 8 of the Auditor General of Canada. In doing so, Minister Hajdu tabled actions the government will take to implement the recommendations, in partnership with First Nations.
TB disproportionately affects Inuit and Inuit communities. Between 2015 and 2019, the reported incidence rate of active TB disease among Inuit living in Inuit Nunangat was 300 times the rate among the Canadian-born, non-Indigenous population.
Please be advised that the Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth (USAY) and Member of Parliament George Chahal, on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, will celebrate the groundbreaking of the start of construction of the first Indigenous Youth Centre in Calgary.
Having a safe home is essential to supporting First Nations in building the lives they want for themselves, their families, and their communities. We know that there is more work to be done so that all First Nations have access to quality, affordable housing.
We are pleased to support the 50th annual Little Native Hockey League (LNHL) tournament by providing $100,000 so First Nation youth, families, and team staff can participate in the week-long activities.
Fort McKay First Nation received an Addition to Reserve lands, which included oil sands deposits, as part of a 2004 Treaty Land Entitlement Settlement Agreement.
Duncan’s First Nation, a close-knit community in northern Alberta, recently celebrated the opening of their new water treatment plant, ensuring safe, clean, and reliable drinking water for the community now and for future generations.