Month: April 2022

SUMMARY:  The federal budget was tabled in the House of Commons on April 7, 2022. The Budget 2022 commits a total of $11 billion over 6 years for Indigenous priorities, an average of $1.8 billion per year. The $11 billion is a substantial reduction from the rate of investment this government had made over its […]

(Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says the 2022 federal budget tabled today in Ottawa falls short in addressing the urgent and long-term needs identified by First Nations and that First Nations must share in the wealth derived from the land and resources of Canada. “First Nations require economic […]

SUMMARY: The Assembly of First Nations is leading advocacy efforts for reform of the First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS) Program and the full implementation of Jordan’s Principle through the ongoing negotiations towards a Final Settlement Agreement on long-term reform. Several immediate measures that bring much needed changes to the FNCFS Program and Jordan’s […]

(Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) NWT Regional Chief Gerald Antoine is pleased with the outcome of private and public meetings with His Holiness Pope Francis at the Vatican this week and looks forward to the Head of the Catholic Church visiting Canada later this year to meet with First Nations and other […]

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN), the Government of Canada and other parties signed an Agreement-in-Principle (AIP) on December 31, 2021, in which the federal government committed to compensation for First Nations impacted by the federal government’s discriminatory funding practices under the First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS) program and narrow application of Jordan’s […]