Question Period Note: Indigenous Government Funding

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Reference number:
CIR-2020-10003
Date received:
May 26, 2020
Organization:
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Name of Minister:
Bennett, Carolyn (Hon.)
Title of Minister:
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations

Suggested Response:

• Our priority is to ensure that everyone in Canada is safe and that communities are able to fight Covid-19, including working closely with Modern Treaty and Self-Governing Indigenous Governments.

• The Indigenous Community Support Fund provides almost $20 million to Modern Treaty and Self-Governing Indigenous Nations.

• Members of these Nations are also eligible for support programs available to all Canadians, such as the Emergency Response Benefit and the increase to the Canada Child Benefit.

• By working in partnership, we will continue to ensure that they have the resources they need to keep their communities safe.

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