Question Period Note: Accomplishments: Indigenous Services Canada

• We are delivering on a renewed relationship with Indigenous peoples, working together to improve quality of life and advance self-determination.
• We have made significant new investments resulting in:
o 130 school infrastructure projects completed;
o 348 water and wastewater infrastructure projects completed;
o Approximately $8 billion is being used to support Indigenous community infrastructure until 2026–2027;
o More than 691,000 requests for products, services, and supports approved under Jordan’s Principle.
• We will continue working together with Indigenous peoples towards closing the unacceptable socio-economic gaps.

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If pressed on socio-economic gaps:
• Immense progress has been made to close socio-economic gaps in areas such as:
o The lifting of long-term drinking water advisories;
o The co-development of distinctions-based housing strategies;
o The advancement of Indigenous-led healthcare delivery;
o The recognition of jurisdiction in child and family services;
o Providing additional income assistance supports; and,
o A new fiscal relationship with communities.
• We know there is more to do, and we will continue this work in true partnership with Indigenous peoples.
Youth:
• Every Indigenous child deserves the best start in life.
• A new funding formula for K-12 education has resulted in regional funding increases of up to 39%;
• The number of First Nation schools offering elementary full-day kindergarten programs has increased by up to 50%;
• Funding for First Nations child and family services almost doubled to approximately $1.2 billion in 2018 19 with a focus on prevention;
• An additional $75.2 million in 2020-21 was committed to increase existing distinctions-based support for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Nation students pursuing post-secondary education.
• We will not leave another generation of Indigenous children behind.