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Budget 2019 represents the next step in the ongoing path towards reconciliation and a better future for Indigenous peoples, Northerners and all Canadians. It builds on significant investments for Indigenous peoples of $16.8 billion provided in the last 3 budgets. The 2019 funding takes further steps towards reconciliation, which include investments in priority areas identified by First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation partners.
The government is investing $4.5 billion over the next 5 years in new funding towards Indigenous peoples. This investment represents the largest single line item in this year's budget and confirms its commitment towards Indigenous peoples.
Advancing reconciliation by settling specific claims: $40 million over 5 years plus $3.1 billion over 3 years for the replenishment of the Specific Claims Settlement Funds
Moving forward on loan forgiveness and reimbursement for comprehensive claims negotiations: $1.4 billion over 7 years
Enhancing Indigenous consultation and capacity support: $3 million over 2 years
Honouring missing residential school children: $33.8 million over 3 years
Supporting Indigenous youth and reconciliation: $15.2 million over 3 years
Establishing a National Council for Reconciliation: $126.5 million in fiscal year 2020 to 2021
Continuing work on the Matrimonial Real Property Implementation Support program: $3 million in fiscal year 2020 to 2021
Engaging Indigenous communities in major resource projects: $12.8 million in fiscal year 2019 to 2020
Recognizing Métis veterans: $30 million in fiscal year 2019 to 2020
Recognizing and commemorating a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: $10 million over 2 years
Supporting renewed legal relationships with Indigenous peoples: $10 million over 5 years
Supporting the construction of an Indigenous Legal Lodge at the University of Victoria: $9.1 million over 3 years
Supporting Indigenous languages: $333.7 million over 5 years, with $115.7 million ongoing
Improving services for Indigenous peoples
Continuing implementation of Jordan's Principle: $1.2 billion over 3 years
Supporting Inuit children: $220 million over 5 years
Supporting Indigenous post-secondary education: $824 million over 10 years, starting in fiscal year 2019 to 2020, and $61.8 million ongoing, including:
$327.5 million over 5 years enhance the Post-Secondary Student Support Program
$125.5 million over 10 years and $21.8 million per year ongoing for an Inuit-led post-secondary education strategy
$362 million over 10 years and $40 million per year ongoing support a Métis Nation-led post-secondary education strategy
$9 million over 3 years, starting in fiscal year 2019 to 2020, Indspire for additional bursaries and scholarships for First Nations, Inuit and Métis students
Eliminating boil water advisories on reserve: $739 million over 5 years and $184.9 million ongoing. Remains on track
Ensuring better disaster management preparation and response: $48 million over 5 years
Improving emergency response on reserve, including Indigenous Fire Marshall's Office: $259 million over 5 years, with $49.4 million per year ongoing
Providing core governance support for First Nations: $48 million over 2 years
Helping provide better information for better services by permanently funding the Surveys on Indigenous Peoples and the First Nations Regional Health Survey: $78.9 million over 7 years, with $13.7 million per year ongoing
Improving assisted living and long-term care: $43.5 million over 2 years
Supporting the National Inuit Suicide Prevention Strategy: $50 million over 10 years, with $5 million per year ongoing
Improving on-reserve income assistance with case management and pre-employment support: $39 million in fiscal year 2020 to 2021
Ensuring there are safe and accessible spaces for urban Indigenous peoples by supporting capital infrastructure investments in Friendship Centres and other urban Indigenous service provider facilities: $60 million over 5 years
Supporting Indigenous entrepreneurs through the Indigenous Growth Fund and the expansion of the Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program: $17 million over 3 years
Supporting Indigenous business development with $129 million over 5 years, including:
the Community Opportunity Readiness program: $78.9 million over 5 years, with $15.8 million ongoing
enhancing the funding of the Métis Capital Corporations support the start-up and expansion of Métis small and medium-sized enterprises: $50 million over 5 years
Supporting Futurpreneur Canada, a targeted support for Indigenous entrepreneurs: $3 million over 5 years
Supporting a new fiscal relationship with 10-year grants: starting April 1, 2020, funding for core programs and services provided through the 10-year grants will be escalated to address key cost drivers including inflation and population growth
Creating more tax agreements with Indigenous governments: the government confirmed its continued willingness to negotiate agreements with interested Indigenous governments to enable the implementation of First Nations Goods and Services Tax within their settlement lands or reserves, and with interested self-governing Indigenous governments enable them to implement a personal income tax within their settlement lands
Transferring more from the Gas Tax Fund: a one-time transfer of $2.2 billion through the federal Gas Tax Fund to address short-term priorities in municipalities and First Nations communities
Investing in the North
Cleaning up federal contaminated sites: $87 million over 4 years
Creating more connectivity and more affordable electricity: $18 million over 3 years support the Government of Northwest Territories with its proposed Taltson hydroelectricity expansion project
Continuing clean-up with the Northern Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program: $49.9 million over 15 years ($2.2 billion on a cash basis), starting in fiscal year 2020 to 2021
Ensuring strong Arctic and Northern communities with $40 million over 5 years, including:
$26 million over 5 years, starting in fiscal year 2019 to 2020, for the construction of a new campus science building for Yukon College
$13 million over 5 years, starting in fiscal year 2019 to 2020, for the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning in the Northwest Territories
$1 million over 2 years, starting in fiscal year 2019 to 2020, establish a task force study post-secondary education in Canada's Arctic and northern regions