Feds Commit $32B to Close First Nations Infrastructure Gap, $3B for Health Services

Feds commit $32B to close First Nations infrastructure gap, $3B for health services

OTTAWA - The new federal budget commits $32 billion over 10 years to repair, replace and build First Nations infrastructure — though the Assembly of First Nations says the work will require more.

Indigenous groups demand $376bn infrastructure funding in federal budget

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has formally requested that the federal government's upcoming budget include a fully funded, ten-year strategy to close an infrastructure deficit on First Nations lands, currently estimated at more than $376 billion. This demand comes ahead of Budget Day, with National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak stating that the scale of the shortfall requires immediate legislative and financial action to meet Canada's 2030…

Infrastructure gap and specific claims top issues for Assembly of First Nations for federal budget

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says in the 2026 federal budget she wants to see sustained funding for First Nations services and infrastructure and the resources First Nations need to file specific claims.

AFN, ITK, MNC press feds to come through in upcoming budget

The Assembly of First Nations is calling on the federal government to use Thursday’s budget to set out a fully funded plan, developed with First Nations, to close an infrastructure gap now estimated at more than $376 billion. National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said at a news conference Tuesday that the scale of the infrastructure gap shortfall demands immediate and sustained attention. “The AFN estimates put the First Nations infrastructure …