US EditionFeds Earmark $1.55 Billion to Ensure Equal Services for First Nations Kids
The $1.55 billion funding extension aims to reduce service backlogs and ensure equality for First Nations children while long-term reforms are negotiated, Indigenous Services Canada said.
- On Feb. 26, 2026, Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty announced at the House of Commons foyer that the federal government pledged $1.55 billion to renew Jordan's Principle for one year.
- A surge in demand and payment delays forced Indigenous Services Canada to address a backlog of 140,000 applications with 25,000 urgent cases, with existing funding due to lapse at the end of March.
- Since 2016 the program approved more than 10 million supports, and families may request medical, mental-health, educational and physiotherapy supports under Jordan's Principle, named after Jordan River Anderson.
- Following a one-year renewal for the Inuit Child First Initiative last week, the funding will help address demand and ensure First Nations children access services, officials said.
- The renewal runs until March 31, 2027, and Mandy Gull-Masty faces criticism for not repealing an operational bulletin from last year while Cindy Blackstock urges contingency plans for funding lapses.
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Ottawa Earmarks $1.55B for First Nations Children’s Education, Health Services
Ottawa is committing $1.55 billion in support of Jordan’s Principle, which says First Nations children must have equal access to social and health services. Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty made the funding announcement in Ottawa on Feb. 26. The funding responds to “sustained demand” over the last decade, and will support access to “essential supports” for First Nations children, Indigenous Services Canada said in a Feb. 26 news rel…
The Minister of Aboriginal Services, Mandy Gull-Masty, is scheduled to announce on Thursday $1.55 billion in federal funding to support Jordan's principle, a legal principle that requires First Nations children to have equal access to social and health services.
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Feds earmark $1.55 billion to ensure equal services for First Nations kids
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty is expected to announce $1.55 billion in federal funding today to support Jordan's Principle, a legal principle that states First Nations children must
The Principle aims to ensure that indigenous children have equitable and timely access to the health and social services they need.
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