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Indigenous services minister to announce $738M for health, emergency management
The $739 million package includes $55.6 million for emergency management coordination amid criticism of underfunded on-reserve fire services linked to preventable deaths.
- On Thursday, Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty announced a $738.9 million funding package for First Nations health care, governance, and emergency management, including $400 million over five years for health services.
- Following a tragic house fire on Monday in northwestern Ontario that killed Chief Donny Morris's three-year-old grandson, northern Ontario leaders have intensified pressure on the department over underfunded on-reserve fire services.
- The Independent First Nations Alliance filed a Canadian Human Rights Commission complaint in August 2025 alleging Indigenous Services Canada systemically discriminates by underfunding on-reserve fire services, a case that has languished without updates.
- A draft news release indicates Gull-Masty is earmarking $55.6 million for community preparedness and emergency management coordination, which could assist with wildfire support operations but is not directly for fire management.
- Gull-Masty is scheduled to address northern Ontario First Nations chiefs during a public Nishnawbe Aski Nation meeting in Toronto this afternoon, where she will present the funding and discuss ongoing service priorities.
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Indigenous services minister announces $738M for health, emergency management
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty announced on Thursday a $738.9-million funding package for First Nations health care, governance and emergency management. She is earmarking $55.
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Indigenous services minister to announce $738M for health, emergency management
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty is expected to announce a funding package for First Nations health care, governance and emergency management.
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Government of Canada - Minister Gull-Masty announces $738.9 million to strengthen First Nations health, governance, and emergency management
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