Investments supporting the Arctic and Northern Policy Framework

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

• $4 billion over 7 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to implement an Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy. Funding will be delivered by a National Indigenous Housing Centre with a dedicated northern allocation. Funding will also be provided directly to Northern Distinctions-based recipients by Crown-Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC).

Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Department of Fisheries and Oceans

• $2.8 million over 3 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act Action Plan Measures to bolster the policy and engagement capacity among Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Inuit Treaty Organizations to co-develop legislative and policy options to facilitate the production, sale, and trade of traditional and country food

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)

• New and Renewal Funding: Budget 2024 proposes to provide $14.9 million over 3 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to fund all regions of Inuit Nunangat and the 3 territories to support local food production systems, through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Northern Isolated Community Initiatives Fund. This investment includes funding for CanNor, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED), and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). CanNor’s allocation is $9 million while ACOA’s allocation is $1.8 million and CED’s allocation is $4.1 million
• CanNor received $10.9 million over 2 years (a minimum of $300,000 for housing) in funding through the Regional Development Agency-wide Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

• Renewal: To continue to support food security and affordability in the North:
  • $23.2 million in 2024 to 2025, for Nutrition North Canada's subsidy program to lower the cost of nutritious food and other essential household items
  • $101.1 million over 3 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to support the Harvesters Support Grant and Community Food Program Fund and promote Indigenous communities in implementing culturally appropriate, local solutions to address food insecurity
• Renewal: $5.2 million over 2 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning. This investment will narrow the gaps in accessing northern post-secondary education, in response to the Calls to Action put forward in March 2022 by the Task Force on Northern Post-Secondary Education
• On March 26, 2024, the Government of Canada announced $15 million over 1 year to reimburse Indigenous organizations in the Northwest Territories for expenses incurred due to the wildfires that affected the territory in 2023. Of this funding, $9 million is proposed through Budget 2024
• $45.2 million over 2 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to support the Makivik Corporation in addressing harms caused by historical federal policies that led to the slaughter of sled dogs and the loss of Inuit culture

Indigenous Services Canada

• $167.5 million over 2 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, to ensure Inuit children can access the health, social and educational services they need, when they need them. The government continues to work with Inuit partners to advance the long term vision of the Inuit Child First Initiative so that Inuit children will continue to receive timely, high-quality services

Department of National Defence

• In addition to Budget 2024 funding, on April 8, 2024, the Government of Canada announced $8.1 billion over 5 years and $73 billion over 20 years in spending on an accrual basis, as part of Canada’s defence policy update, Our North, Strong and Free, including:
  • $218 million over 20 years on northern operational support hubs, to increase the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)’s presence and responsiveness in the Arctic and North, while maximizing opportunities for multiple or shared use with territorial, Indigenous and local partners where possible
  • $222 million over 20 years to build a new satellite ground station in the Arctic
• In addition to the above investments, Our North, Strong and Free also includes commitments to explore options for:
  • new vehicles adapted to ice, snow, and tundra to be able to operate effectively in all Arctic terrains and climate conditions
  • enabling Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels to embark and operate maritime helicopters at sea
  • renewing and expanding Canada’s submarine fleet to detect and deter maritime threats, including in the Arctic

Natural Resources Canada

• $46.9 million over 5 years starting in 2024 to 2025, with $8.5 million in remaining amortization and $11.1 million ongoing, to renew the Polar Continental Shelf Program to continue supporting northern research logistics
• A 1 year extension of the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit, until March 31, 2025

Polar Knowledge Canada

• $3.5 million for 2024 to 2025 to address core program integrity with the intention to request ongoing baseline funding starting in 2025 to 2026 to fully implement Polar Knowledge Canada’s mandate, as stipulated in the Canadian High Arctic Research Station Act

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

• $62.9 million over 3 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to renew and expand the Local Food Infrastructure Fund to support community organizations to invest in local food infrastructure, with priority to be given to Indigenous communities, along with other equity-deserving groups

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

• Renewal: Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan: $211.8 million over 5 years, starting in 2025 to 2026, for the assessment, remediation and risk management, including associated Indigenous engagement, of federal contaminated sites
• $10.6 million over 4 years, starting in 2025 to 2026, for the Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation
• $91 million over 2 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to increase the support provided to communities to document, locate and memorialize burial sites at former residential schools
• $5 million over 3 years, starting in 2025 to 2026, to establish a program to combat Residential School denialism
• $96.4 million over 2 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to advance rights-based discussions under Section 35. This funding is intended to ensure that Indigenous communities can fully participate in the negotiation process
• $1.3 million over 3 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to co-develop a regional Red Dress Alert system with Indigenous partners
• $12.5 million over 2 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to support the Indigenous Youth Roots organization to identify and partner with Indigenous-led organizations. This will ensure the continued delivery of programming to empower Indigenous youth, as recommended in Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action

Employment and Social Development Canada

• $1 billion over 5 years, for the development of a National School Food Program, to provide meals beyond those served by existing school food programs. This includes investments for First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities as well as Self-Governing and Modern Treaty partners, many of which have some of the highest rates of food insecurity in Canada. The new program will also help provinces, territories, and Indigenous partners expand their existing school food programs, through bilateral agreements
• To increase access to early learning and child care in rural and remote communities, and increase training for early childhood educators nationwide, Budget 2024 proposes:
  • $48 million over 4 years, starting in 2025 to 2026, and $15.8 million ongoing in student loan forgiveness for early childhood educators who work in rural and remote communities
  • Increasing training for early childhood educators by investing $10 million over 2 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, through the Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program
• $67.5 million over 3 years to support students:
  • $9.5 million to Pathways to Education Canada in 2024 to 2025 to support youth in low-income communities in graduating from high school and building successful futures
  • $8 million to Indspire in 2024 to 2025 to continue investing in the education of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people for the long-term benefit of their families and communities
  • $50 million over 2 years, starting in 2025 to 2026, for the Supports for Student Learning Program to ensure students have the necessary educational supports to guide them towards future success
• $351.2 million for the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy in the 2025 to 2026 fiscal year, including funding for the Housing Internship for Indigenous Youth program delivered in partnership with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, which directly supports the development of housing sector workforce capacity for Indigenous communities, including in the North

Environment and Climate Change Canada

• $6.9 million over 5 years for the Meteorological Service of Canada’s early warning system for extreme weather events

Finance Canada

• $105 million over 6 years in new support for volunteer firefighters and search and rescue volunteers across the country

Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Canadian Coast Guard

• $463.3 million over 3 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, on a cash basis, to Fisheries and Oceans Canada to repair and maintain small craft harbours
• $397 million over 5 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to the Canadian Coast Guard to ensure it has the necessary training capacity, seagoing crew, support staff and provisions to operate its future marine vessel fleet

Health Canada

• $500 million, over 5 years, for a new Youth Mental Health Fund to help younger Canadians access mental health care
• $150 million over 3 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, for an Emergency Treatment Fund, open to municipalities and Indigenous communities to help provide rapid responses to emergent, critical needs related to the opioid crisis

Indigenous Services Canada

• $630.2 million over 2 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to support Indigenous people's access to mental health services, including through distinctions-based mental wellness strategies
• $167.6 million over 5 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to combat anti-Indigenous racism in health care to help ensure Indigenous Peoples are treated with the respect and safety they deserve
• $562.5 million in 2024 to 2025 to support medically necessary services through the Non-Insured Health Benefits Program, which supports a range of benefits for First Nations and Inuit people, including mental health services, medical travel and medications
• $12.6 million, over 2 years, starting in 2024 to 2025 to continue implementing and advancing the New Fiscal Relationship with First Nations communities
• $649.4 million over 2 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to improve elementary and secondary education on reserve, and ensure funding formulas meet the needs of growing communities
• $545.1 million over 3 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, for kindergarten to grade 12 infrastructure to build and renovate safe and healthy learning environments for First Nations students
• $242.7 million over 3 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to increase access to post-secondary education for First Nations students through the Post-Secondary Student Support Program, aligning with recommendations of the Task Force on Northern Post-Secondary Education
• $166.2 million over 5 years in new funding in support of First Nations emergency management and preparedness, in recognition that many First Nations communities are especially vulnerable to the impact of natural disasters

Indigenous Services Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

• $918 million over five years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to accelerate work in narrowing First Nations, Inuit and Métis housing and infrastructure gaps:
  • $426 million for First Nations on reserve
  • $62 million for Self-Governing and Modern Treaty First Nations
  • $370 million for Inuit communities
  • $60 million for Métis communities
• $145.2 million over 5 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to work with First Nations to develop greater climate resiliency and deploy structural mitigation strategies that protect communities, homes, and essential infrastructure from climate disasters, including $10.4 million for Modern Treaty and Self-Governing First Nations
• $1.8 billion over 11 years, starting in 2023 to 2024 to support communities in exercising jurisdiction under An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, including the first Inuit agreement to support community-led, prevention-based solutions to reduce the number of children in care
• $275 million over 2 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to maintain Indigenous Governance and Capacity programs and support governance capacity development
• $225 million over 5 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, with $45 million per year ongoing for Indigenous languages and cultures programs in support of the Indigenous Languages Act
• $36 million over 3 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to renew support for the Strategic Partnerships Initiatives' Clean Energy program to promote Indigenous participation in clean growth opportunities

Infrastructure Canada

The 2024 Federal Budget included a focus on measures intended to help address the national housing crisis by stimulating housing construction and making the ownership or renting of existing housing stock more affordable. The announced measures – such as the Affordable Housing Fund, the Canada Rental Protection Fund, the Apartment Construction Loan Program, and additional funding for the Housing Accelerator Fund – are generally applicable to the Arctic and the north, though it is recognized that specific Arctic and northern approaches to housing infrastructure are also required.

• $6 billion in funding for the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund over 10 years:
  • $1 billion directly to municipalities to support urgent infrastructure needs
  • $5 billion for agreements with provinces and territories for longer-term priorities over 10 years, with at least 20% of provinces’ agreement-based funding to be dedicated for northern, rural, and Indigenous communities

Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada

• $30 million over three years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to support Indigenous participation in research, with $10 million each for First Nation, Métis, and Inuit partners

Justice Canada

• $87 million over five years, starting in 2024 to 2025, and $11.3 million per year ongoing, to advance the Indigenous Justice Strategy for Indigenous justice programming

Department of National Defence

• In addition to Budget 2024 funding, on April 8, 2024 the Government of Canada announced $8.1 billion over 5 years and $73 billion over 20 years in spending on an accrual basis, as part of Canada’s defence policy update, Our North, Strong and Free, including:
  • $1.4 billion over 20 years to acquire specialized maritime sensors that can be rapidly deployed on the Harry DeWolf-class Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels to monitor Canada’s maritime approaches, including in the Arctic and North
  • $18.4 billion over 20 years to acquire a more modern, mobile, and effective tactical helicopter capability, which will provide the CAF with the capacity to assert Canada’s sovereignty and respond to emergencies and natural disasters
  • $307 million over 20 years on airborne early warning aircraft to detect air and maritime threats at long ranges, including in Canada’s Northern regions and approaches

Natural Resources Canada

• Up to $5 billion in loan guarantees to unlock access to capital for Indigenous communities, creating economic opportunities and supporting their economic development priorities.
• $776.3 million will be available to be deployed from 2024 to 2025 to 2029 to 2030 to support clean fuel projects, retool the Clean Fuels Fund to deliver funding faster, and extend the fund for an additional 4 years until 2029 to 2030.
• $903.5 million over 6 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to address the challenges of energy affordability and climate change by launching the Canada Green Buildings Strategy

Parks Canada

• $156.7 million over 5 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, with $388.5 million in remaining amortization, for capital investments in Canada’s national parks, national marine conservation areas, and historic sites

Public Safety Canada

• $267.5 million over 5 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, and $92.5 million per year ongoing, for the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program and to support the work of Public Safety Canada’s Indigenous Secretariat
• $200 million over 5 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to repair, renovate and replace policing facilities in First Nations and Inuit communities

Transport Canada

• $63.1 million over 3 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to renew the Remote Passenger Rail Program, which supports Indigenous-owned rail operators providing services to communities in Manitoba, Quebec and Labrador

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

• $4 billion over 7 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to implement a co-developed Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

• Renewal: Budget 2023 proposes to provide $44 million over 3 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to CanNor’s flagship program Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North
• Budget 2023 proposes to provide $1.6 million over 2 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, for CanNor’s Northern Projects Management Office to increase capacity for federal participation in environmental assessments and consultation with Indigenous communities on major projects in the territories

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

• New Funding: $6.9 billion over 12 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, to meet federal obligations under the Northern Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program to continue to support environmental remediation activities related to 8 large and complex abandoned mine sites in the Northwest Territories and Yukon
• Renewal: $19.4 million over 5 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, for the Northern Participant Funding Program to increase the participation of Indigenous Peoples and other Northerners in environmental and regulatory assessments of major projects
• $6.9 million (less $1.7 million in funds sourced from existing departmental resources) over 5 years to begin five-year climate and marine science-based assessments in Canada's Arctic waters for 2022 to 2027, and to support the administration and management of the Western Arctic - Tariuq (Offshore) Accord

Indigenous Services Canada

• $16.2 million over 3 years, beginning in 2023 to 2024, for interventions to reduce rates of tuberculosis in Inuit communities. This funding replaces Budget 2018 funding of $27.5 million over 5 years to eliminate tuberculosis in Inuit Nunangat

Regional Development Agencies

• Budget 2023 proposes to provide $108 million over 3 years starting in 2023 to 2024, to the Regional Development Agencies under the Supporting the Growth of Canada’s Tourism Sector initiative. This funding will support communities, small businesses, and non-profit organizations in developing local projects and events
• Renewal: Budget 2023 proposes to provide $50 million in 2023 to 2024 as one-year renewal funding for the Regional Development Agencies’ Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program. This will support economic development and diversification across the country
• Budget 2023 proposes to provide $373.7 million over 5 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, in additional funding to support new and enhanced federal initiatives under the Action Plan for Official Languages, 2023-2028. Funding for the Economic Development Initiative may be included in this item

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

• $10 million in 2023 to 2024 to top up the Local Food Infrastructure Fund to strengthen food security in northern, rural, and Indigenous communities across Canada

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

• Budget 2023 announces the government’s intention to support the reallocation of funding from the National Housing Co-Investment Fund’s repair stream to its new construction stream, as needed, to boost the construction of new affordable homes for the Canadians who need them most

Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)

• $1.8 billion over five years, starting in 2023 to 2024, to maintain and increase its level of service, improve screening wait times, and strengthen security measures at airports

Canadian Heritage

• $679.2 million over 5 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, to support equal access to services of equal quality in education by working with provinces and territories to make high-quality minority-language education, opportunities for second-language learning, and bilingual government services more readily available across Canada

Canadian Infrastructure Bank

• The Bank will invest at least $10 billion through its Clean Power priority area, and at least $10 billion through its Green Infrastructure priority area. This will allow the Canada Infrastructure Bank to invest at least $20 billion to support the building of major clean electricity and clean growth infrastructure projects. These investments will be sourced from existing resources
• Budget 2023 announces that the Canada Infrastructure Bank will provide loans to Indigenous communities to support them in purchasing equity stakes in infrastructure projects in which the Bank is also investing. These loans will be sourced from the Canada Infrastructure Bank's existing funding envelope

Crown-Indigenous Relations

• $11.4 million over 3 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, to engage with Indigenous communities and to update the federal guidelines for federal officials to fulfil the Crown’s duty to consult Indigenous peoples and accommodate impacts on their rights. This will support the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and provide more clarity on how the government will proceed to ensure an effective and efficient whole-of-government approach to consultation and accommodation
• $35.3 million over 3 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, to Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and Natural Resources Canada to co-develop, with the Lands Advisory Board, a new First Nations-led National Land Registry that will provide communities in First Nation Land Management with more opportunities to realize the economic benefits arising from local control over their lands
• $20 million over 4 years, starting in 2022 to 2023, to support Indigenous-led projects for safer communities through the Pathways to Safe Indigenous Communities Initiative
• $2.6 million over 3 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, to support the National Family and Survivors Circle in keeping families and survivors at the centre of the implementation of the National Action Plan and the Federal Pathway
• $1.6 million over 2 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, to support the Ministerial Special Representative appointed to provide advice and recommendations on the creation of an Indigenous and Human Rights Ombudsperson
• $2.5 million over 5 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, to facilitate and coordinate work on advancing the National Action Plan by establishing a standing Federal-Provincial-Territorial-Indigenous table on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ People. This table will provide a specific forum to take action on areas of shared roles and responsibilities regarding Missing and Murdered Indigenous, Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ People, including prioritizing discussion on how to launch a "Red Dress Alert" to notify the public when an Indigenous woman or Two-Spirit person goes missing

Department of National Defence and Global Affairs Canada

• $40.4 million over 5 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, with $300,000 in remaining amortization and $7 million ongoing, to Global Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence to establish the NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence in Montreal (CCASCOE). Given the pronounced effects of climate change on the Arctic and the High North, as a part of its wider mandate, the CCASCOE can work to enhance awareness in Canada and among international partners regarding the security implications of climate change in the region

Destination Canada

• $50 million over 3 years (on a cash basis), starting in 2023 to 2024, to Destination Canada to attract major international conventions, conferences, and events to Canada

Employment and Social Development Canada

• $45.9 million over 4 years, starting in 2024 to 2025, with $11.7 million ongoing, to Employment and Social Development Canada to expand the reach of Canada Student Loan Forgiveness to more rural and remote communities, including all communities with populations of 30,000 or fewer
  • Quebec, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories, which do not participate in the Canada Student Financial Assistance Program, can receive federal funding to provide their own comparable support
• $813.6 million in 2023 to 2024 to enhance student financial assistance for the school year starting August 1, 2023. Includes 40% increase to Canada Student Grants over their 2019 to 2020 pre-pandemic amounts, raising the interest-free Canada Student Loan Limit to $300 per week of study and waiving credit screening requirements for mature students
  • Quebec, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, which do not participate in the program, can receive federal funding to provide their own comparable support
• The federal government also committed to working with students in the year ahead to develop a long-term approach to student financial assistance, in time for Budget 2024

Environment and Climate Change Canada

• Protecting Species at Risk: $184 million over 3 years, starting in 2023 to 2024 to continue monitoring, protecting, and promoting the recovery of species at risk to help restore their populations
  • Joint initiative with Parks Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Natural Resources Canada
• Protecting Freshwater
  • $650 million over 10 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, to support monitoring, assessment and restoration in the Great Lakes, Lake Winnipeg, Lake of the Woods, St. Lawrence River, Fraser River, Saint John River, Mackenzie River, and Lake Simcoe
  • $22.6 million over 3 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, to support better coordination of efforts to protect freshwater across Canada
  • $85.1 million, over 5 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, with $400,000 in remaining amortization and $21 million ongoing thereafter to support the creation of the Canada Water Agency, to be headquartered in Winnipeg
• $19 million over 5 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, for Environment and Climate Change Canada to negotiate and implement rights-based agreements with Indigenous communities related to the environment

Finance Canada

• To support and accelerate clean electricity investment in Canada, introduction of a 15% refundable Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit for eligible investments in:
  • non-emitting electricity generation systems:
    • wind
    • concentrated solar
    • solar photovoltaic
    • hydro (including large-scale)
    • wave
    • tidal
    • nuclear (including large-scale and small modular reactors)
  • abated natural gas-fired electricity generation
  • stationary electricity storage systems that do not use fossil fuels in operation, such as:
    • batteries
    • pumped hydroelectric storage
    • compressed air storage
  • equipment for the transmission of electricity between provinces and territories
• Implement a refundable Clean Technology Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit equal to 30% of the cost of investments in new machinery and equipment used to manufacture or process key clean technologies and extract, process or recycle key critical minerals

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

• $151.9 million over 3 years (on a cash basis), starting in 2023 to 2024 to continue to protect endangered whales and their habitats
  • Joint initiative with Parks Canada, Transport Canada, and Environment and Climate Change Canada
• $135.5 million over 2 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, is proposed for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to continue to meet the requirements of the Fisheries Act, as updated in 2019, to protect fish and fish habitat
• $119.6 million funding over 5 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, (with $102 million in remaining amortization and $17.4 million ongoing) to reinforce the integrity of its helicopter fleet and ensure the Canadian Coast Guard has the necessary infrastructure and support to hire and train the staff to operate its future marine vessel fleet
• $14.1 million in 2023 to 2024 for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and Transport Canada to continue to develop and implement marine spatial plans to help guide activities affecting Canada’s marine waters
• $5.0 million in 2023 to 2024 to renew the Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program

Health Canada

• $13 billion over 5 years, starting in 2023 to 2024 ($4.4 billion ongoing), to implement the Canadian Dental Care Plan. The plan will provide dental coverage for uninsured Canadians with annual family income of less than $90,000, with no co-pays for those with family incomes under $70,000
• $250 million over 3 years, starting in 2025 to 2026 ($75 million ongoing), to establish an Oral Health Access Fund. The fund will complement the Canadian Dental Care Plan by investing in targeted measures to address oral health gaps among vulnerable populations and reduce barriers to accessing care, including in rural and remote communities
• $359.2 million over 5 years, starting in 2023 to 2024 ($5.7 million ongoing and $1.3 million in remaining amortization) to support a renewed Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy, which would guide the government’s work to save lives and protect the health and safety of Canadians

Indigenous Services Canada

• $30 million 5 five years, starting in 2023 to 2024, to enhance the Reserve Land and Environment Management Program, ensuring First Nations can develop capacity to exercise increased responsibility over their lands, resources, and environment
• $76.3 million in 2023 to 2024 to support the administrative capacity of First Nations governments and tribal councils delivering critical programs and services to their members
• $5 million in 2023 to 2024 to support the co-development of an Economic Reconciliation Framework with Indigenous partners that will increase economic opportunities for Indigenous Peoples, communities, and businesses
• $810.6 million over 5 years, beginning in 2023 to 2024, to support medical travel and to maintain medically necessary services through the Non-Insured Health Benefits Program, including mental health services, dental and vision care, and medications
  • includes $458.6 million over 1 year for Non-Insured Health Benefits for First Nations and Inuit to address program integrity pressures for 2023 to 2024, as well as $10 million for new coverage of Glucose Monitoring Devices
• $171 million in 2022 to 2023 to ensure First Nations children continue to receive the support they need through Jordan’s Principle

Justice Canada

• $95.8 million over 5 years, starting in 2023 to 2024 ($20.4 million ongoing) to help Indigenous families access information about their missing and murdered loved ones, and to enhance victim services to support their healing journeys. This funding would renew existing programming and expand it to include support for families of 2SLGBTQI+ Indigenous victims who are men
• $83.9 million over 5 years, starting in 2023 to 2024 ($18.7 million ongoing), for the independent Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission

Natural Resources Canada

• $3 billion over 13 years, starting in 2023 to 2024 to:
  • recapitalize funding for the Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program to support critical regional priorities and Indigenous-led projects
  • renew the Smart Grid program to continue to support electricity grid innovation
  • create new investments in science-based activities to help capitalize on Canada’s offshore wind potential, particularly off the coasts of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador
• $368.4 million over 3 years, starting in 2023 to 2024 (with $3.1 million in remaining amortization), to renew and update forest sector support, including for research and development, Indigenous and international leadership, and data. Of this amount, $30.1 million would be sourced from existing departmental resources
• $8.7 million in 2023 to 2024 to support deeper engagements with Indigenous partners, including Indigenous rights-holders, towards the development of the National Benefits-Sharing Framework. NRCan will also explore additional federal supports to increase access to capital for Indigenous groups to invest in major resource projects

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

• $108.6 million over 3 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, to help more Canadian businesses access the expertise and research and development facilities they need by expanding the College and Community Innovation Program

Public Health Agency of Canada

• $158.4 million over 3 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, to support the 988 Suicide Prevention Line

Public Safety Canada

• $31.7 million over 3 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, (with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation) to work with the Department of Finance Canada to stand-up a low-cost flood insurance program, aimed at protecting households at high risk of flooding and without access to adequate insurance. This would include offering reinsurance through a federal Crown corporation and a separate insurance subsidy program
  • this is the first step in the federal government’s intention to launch, in partnership with provinces and territories, a new approach to address gaps in natural disaster protection and help Canadians access affordable insurance
• $15.3 million over 3 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, to create a publicly accessible online portal where Canadians can access information on their exposure to flooding
• $48.1 million over 5 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, and $3.1 million ongoing to Public Safety Canada to identify high-risk flood areas and implement a modernized Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program, which would incentivize mitigation efforts

Statistics Canada

• $23.1 million over 2 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, to collect data on oral health and access to dental care in Canada, which will inform the rollout of the Canadian Dental Care Plan

Transport Canada

• $165.4 million over 7 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, to establish a Green Shipping Corridor Program to reduce the impact of marine shipping on surrounding communities and ecosystems. The program will help spur the launch of the next generation of clean ships, invest in shore power technology, and prioritize low-emission and low-noise vessels at ports
• $5.2 million over 5 years, starting in 2023 to 2024, to collect and analyze air sector performance data

Women and Gender Equality Canada

• $160 million over three years, starting in 2023 to 2024, for the Women’s Program to provide funding to organizations in Canada that serve women. The government is committed to maintaining historic funding levels for Canadian women's organizations and equity-deserving groups, with a particular focus on Indigenous women, women with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQI+ communities, and newcomer, Black, racialized, and migrant women

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

• $15 million over 5 years, starting in 2022-2023, to support Indigenous economic development in the North

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

• $300 million over 5 years, starting in 2022-2023, to co-develop and launch an Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

• $150 million over 2 years, starting in 2022-2023, to support affordable housing and related infrastructure in the North, including:
  • $60 million to the Government of Nunavut
  • $60 million to the Government of the Northwest Territories
  • $30 million to the Government of Yukon
• Up to $40 million over 8 years, starting in 2022-2023, to Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada to support northern regulatory processes as part of the Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy
• $14.5 million over 5 years, starting in 2022-2023, with $8.4 million in remaining amortization and $2.5 million ongoing, to Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and to Polar Knowledge Canada, to support the completion and operations of the Canadian High Arctic Research Station
• $2 million over 2 years, starting in 2022-2023, to support the implementation of a Collaborative Process Protocol Agreement respecting the historical impacts of the operation of Giant Mine on the Yellowknives Dene First Nation
• $25.8 million to the Government of Yukon and Government of the Northwest Territories to fulfill Canada's commitment under the 1993 Western Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas Accord, and $2.5 million to support the Inuvialuit Corporation's participation in the implementation of the new Western Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas Accord
• $32.2 million over 2 years, starting in 2022-2023, from the Low Carbon Economy Fund (managed by Environment and Climate Change Canada) to support the Atlin Hydro Expansion project in British Columbia to provide clean electricity to the Yukon and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• $4 billion over 7 years, starting in 2022-2023, to Indigenous Services Canada and Crown‑Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada to accelerate work in closing Indigenous housing gaps, including:
  • $845 million over 7 years to support housing in Inuit communities
  • $565 million over 5 years to support housing in First Nations Self-Governing and Modern Treaty Holders communities
  • $190 million over 7 years for housing in Métis communities
• $29.6 million over 3 years, starting in 2022-2023, to support the co-development of an Indigenous Climate Leadership Agenda to support self-determined action in addressing Indigenous peoples' climate priorities and the phased implementation of distinctions-based climate strategy

Indigenous Services Canada

• $4 billion over 7 years, starting in 2022-2023, to Indigenous Services Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada to accelerate work in closing Indigenous housing gaps, including:
  • $2.4 billion over 5 years to support First Nations housing on reserve
• $227.6 million over 2 years, starting in 2022-2023, to maintain trauma-informed, culturally-appropriate, Indigenous-led services to improve mental wellness, and to support efforts initiated through Budget 2021 to co-develop distinctions-based mental health and wellness strategies

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

• Over the next year, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food will work with the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous partners, and stakeholders to develop a National School Food Policy and to explore how more Canadian children can receive nutritious food at school

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

• $4 billion over 5 years, starting in 2022-2023, to launch the Housing Accelerator Fund. The Fund will be designed to be flexible to the needs and realities of cities and communities.

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

• $209.8 million over 5 years, starting in 2022-2023, to increase the support provided to communities to document, locate, and memorialize burial sites at former residential schools: to support the operations of and a new building for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and to ensure the complete disclosure of federal documents related to residential schools
• $183.1 million over 5 years, starting in 2022-2023, to Environment and Climate Change Canada, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Health Canada, Transport Canada, Crown‑Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Statistics Canada, and the National Research Council to reduce plastic waste and increase plastic circularity by developing and implementing regulatory measures and conducting scientific research to inform policy-making. This includes funding to support the monitoring of plastic contaminants in the North

Employment and Social Development Canada

• $26.2 million over 4 years, starting in 2023-2024, and $7 million ongoing to increase the maximum amount of forgivable Canada Student Loans by 50%. This will mean up to $30,000 in loan forgiveness for nurses and up to $60,000 in loan forgiveness for doctors working in underserved rural or remote communities, including northern communities

National Defence

• $6.1 billion over 5 years, starting in 2022-2023, with $1.3 billion in remaining amortization, and $1.4 billion ongoing to National Defence to meet Canada's defence priorities, including continental defences, commitments to our allies, and for investments in equipment and technology to immediately increase the capabilities of the Armed Forces
• $9.5 million over 5 years to align National Defence's operations and engagement with Indigenous Peoples with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act

Indigenous Services Canada

• $87.3 million over 3 years, starting in 2022-2023, to enable Indigenous communities to continue to work with the federal government and provinces/territories to support implementation of Indigenous child welfare laws
• $190.5 million in 2022-2023 towards the Indigenous Community Support Fund to help Indigenous communities and organizations mitigate the ongoing impacts of COVID‑19
• $150 million over 5 years, starting in 2022-2023, to the Lands and Economic Development Services Program and Community Opportunity Readiness Program, to advance shovel-ready economic opportunities in Indigenous Communities
• $35 million over 5 years, starting in 2022-2023, to increase economic capacity supports, including specialized training opportunities delivered by Indigenous-led organizations

Justice Canada

• $10.4 million over 2 years, starting in 2022-2023, to support the appointment of a Special Interlocutor who will work collaboratively with Indigenous Peoples and make recommendations for changes to strengthen federal laws and practices to protect and preserve unmarked burial sites
• $65.8 million over 5 years, starting in 2022-2023 and $11 million ongoing to Justice Canada and Natural Resources Canada to accelerate work to meet legislated requirements of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, including the development of an action plan with Indigenous partners

Natural Resources Canada

• Up to $1.5 billion over 7 years, starting in 2023-2024, for infrastructure investments that would support the development of the critical minerals supply chains, with a focus on priority deposits
• $103.4 million over 5 years, starting in 2022-2023, to develop a National Benefit-Sharing Framework, and the expansion of the Indigenous Partnership Office and the Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships program. $25 million of this will be dedicated to early engagement and Indigenous communities' capacity building to support their participation in the critical minerals strategy

Public Safety Canada

• $5.1 million over 5 years, starting in 2022-2023, to Public Safety Canada and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to support community-led responses to unmarked burial sites

Parks Canada

• $25 million over 3 years, starting in 2022-2023, to support the commemoration and memorialization of former residential school sites

Women and Gender Equality Canada

• $539.3 million over 5 years, starting in 2022-2023, to enable provinces and territories to supplement and enhance services and supports within their jurisdictions to prevent gender-based violence and support survivors