Minister of Indigenous Services Mandy Gull-Masty speaks during a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, on Dec. 22, 2025. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
Ottawa is submitting a plan to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to provide more than $35.5 billion in funding to reform the First Nations child welfare program.
The federal government is proposing to provide $35.5 billion to 2033–34 to reform the First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS) program, as well as an ongoing commitment of $4.4 billion annually after that “to make sure First Nations children and families—now and in the future—have sustainable resources,” Indigenous Services Canada said in a Dec. 22 news release.
