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  • In most provinces we visited, many on-reserve children and families do not always have access to the child welfare services defined in relevant provincial legislation and available to those living off reserves.

    Archive 2009-11-01 2009

  • Our audit found that Indian and Northern Affairs Canada does not have assurance that the First Nations Child and Family Services Program funds child welfare services for on-reserve First Nations children and families that are culturally appropriate and reasonably comparable with those normally provided off reserves in similar circumstances.

    Archive 2009-11-01 2009

  • Indian Affairs tells us in this year's estimates, that the on-reserve population will increase by 53 per cent by the year 2021.

    Releasing Potential for Achievement: Polishing Canada's Beacon to the World 2004

  • The numbers were tabled in response to a question from Liberal aboriginal affairs critic Carolyn Bennett asking for a complete total of funds for on-reserve housing, in the past and in the future.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Heather Scoffield 2011

  • Now that the stimulus money is expiring, however, on-reserve funding is not returning to its previous levels, the departmental documents show.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Heather Scoffield 2011

  • The backlog for on-reserve housing is about 80,000 units, according to the Assembly of First Nations.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Heather Scoffield 2011

  • "To be clear, AANDC base funding for on-reserve housing has been maintained," Genevieve Guibert wrote, pointing to a wide variety of sources of funding.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Heather Scoffield 2011

  • The landmark decision overturned lower-court rulings claiming that the estate of the late Rolland Bastien, a Huron-Wendat aboriginal, was required to pay taxes on all revenues generated from term deposits at an on-reserve financial institution.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed RHÉAL SÉGUIN 2011

  • But according to the documents, the Aboriginal Affairs department expects to spend an average of $146 million annually for on-reserve housing every year for the next four fiscal years, according to the documents.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Heather Scoffield 2011

  • He said federal funding supports renovations of 3000 on-reserve homes every year, and the building of more than 2000 houses a year.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Heather Scoffield 2011

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