Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Alberta"

NationTalk: The Otipemisiwak Métis Government, representing the Métis Nation within Alberta, is thrilled to unveil its inaugural Métis Child Care Centre in Edmonton, slated to open its doors in the winter of 2024. Currently in development, this facility will offer premium childcare spaces, ensuring exceptional quality for children. “The opening of a Métis-specific Child Care...

$6.6 M in funds announced for family resource networks in Alberta  Minister Searle Turon speaks in Edmonton at the Bent Arrow Healing Society on April 2, 2024.  APTN News: An Indigenous healing organization hopes the announcement of additional money for programs will help remove barriers to accessing services for Indigenous families. “There’s always barriers whether...

Research, data, and information collected from consultations with key stakeholders indicate that systemic racism—in the health, education, child welfare, housing, and justice (including policing and corrections) systems—is a major issue facing Indigenous Peoples in Alberta. The Alberta Human Rights Commission is launching an Indigenous Human Rights Strategy to guide the Commission’s practices and initiatives with...

Bill 22 – “The Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act” overhauled with 26 recommendations including formal notification of an Indigenous child’s band following an application for private guardianship, mandatory home inspections and cultural connection plans, strict new public reporting requirements around deaths and injuries, and funding for supports being tied to a child, rather than...

Official grand opening of the Nations of Treaty 8 Urban Child and Family Services Office in Edmonton. The Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta designed the concept of an urban office as an approach to provide prevention and early intervention services to children and families on reserve. The Urban Office will provide services to children...

Issued “Speaking Out a Special Report on LGBTQ2S+ Young people in the Child Welfare and Justice Systems” that emphasizes that they still experience higher levels of homelessness, suicide, mental illness, addictions, and violence. Encourages the Province to build new ways of supporting Indigenous communities to ensure sustainable and culturally responsive services that can grow and...