Exploring Theme: "Métis, Inuit, Off-Reserve Health"

A first of its kind health clinic for Inuit peoples’ has opened at CHEO. The Aakuluk clinic will serve as a hub for children and youth from Nunavut who have complex medical needs. Patients will be greeted by Inuit ‘patient navigators’, as well as art and images from the North. The patients will also have...

Developed with Indigenous partners, the goal of the plan is to address barriers that many Indigenous peoples in Ontario, including First Nation, Inuit and Métis, face in accessing services and opportunities, including access to education, employment, social services and housing. The Urban Indigenous Action Plan supports reconciliation between urban Indigenous communities, the provincial government and...

Designed to improve access to health care for patients and their families with a greater focus on culturally and linguistically appropriate services by giving Ontario’s 14 Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) an expanded role in improving and integrating planning and delivery of front-line health care services and directing more funding to patient care within the...