Exploring Theme: "Indigenous response to ELF"

NationTalk: (Lac Seul First Nation – Grand Council Treaty #3 (GCT#3), the Kenora District Services Board (KDSB), and Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board (RRDSSAB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to improve affordable housing and Early Years, Child Care and Education programming for families throughout the Treaty #3 territory. Through the...

Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN–S) is making a direct investment in its citizens and families with the introduction of the Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) Community Enhancement Program. Young children and early learners are a priority for the MN–S government. MN–S is pleased to be able to support community programs with that goal in mind. The...

First Nations Early Learning and Child Care Regional Funding Allocation Approach Endorse the per capita funding approach, based on the Modified Berger Formula using the Indian Registration System population counts of on and off-reserve children aged 0-6, weighted for remoteness, as provisionally recommended by a majority of the National Expert Working Group on First Nations...

The Parties will work together toward improving early learning supports for Métis children generally. The Métis National Council and Governing Members will participate in the development of a Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Framework to guide renewed programming approaches that could better support the early learning and child care distinct needs of Métis Nation...

National Indigenous Early Learning and Childcare Framework The development of an Inuit-centred Early Learning and Childcare (ELCC) system and its governance is a significant step towards self-determination, reconciliation and cultural revitalization. Inuit have pursued political autonomy and self-determination through the negotiation of comprehensive land claim agreements that define Inuit political status in Canada today. For...