Budget 2016 – 17
- Language and Culture: $55M per year for 5 years
- Aboriginal Languages Initiative: $5M for 2016 – 2017
Budget 2017 – 18
- Aboriginal Languages Initiative: $23M per year for 3 years
- Library and Archives Canada: $14.9M over 3 years to digitize
- National Research Council: $6M to preserve oral histories
Budget 2019 – 20
Support Implementation of Bill C-91: $333.7 over 5 years
Federal Budget 2019 to support implementation of Bill C-91
| 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
| $15M | $44 | $72 | $87 | $116M |
| 4.4% | 13.2% | 21.6% | 26.1% | 34.8% |
Budget to support implementation is heavily back-ended to after the next election
Budget 2021
Budget 2021 proposes investments in three areas:
- $275 million over five years, beginning in 2021-22, and $2 million ongoing to Canadian Heritage, to support the efforts of Indigenous peoples in the reclamation, revitalization, and strengthening of Indigenous languages as a foundation for culture, identity, and belonging. This funding will support various initiatives such as languages and culture camps, mentor-apprentice programs and the development of Indigenous languages resources and documentation
- $14.9 million over four years, beginning in 2021-22, to support the preservation of Indigenous heritage through Library and Archives Canada. This will ensure that Indigenous women, girls, 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, and all people in Canada have meaningful access to their cultures and languages.
- $108.8 million over two years, beginning in 2021-22, to reestablish and revitalize Indigenous cultural spaces. Having a dedicated, permanent space to share culture is a key component of building strong Indigenous identities. Establishing cultural spaces that are inclusive of Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people will help ensure they have a seat at the decision-making table. This proposal responds to the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, which calls for all Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people to be provided with safe, no barrier, permanent, and meaningful access to their cultures and language.