CISION – As a result of a thorough review of the request for an extension and based on what we heard from survivors, family members and Indigenous organizations, and discussions with provinces and territories, the Commission will be receiving more time to submit its final report. The Commission will have until April 30, 2019 from the initial date of November 1, 2018 to deliver the report. The extension to submit the report means the Commissioners can choose to extend the time, up to December 2018, to hear from additional families and survivors, further examine institutional practices and policies, and undertake the research necessary to inform their recommendations on the systemic causes of all forms of violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada. Following the receipt of the report, the Commission will have another two months, until June 30, 2019, to wind down its operations.

$21.3M to expand health support provided plus $5.42M in 2019-20 to extend Family Information Liaison units and Community-based organizations