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Programs and services for Indigenous people

Find information about government programs and services for Indigenous people, families and communities.

Economic development funding programs

  • Indigenous Community Capital Grants
  • Indigenous Economic Development Fund
  • New Relationship Fund

Education and training

  • Aboriginal Law Summer Student Program
  • Indigenous Institutes
  • Indigenous Internship Program - Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
  • Indigenous student support
  • Indigenous Workforce Development Stream - Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation
  • Indigenous Youth Work Exchange Program

Health and wellness support for families

  • Aboriginal Health Access Centres
  • Indigenous Healing and Wellness Strategy

Housing and infrastructure

Energy

  • Energy programs for Indigenous communities
  • First Nations Delivery Credit
  • Wataynikaneyap Power (Watay)

Housing

  • Indigenous Supportive Housing Program
  • Rural and Urban Indigenous Housing Program

Telecommunications

  • Matawa broadband project

Justice

  • Family Information Liaison Units
  • Indigenous victims’ services
  • Justice centres
  • Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) - Indigenous policing

Land claims and consultations

  • Far North program
  • The land claim negotiation process

Natural resources and mining

  • Aboriginal Participation Fund
  • Resource revenue sharing
  • Ring of Fire infrastructure development

ServiceOntario

  • Reclaim a traditional Indigenous name
  • Registered Indigenous marriage officiants

Transportation

  • Indigenous Transportation Initiatives Fund
  • Northern Ontario winter roads
  • Supporting transportation in Indigenous communities
Updated: September 28, 2022
Published: October 09, 2015

Ministry of Indigenous Affairs

The Ministry of Indigenous Affairs is working in collaboration with Indigenous communities and leaders to improve the quality of life and expand economic opportunities for all First Nation, Inuit and Métis people living in Ontario.

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