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Horizontal Initiatives
Name of Horizontal Initiative: International Polar Year
Name of lead department(s): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) — Northern Affairs Program
Lead department program activity: Northern Science and Technology
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2006
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2012
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $150 million over six years
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): To support Canada's participation in International Polar Year (IPY), the Government of Canada has invested $150 million over six years. This funding is being used to carry out an innovative and multidisciplinary Arctic science program. The Government of Canada IPY program is led by INAC and involving 12 federal departments and agencies, including the lead departments of Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Health Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (on behalf of Industry Canada), Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Canada's significant involvement and investment in IPY contributes to the government's stewardship of Canada's Northern Region. The Government of Canada IPY program is working with Canadian scientists and northern communities in developing and conducting activities such as research, training and capacity building.
Key areas of the Government of Canada IPY program include:
- undertaking new science and research in and for the North, which includes the involvement of northern communities;
- ensuring the health and safety of scientists and communities conducting research in the North;
- communicating information about the program and the science undertaken;
- building capacity, through training opportunities for youth and Northerners aimed at enhancing participation in northern scientific research;
- ensuring that the resultant scientific knowledge and data are properly managed, archived and made accessible; and
- supporting the appropriate procedural, regulatory and infrastructure framework for conducting scientific research.
The funds are distributed among federal departments and agencies according to their involvement in the various aspects of the program. The Northern IPY Co-coordinators maintain a regional network to support all aspects of Canada's IPY program in four Inuit regions across the North. The federal departments and agencies participating in IPY are undertaking research projects, delivering support for logistics and emergency preparedness, and contributing to projects for training, communications and outreach.
Shared outcome(s): The IPY program works toward the achievement of two outcomes:
- Increased understanding of impacts of a changing climate and of health and well-being of northern communities, informs policy and decision making, and contributes to recognition of Canada as an expert on the Canadian North.
- Northern research capacity is enhanced through newly trained scientists, knowledge and skills transfer to Northerners, and greater participation in planning and delivery of research by Northerners.
Governance structure(s):
- Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) Committee on Arctic Science and Technology (chaired by the ADM of Northern Affairs, INAC);
- IPY Federal Program Office (housed at INAC);
- Director Generals communications committees on IPY; and
- IPY advisory subcommittees.
The Government of Canada IPY program links with the International Joint Committee and other international scientific organizations to assist in the program development of the IPY “From Knowledge to Action” Conference that Canada will host in April 2012.
Planning Highlights: IPY will focus its efforts on synthesizing the results of IPY scientific research, managing data and information, communicating these results to northern communities, and articulating this new knowledge to facilitate and generate discussions about policy and program development that address short- and long-term issues.
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lands and Resources | Government of Canada IPY program | $59.7 | $3.71 |
| Total | $59.7 | $3.71 | |
Expected results by program:
- Preparing a final report on the findings / results of the IPY science projects; supporting the science synthesis process
- Dissemination to northern communities of the results and knowledge acquired through IPY science projects
- Increased participation of Northerners and Aboriginal people in Arctic science activities
- Managing the data collected through the IPY science programs for long term preservation and future access
- Improve access to information, training and communication amongst northern research licensing stakeholders
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Environmental Health | Environmental Health Surveillance (Dietary Choice and Health) |
$0.16 | $0 |
| Total | $0.16 | $0 | |
Expected results by program:
- Not applicable, as International Polar Year funding has not been allocated in FY 2011-2012
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biodiversity – Wildlife and Habitat Water Resources Weather and Environmental Services for Canadians |
Government of Canada IPY program | $11.17 | $0 |
| Total | $11.17 | $0 | |
Expected results by program:
- Not applicable, as International Polar Year funding has not been allocated in FY 2011-2012
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanography and Climate Aquatic Ecosystem Science | Government of Canada IPY program | $31.54 | $0 |
| Total | $31.54 | $0 | |
Expected results by program:
- Not applicable, as International Polar Year funding has not been allocated in FY 2011-2012
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adapting to a Changing Climate and Hazard Risk Management Ecosystem Risk Management |
Climate Change Geoscience, Public Safety Geoscience Environmental Geoscience Program |
$3.06 | $0 |
| Total | $3.06 | $0 | |
Expected results by program:
- Not applicable, as International Polar Year funding has not been allocated in FY 2011-2012
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Health and Well-being of Northern Communities |
Government of Canada IPY program | $31.29 | $0 |
| Total | $31.29 | $0 | |
Expected results by program:
- Not applicable, as International Polar Year funding has not been allocated in FY 2011-2012
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Priority Research | Government of Canada IPY program | $9.75 | $0 |
| Total | $9.75 | $0 | |
Expected results by program:
- Not applicable, as International Polar Year funding has not been allocated in FY 2011-2012
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Safety and Nutrition Risks | Parasitology | $0.41 | $0 |
| Total | $0.41 | $0 | |
Expected results by program:
- Not applicable, as International Polar Year funding has not been allocated in FY 2011-2012
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserve Heritage Resources | IPY Climate Change Impacts on the Canadian Arctic Tundra | $0.82 | $0 |
| IPY Freshwater Systems | $0.53 | $0 | |
| Total | $1.35 | $0 | |
Expected results by program:
- Not applicable, as International Polar Year funding has not been allocated in FY 2011-2012
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health Agency of Canada | Government of Canada IPY program | $0.62 | $0 |
| Total | $0.62 | $0 | |
Expected results by program:
- Not applicable, as International Polar Year funding has not been allocated in FY 2011-2012
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and Agri-food | Government of Canada IPY program | $0.16 | $0 |
| Total | $0.16 | $0 | |
Expected results by program:
- Not applicable, as International Polar Year funding has not been allocated in FY 2011-2012
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Museum of Civilization | Government of Canada IPY program | $0.80 | $0 |
| Total | $0.80 | $0 | |
Expected results by program:
- Not applicable, as International Polar Year funding has not been allocated in FY 2011-2012
| Total Allocation For All Federal Partners (from Start to End Date) | Total Planned Spending for All Federal Partners for 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| $150 | $3.71 |
Results to be achieved by non–federal partners (if applicable):
- Not applicable
Contact information:
Robert Fortin
Director
International Polar Year Federal Program Office
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
360 Albert Street, Suite 1011
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H4
Tel: (613) 995-6587
Fax: (613) 995-7029
robert.fortin@ainc-inac.gc.ca
Name of Horizontal Initiative: First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan
Name of lead department(s): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) — Northern Affairs Program
Lead department program activity: Community Infrastructure
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2008
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2012
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $735,639,806 for the first two years. Of this amount $202,500,000 in each of 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 are funded from existing reference levels. New funds of $165,318,143 in 2008-2009 and $165,321,663 in 2009-2010, including employee benefit plans and Public Works and Government Services Canada accommodation requirements, are sourced from the Fiscal Framework, as confirmed in Budget 2008.
The program was extended for an additional two years, with funding confirmed as part of Budget 2010. This will provide an additional $845,547,800 in investments into water and wastewater infrastructure over the two additional years.
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The prime objective of the First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan (FNWWAP) is to support First Nations communities on reserve in bringing their drinking water and wastewater services to a level and quality of service comparable to those enjoyed by other Canadians living in communities of similar size and location. There are five key activity areas in the FNWWAP: infrastructure investments; operations and maintenance; training; monitoring and awareness; and standards.
To meet the objectives of the FNWWAP, several program enhancements have been introduced, including a national assessment of existing water and wastewater facilities, engagement on a new federal legislative framework for safe drinking water, increased training through Circuit Rider training program, modifying existing policies related to small water and septic systems and agreements for water/wastewater services, investment in a National Wastewater Program and waterborne illness procedures.
The FNWWAP was implemented as part of government commitments in the 2007 Speech from the Throne, Budget 2008, and Budget 2010 to support First Nations’ access to safe drinking water.
The FNWWAP supports INAC’s strategic outcome for “The Land and Economy”: Full participation of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis individuals and communities in the economy. The FNWWAP also supports Health Canada’s First Nations and Inuit Health Programming and Services strategic outcome of better health outcomes and reduction of health inequalities between First Nations and Inuit and other Canadians.
More information is available at these Web sites:
- Backgrounder — First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan
- Budget 2008, Responsible Leadership — Chapter 4 — Leadership at Home and Abroad
- Budget 2010, Leading the Way on Jobs and Growth – Chapter 3 – New Investments in Jobs and Economic Growth
- RPP 2007-2008 Health Canada — Health Canada's Regional Operations — An Overview
Shared outcome(s): The FNWWAP works toward the achievement of four outcomes:
- First Nation communities have an increased capacity to address potential water quality problems.
- Health risks associated with water quality and supply are reduced.
- All First Nation community water and wastewater facilities meet federal standards.
- First Nation communities have increased confidence in their drinking water.
Governance structure(s): The First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan (FNWWAP) is a successor to the joint First Nations Water Management Strategy (2003-2008) and the INAC Plan of Action for Drinking Water (2006-2008). An MOU has been in place between INAC and HC since 2005 regarding data sharing related to drinking water. INAC shares information on the proposed water and wastewater infrastructure investments, the annual inspections of water and wastewater treatment plants, and information on action related to Drinking Water Advisories. Conversely, HC shares information such as drinking water sample results that do not meet the Canadian Drinking Water Quality Guidelines and reasons for having recommended Drinking Water Advisories. At the working level, the Strategic Water Management on Reserve Committee which includes representatives from HC, INAC, Environment Canada (EC) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), provides a forum for discussion to share information and coordinate joint action, and to provide leadership in an integrated and coordinated manner to ensure safe drinking water for First Nations communities and implementing FNWWAP. Although this is not a formal decision-making body, it does provide a good venue to promote dialogue and the sharing of information. INAC, HC and EC have developed a National Framework for the Review of Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Project Proposals in First Nations Communities to ensure that reviews of water and wastewater infrastructure projects in First nations communities are coordinated and that all applicable standards and requirements are met.
Directors General and ADMs from HC and INAC meet regularly to exchange and coordinate action on all relevant issues related to the FNWWAP.
Planning Highlights:
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | Capital Facilities and Maintenance Program | $1,342.2 | $335.3 |
| Total | $1,342.2 | $335.3 | |
Expected results by program:
Capital Facilities and Maintenance Program: Increase in % of First Nations drinking water systems with low risk ratings and increase in % of First Nations wastewater systems with low risk ratings.
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Canada – First Nations and Inuit Health | Drinking Water Safety Program – FNNWAP funding | $109.6 | $27.3 |
| Drinking Water Safety Program – A based funding | $20.0 | $5.0 | |
| Total | $129.6 | $32.3 | |
Expected results by program:
Health Canada Drinking Water Safety Program: Increase in the number of First Nations communities south of 60° with increased or maintained capacity to monitor their drinking water quality as per the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality and reduce health risks associated with drinking water quality and supply.
| Total Allocation For All Federal Partners (from Start to End Date) | Total Planned Spending for All Federal Partners for 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| $1,471.8M | $367.6M |
Results to be achieved by non–federal partners (if applicable): N/A
Contact information:
Sébastien Labelle
Director, Policy, Programs and Procedures
Indian and Northern Affairs
Policy Directorate, Community Infrastructure Branch
10 Wellington Street
Gatineau, Quebec Canada
K1A 0H4
Telephone: (819) 994-6466
Fax: (819) 953-3321
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement — Health Supports component
Name of lead department(s): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) — Northern Affairs Program
Lead department program activity: Residential Schools Resolution
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: September 2003 (RHSP), July 2004 (Crisis Line)
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2013 (RHSP) October 31, 2013 (Crisis Line)
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $226,786,069
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The Health Supports component of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) ensures that former students of Indian residential schools can safely address a broad spectrum of mental wellness issues related to the disclosure of childhood abuse through all phases of the IRSSA. The Health Supports component of the IRSSA is composed of the Indian residential schools Resolution Health Support Program (formerly, Mental Health Support Program) and a 24-hour crisis line. Both of these are continuations of programs that were in place under the National Resolution Framework prior to the implementation of the IRSSA in September 2007. The Mental Health Support Program began in 2003 and the Crisis Line started in 2004.
Health Canada delivers the Resolution Health Support Program, which ensures that eligible former Indian Residential School Students and their families, have access to an appropriate level of health support services, through all phases of the IRSSA, so that they may safely address a broad spectrum of mental wellness issues related to the disclosure of childhood abuses. Program components include: emotional support services provided by Resolution Health Support Workers (RHSWs); cultural support services provided by Elders; professional counseling; and assistance with the cost of transportation to access counseling, Elder, and/or Traditional Healer services.
INAC’s Resolution and Individual Affairs Sector supports former students in crisis by funding the National Indian Residential School Crisis Line, a national, 24-hour toll-free support service operated by trained Aboriginal crisis counselors. INAC is also responsible for coordinating the verification of program eligibility, and ensuring that Health Canada is aware of dates for Independent Assessment Process and Truth and Reconciliation and Commemoration events as they arise, so that health supports can be provided to former students in a seamless fashion.
Shared outcome(s):
The IRSSA Health Supports component works toward the achievement of two outcomes:
- Eligible former students of Indian residential schools and their families have access to mental health and emotional support services.
- Eligible former students of Indian residential schools can safely address a broad spectrum of mental wellness issues related to the disclosure of childhood abuse.
Governance structure(s): INAC is responsible for the overall implementation of the IRSSA and is working in partnership with Health Canada to coordinate and provide services for former Indian residential school students throughout all phases of the IRSSA.
Planning Highlights: The Health Supports component will:
- continue to deliver professional, paraprofessional and cultural supports to former Indian residential school students and their families through the Resolution Health Support Program;
- provide former Indian residential school students and their families with access to a 24-hour national crisis line;
- undertake communications activities to ensure that the health supports program is well-known; and
- strengthen research, knowledge and training initiatives to ensure that health supports are well-suited to meet the needs of Indian residential school claimants, their families and communities.
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Schools Resolution | Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line | 23.9 | 4.0 |
| Total | 23.9 | 4.0 | |
Expected results by program: Demand-driven health supports are provided to former Indian residential school students and their families through all phases of the IRSSA.
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Nations and Inuit Health Programming and Services | Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program | 202.8 | 202.8 |
| Total | 202.8 | 46.8 | |
Expected results by program: Demand-driven health supports are provided to former Indian residential school students and their families through all phases of the IRSSA.
| Total Allocation For All Federal Partners (from Start to End Date) | Total Planned Spending for All Federal Partners for 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| 226.8 | 50.8 |
Contact information:
Health Canada:
Andrea Challis
Manager, Indian Residential School Resolution Health Support Program
Mental Health and Addictions Division
Community Programs Directorate
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada
Phone: (613) 952-1377
andrea.challis@hc-sc.gc.ca
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada:
Alia Butt
A/Director
Policy and Reconciliation Directorate
Resolution and Individual Affairs Sector
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Tel: 613-996-2603
alia.butt@inac-ainc.gc.ca
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Urban Aboriginal Strategy
Name of lead department(s): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians (OFI)
Lead department program activity: Urban Aboriginal Strategy
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2007
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2012
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $68.5 million
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The Urban Aboriginal Strategy (UAS) was developed in 1997 to help respond to the needs of Aboriginal people living in key urban centres. Through the UAS, the Government of Canada seeks to partner with other governments, community organizations, Aboriginal people and the private sector to support projects that address local priorities.
In 2007, Canada decided to set national priorities that focus on greater economic participation and made a long-term commitment by investing $68.5 million over five years to help respond effectively to the needs of Aboriginal people living in key urban centres.
Shared outcome(s): The primary goal of the UAS is to better address issues facing Aboriginal people living in cities across Canada, working toward the achievement of the following outcomes:
- Urban Aboriginal socio-economic needs are targeted within new and renewed federal initiatives, where appropriate.
- Access to and co-ordination of programs and services is improved.
- Partners co-ordinate development and communication of research, policies and knowledge.
- Horizontal linkages and policy integration within the federal government are improved for seeking opportunities for partnership (i.e., the federal government, provincial and municipal governments, Aboriginal groups, and private sector).
To accomplish these outcomes, UAS projects will focus investments in three priority areas: improving life skills; promoting job training, skills and entrepreneurship; and supporting Aboriginal women, children and families.
Governance structure(s):
Steering committees are the catalysts for planning, making funding decisions, and co-ordinating work through the UAS — along with other community activities — to respond to urban Aboriginal issues. Each UAS steering committee is composed of a cross-section of the Aboriginal community, to ensure the steering committee's decisions reflect broad community concerns and priorities. While the steering committee structure is meant to be reflective of local circumstances, each steering committee includes representation from the local Aboriginal community, the federal government, other levels of government and the private sector. The inclusive nature of the steering committees is indicative of the principle of partnership that underlies the UAS, particularly in keeping with the objective to establish strong and active partnerships between government and community.
In some of the designated cities under the UAS, federal funding is administered through an incorporated community organization that has been delegated authority for delivering UAS projects on behalf of the various partners. Regardless of whether funding is delivered by a community organization, by federal officials or by a combination of the two, funding through the UAS is designed to promote co-operation with other key partners (including other federal departments) and stakeholders in support of community interests.
Planning Highlights:
The UAS works in partnership with other federal departments, provincial and municipal governments, Aboriginal communities and the private sector to make strategic investments designed to enhance the economic participation of Aboriginal people in Canada's urban centres. Community projects funded through the UAS focus on three priority areas: improving life skills; promoting job training, skills and entrepreneurship; and supporting Aboriginal women, children and families. The UAS also invests in building capacity within the urban Aboriginal community through investments that support the formation of effective partnerships and the development and implementation of strategic plans that address the unique needs of each community.
The UAS will continue to work toward achieving greater horizontality across federal departments to maximize investments. It will explore and implement new and innovative approaches to increase horizontality. INAC has undertaken an analysis of horizontal projects (funded under the UAS Horizontal Terms and Conditions) to better understand the mechanics of horizontality and to identify and overcome barriers to increased federal collaboration. Findings from the analysis on federal collaboration are being implemented and monitored for results.
The UAS will also work toward making progress on its core objectives, including closing the unacceptable socio-economic gaps between urban Aboriginal people and other residents of cities, by leveraging funding from other levels of government and the private sector and by better aligning federal initiatives with provincial-municipal initiatives and other activities.
The UAS is an opportunity driven strategy designed to leverage other federal, provincial, municipal, and private funding for community based projects rather than funding pre-planned projects. For these reasons variances will exist between the planned spending and partnering, and actual spending and partnering when the UAS reports on its results at the end of 2011-2012.
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Aboriginal Strategy | Urban Aboriginal Strategy | $68.5 | $23.1 |
| Total | $68.5 | $23.1 | |
Expected results by program: UAS projects will focus investments in three priority areas: improving life skills; promoting job training, skills and entrepreneurship; and supporting Aboriginal women, children and families.
| Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Various program activities | Various programs | Unknown at this time | Unknown at this time (Funding is dependent on availability of funds at the departmental level and the types of priorities identified at the local level.) |
| Total Allocation For All Federal Partners (from Start to End Date) | Total Planned Spending for All Federal Partners for 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| $68.5 | To be determined (Funding is dependent on availability of funds at the departmental level and the types of priorities identified at the local level.) |
Results to be achieved by non–federal partners (if applicable):
The UAS improves program co-ordination within the Government of Canada to maximize its investments and aims for equal cost sharing with provincial and municipal governments.
Through sustainable partnership policy development, program co-ordination at the federal level and with provincial and municipal governments, Aboriginal, and private sector partners, the UAS addresses local priorities and engages partners in the process of reducing the disparities that urban Aboriginal people face.
The UAS strives to make significant progress along the road of horizontal management as well as shared accountability with all its partners. It represents a practical step that illustrates how Canada's government is moving in the right direction to ensure that Aboriginal people living in cities across Canada have greater access to the skills and experiences they need to gain access to and succeed in urban centres.
Contact information:
Allan MacDonald
Director General
Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
66 Slater Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H4
Telephone: 613-992-8186
allan.macdonald@ainc-inac.gc.ca