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Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced the Inuit Child First Initiative volition beryllium renewed for different twelvemonth astatine the signing of a caller Nunavut Agreement Implementation Contract successful Ottawa.
Program funds social, wellness and acquisition support to each Inuit children successful Canada
Sarah Krymalowski · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 08, 2025 5:50 PM EST | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago
Ottawa volition renew backing for the Inuit Child First Initiative for 1 much year.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced that the programme volition beryllium renewed for different twelvemonth astatine the signing of a caller Nunavut Agreement Implementation Contract successful Ottawa.
The Inuit Child First Initiative provides backing for social, wellness and acquisition support to each Inuit children successful Canada. All children who are recognized by an Inuit onshore assertion enactment qualify.
Funding for the programme was acceptable to tally retired connected March 31. Local and nationalist Inuit leaders person expressed concerns astir the interaction the extremity of the programme could person connected children.
Anandasangaree said that much accusation connected the the renewal of the programme volition beryllium coming soon.
The curate declined to reply a question astir whether the Inuit Child First Initiative would spot changes successful eligibility that are akin to those precocious made to Jordan's Principle.
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Sarah Krymalowski is simply a newsman with CBC North successful Yellowknife. She antecedently reported from Iqaluit. You tin scope her astatine [email protected].
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