Who We Are An Ontario working group participated in the 1998 General Review of the National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (NNADAP). The need to enhance program coordination and develop a well-defined strategy for dealing with issues related to addictions was identified. In keeping with the review findings and recommendations, partnership committees between First
(March 8, 2023 – Toronto, Ontario) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare issued the following statement celebrating International Women’s Day: “Today, on International Women’s Day, we celebrate the diversity and vibrant social, political, and cultural achievements of women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ communities across Canada and around the world and raise awareness about gender-based discrimination and the importance
"It is with heartfelt sadness that we announce and mourn the passing of our Former Chief, Current Councillor and Elder Joe Hare. Joe served a total of 9 terms as Chief and 5 terms, including this current term as Councillor for M’Chigeeng First Nation. Joe was also a Former Grand Council Chief and Deputy Grand
(Toronto, ON – February 21, 2023) The Chiefs of Ontario (COO) Women’s Initiatives Sector will host a lunch and learn session on March 3, 2023, to highlight human trafficking prevention and awareness. During the lunch and learn session, service providers and First Nations will join together to discuss the importance of eradicating human trafficking, how
(Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2023) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare issued the following statement on the preliminary findings on the grounds of the former St. Mary's Indian Residential School in Kenora, Ontario: "On behalf of the Chiefs in Ontario, our hearts are with the community of Wauzhushk Onigum Nation following their announcement of preliminary
Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, Canada bears responsibility for the climate crisis that is driving humans to the precipice of a global catastrophe. While the Government of Canada has begun to acknowledge this crisis and has enacted some measures to try to help pull humanity back from the edge, two major problems characterize government action. Current
(January 3, 2022 – Toronto, Ontario) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare issued the following statement sending condolences to the family and friends of Officer Grzegorz Pierzchala, who was shot while responding to a vehicle in the ditch in Hagersville, Ontario, on December 27, 2022: “On behalf of the Chiefs in Ontario, I send my deepest
The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with Ontario Health and the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, is launching a Call for Proposals for one-time mental health & addictions funding for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Funding will support the creation of safe spaces for mental health and addictions programming, delivery of traditional healing programs,
The Claim Process for the Federal Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars settlement opened on January 4, 2022. The deadline to submit a claim for a $10,000 compensation payment is October 4, 2023. Who is a Day Scholar? A Day Scholar is someone who attended a Federal Indian Residential School where some children slept there overnight,
(Toronto, ON – November 23, 2022) The Chiefs of Ontario express their full support for First Nations Leadership in their opposition to Bill 23: More Homes Built Faster Act due to its clear violation of First Nations constitutionally protected, inherent and Treaty rights and its inevitable adverse environmental impacts on First Nations ancestral and traditional
