(Toronto, Ont -- November 17 2025) The Chiefs of Ontario will host the Fall Chiefs Assembly (FCA) on November 18-19, 2025, in Toronto, Ontario. The two-day assembly will include critical updates on a variety of issues and priorities for First Nations in Ontario. Toronto is the ancestral territory of many nations, including the Anishnabeg, Chippewa,
(Toronto, Ont. -- November 14, 2025) The Chiefs of Ontario and Ontario Regional Chief Abram Benedict extends their deepest condolences to Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation, and to the family and friends of Chief Lorraine Cobiness, on her recent passing. Chief Cobiness was a dedicated and respected leader whose decades of service strengthened her community and contributed
(Toronto, ON—November 7, 2025) Yesterday, the Ford government tabled its 2025 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: A Plan to Protect Ontario. The update focused heavily on economic impacts from tariffs and Ontario’s investments in economic development, critical minerals, and mining sectors. Support for economic development, along with expanded loan guarantees, has the potential to
(Toronto, Ont. – Nov 5, 2025) The Chiefs are Ontario are calling for stronger, distinctions-based investment following the release of Canada Strong: Federal Budget 2025, tabled yesterday by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Minister of National Revenue Canada François-Philippe Champagne. While the 2025 federal budget outlines over $141 billion in new spending and ambitious commitments
(Toronto, Ont.–Oct. 30, 2025) Today, the Chiefs of Ontario released a statement marking the one-year anniversary of the Independent Special Interlocutor’s Final Report and the Indigenous-led Reparations Framework for Missing and Disappeared Children and Unmarked Burials associated with Indian Residential Schools to Survivors. The final report represents the culmination of years of research and engagement
(Toronto, Ont. - October 22, 2025) The Chiefs of Ontario are expressing deep concern following the Auditor General of Canada’s latest report, which exposes the federal government’s ongoing failure to meet even the most basic standards of service delivery for Nations across the country. Despite nearly a decade of audits and billions of dollars in
(Toronto, Ont. – October 14, 2025) – Ontario Regional Chief Abram Benedict and the Chiefs of Ontario Leadership Council are calling for unity among First Nations leaders and organizations to support the Ontario Final Agreement (OFA) and move forward with long-overdue child welfare reform. “The Chiefs in our region have been clear: our children cannot
(Toronto, Ont. -- October 10, 2025) The Chiefs of Ontario stand in full support of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) as they declare a State of Emergency following recent tragic events in Ginoogaming First Nation. The situation underscores the escalating crisis of organized crime and illegal drug trafficking that is devastating First Nations communities. The
(Toronto, Ont.—October 6, 2025) Ontario Regional Chief Abram Benedict and the Chiefs of Ontario’s Leadership Council have issued the following statement regarding the decision to discontinue Chief’s of Ontario’s judicial reviews of the federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act: “Recently, our Leadership Council passed a motion to discontinue our judicial review of the Greenhouse Gas
(Toronto, Ont.–Oct. 6, 2025) Opioids are killing and harming First Nations people in Ontario at an alarming rate much higher than non-First Nations people in the province, according to a new report released today. The rate of opioid-related deaths for First Nations people in the province tripled between 2019 and 2022, according to the report
