(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
(Toronto, Ont.–October, 1 2025) The Chiefs of Ontario express strong support for recent investigations between First Nation police services and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). These joint operations are crucial in combating organized crime networks that exploit First Nation lands and threaten the safety and sovereignty of our communities. A recent collaboration between the Tyendinaga
(Toronto, Ont.–Sept. 30, 2025) On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Chiefs of Ontario and its Leadership reflect on the dark chapter of Canada’s history and call on all Canadian governments to enact changes and make progress related to Indian Residential Schools. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation serves as a reminder
With support from Ontario’s Ministry of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation (Timmins, Ont. – September, 11, 2025) – Today, the Chiefs of Ontario in partnership with the Government of Ontario provided an update on the upcoming launch of the Chiefs of Ontario First Nations Business Directory – Ontario’s first Indigenous-led and certified First Nation business
