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Request for Proposals: Off-Reserve First Nation Representative Services Delivery Pathway

The Chiefs of Ontario are seeking submissions for a request for proposals for Off-Reserve First Nation Representative Services Delivery Pathway. The work being requested is to use the research expertise of the candidate to create a pathway to ensure First Nation Representative Services cover funding for off-reserve First Nation children and families, provide analysis for

2025-12-18T10:50:42-05:00November 6th, 2025|Categories: Social|

Request for Proposals: Second Edition of ‘The 1965 Agreement: Comparison & Review’ Judith Rae Report (2006)

The Chiefs of Ontario are seeking submissions for a request for proposals to create an updated Second Edition of the 2006 Report by Judith Rae, “The 1965 Agreement: Comparison & Review.” The new report should examine and evaluate the four program areas currently covered by the 1965 IWA, evaluate and compare how the other regions

2025-12-18T10:50:42-05:00November 6th, 2025|Categories: Social|

Chiefs of Ontario Respond to Canada Strong: Federal Budget 2025

(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

2025-12-18T10:50:42-05:00November 5th, 2025|Categories: Communications, Political|

Chiefs of Ontario Marks Anniversary of the Independent Special Interlocutor’s Final Report and Calls for Immediate Action from Canadian Governments

(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

2025-12-18T10:50:43-05:00October 30th, 2025|Categories: Communications, Indian Residential School, Justice|

First Nation Employment Services Framework Survey

First Nation Employment Services Framework Survey The Chiefs of Ontario (COO), in partnership with the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD), invites First Nation community members to take part in the First Nation Employment Services Framework Survey. This survey will help identify barriers to employment, the supports and services communities need, and

2025-12-18T10:50:43-05:00October 27th, 2025|Categories: Economic|

Chiefs of Ontario Respond to Auditor General’s Report Highlighting Ongoing Federal Failures to Support First Nations

(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

2025-12-18T10:50:43-05:00October 22nd, 2025|Categories: Communications, Political|

Chiefs of Ontario Call for Unity and Urgent Action to Protect First Nations Children

(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

2025-12-18T10:50:43-05:00October 14th, 2025|Categories: Communications, Political, Social|

Chiefs of Ontario Stand in Solidarity with Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Demanding Urgent Action from Treaty Partners on Community Safety Crisis

(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

2025-12-18T10:50:43-05:00October 10th, 2025|Categories: Communications, Political|

Chiefs of Ontario Discontinue Judicial Reviews of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act

(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

2025-12-18T10:50:43-05:00October 6th, 2025|Categories: Communications, Environment, Political|

First Nations people in Ontario disproportionately affected by opioid crisis, new report shows

(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

2025-12-18T10:50:43-05:00October 6th, 2025|Categories: Communications, Health|
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