Chapter 4 · 4.3 Advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
Supporting Indigenous children and families
$5.25B net impact on the budgetary balance over five years, 2026-27 to 2030-31.
The cost line
| Line | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supporting Indigenous children and families | … | 1,511 | 1,511 | 1,510 | 1,519 | 6,051 |
| Less: Funds sourced from existing departmental resources | — | −798 | — | — | — | −798 |
| Net fiscal impact | — | 713 | 1,511 | 1,510 | 1,519 | 5,253 |
… no change to existing funding or no fiscal implication · – a further extension will be considered later · 0* less than $0.5 million. Positive numbers cost the budget (spending or forgone revenue); negative numbers improve it.
What the budget says
“Budget 2026 proposes to provide longer-term funding for Jordan's Principle and Pirutsiagutiit (the Inuit Child First Initiative) to help ensure First Nations and Inuit”
Budget 2026, p. 241 (PDF p. 257)
“children can access government-funded services without delay, while supporting greater Indigenous control over child and family services within their communities: To ensure First Nations children continue to receive the services and supports they need, Budget 2026 proposes to provide $6 billion over six years, starting in 2026-27, for Jordan's Principle.”
Budget 2026, p. 242 (PDF p. 258)
“To help Inuit children access essential services and supports closer to home, Budget 2026 proposes to provide $575 million over five years, starting in 2027-28, to renew the Inuit Child First Initiative and support the transition to the Pirutsiagutiit, co-developed with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the four Inuit Treaty Organizations.”
Budget 2026, p. 242 (PDF p. 258)
“To support Indigenous communities in exercising greater control over child and family services, Budget 2026 proposes to provide $806.7 million over five years, starting in 2027-28, to renew funding for the implementation of An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families.”
Budget 2026, p. 242 (PDF p. 258)
Amounts named in the text
Stated amounts can cover different periods, cash or accrual bases, previously announced money and loans. They are not additive with the cost line above.
- $6 billion over six years, starting in 2026-27
- $575 million over five years, starting in 2027-28
- $806.7 million over five years, starting in 2027-28
Also in this section
- Investing in housing and infrastructure in First Nations communities - Investments in First Nations clean water infrastructure and legislation$4.61BProgram spendingHousingTradesIndigenous communitiesInfrastructure & transport
- Investing in housing and infrastructure First Nations communities - Investments to stabilise, accelerate construction, and transform financing$7.91BProgram spendingHousingTradesIndigenous communitiesInfrastructure & transport
- Supporting student success in First Nations communities$4.8BProgram spendingTraining & skillsIndigenous communities
- Strengthening health and safety in Indigenous communities$4BProgram spendingIndigenous communitiesHealth
- Strengthening the fiscal and institutional capacity of Indigenous governments$79MTax measureIndigenous communities
- Supporting reconciliation through partnership and ownershipno cost lineNo cost lineLoans, equity or financingInvestmentIndigenous communities