Sure. Of the $305 million, there is $215 million for first nations, $35 million for the Inuit, $25 million for the Métis and $30 million for other indigenous organizations across Canada.
As I said earlier, because of the existing socioeconomic conditions of first nations people not only on reserve, but off reserve as well, it's a little better, but almost 50% of our people do reside off reserve, off our territories. We have to be mindful of that term “on and off reserve” because in the Yukon, there are no reserves, but there are 14 communities. The Dene in the Northwest Territories have two reserves, Salt River and Hay River. There are two up there. We have to make sure we're mindful and respectful of those two territories.
There aren't a lot of Indian reserves per se, first nation reserves. The point being made is that 50% of our people do reside in urban centres. There has to be a very clear and specific strategy when it comes to getting access to services and programs for that urban portion for housing, education and economic development programs as well. One can argue that there's an issue about portability of rights as well.
There's a formula now that we're trying to work towards for a new fiscal transfer between the Crown and first nations people. It's based on five elements that we're going to start to look at, that goes to the chiefs and councils.
If this comes to fruition, it will take care of the urban first nations population because it will go directly to the first nations governments themselves. It has to be, number one, treaty-based, and number two, have good relations with the Crown. It should be based on total membership on and off reserve, total citizenship. It has to keep up with inflation, consumer price indexing. It has to be based on need. The big one is going to be percentage of GDP on the land and resources that first nations people are sharing with all 38 million Canadians. We're sharing a lot of land and we're sharing a lot of resource wealth. Our reserves are on 0.02% of the land base.
If those five elements were put into a new fiscal relationship with the Crown, the urban portion would be looked after, but it's not there yet. The issue of portability of rights is going to be key. I think that's the biggest thing for everybody listening on the line, from a first nations perspective. You just have to look at the beautiful rich country called Canada and think about what the indigenous people are sharing with everybody. The land and resource wealth has to be taken into consideration.
In terms of the urban piece, more work needs to be done, no question. That is a very specific program. It has to be an accessible program in every province and territory because in some provinces and territories, tribal councils are a good valuable vehicle. They should be respected as should the friendship centres. You have to look at each province and territory unto themselves and what works best to be the most effective and efficient way to provide services and programs to those first nations people living in those cities.
Those are my comments on that.