Those cases can arise. What I am pointing to is that children may go to school on reserve and then move or be relocated or attend off reserve. We want them to have the same level of education so that as they move to a provincial school they can be integrated into the same grade level as they would be on reserve—so comparability in terms of being able to transition to off-reserve schools. In some communities, yes, there are no high schools, so they would move off reserve to attend high school. We want them to be able to integrate into high schools located close to their reserve or far away, depending on their location, so they can attain the same level of education and qualify for the same level of education. The comparability of educational outcomes is what we are trying to achieve.
In terms of the funding, we have commissioned a report to look at expenditures across the country by provinces to see if we can do a comparative analysis to help identify the level of resourcing needed to provide a comparable quality education of first nations students. It is part of a mandatory departmental K–12 evaluation to identify where there are needs and what the funding issues are.