Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  As far as Nunavik is concerned, we are in regular contact with its representatives through the Inuit Public Health Task Group. If they have needs, we are able to meet them. At the beginning of the pandemic, we sent personal protective equipment to Nunavik, for example, when the n

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  As the minister said, it was about clarifying where provinces were unable to provide supply, because the provinces and territories are still the primary provider of PPE for all health care workers in a province. However, some provinces experienced shortages early on, so we were a

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We've also provided funding to communities so they can purchase their own PPE for other workers in the communities who they would like to ensure are protected.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, that's correct. We're continuing to work with the National Microbiology Laboratory of the Public Health Agency of Canada to continue to deploy GeneXpert machines near or in indigenous communities and northern communities, as well as other methods of rapid testing or point-of

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Sure. Early on in the pandemic—early in March—we started working with every remote and isolated community, going down a list of communities to see what their option would be for isolation spaces. In that context, we also felt the need to stockpile some of these temporary structur

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In long-term care facilities in indigenous communities, we immediately saw that environments that truly support the well-being of their residents had been created. We saw in social media that campaigns were being run to connect seniors with families in the communities. We could f

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Absolutely. I think we are ensuring that they have the necessary supplies and access to testing. So far, we've provided over $3 million and will continue to provide support to the community as is needed.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  To be clear, the vaccine will be distributed through the provinces and territories. It will be done in partnership with the National Microbiology Laboratory and the Public Health Agency of Canada . Our role will be to administer the vaccine or to fund communities to do it when i

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I can speak to that. In budget 2021, we were able to obtain renewal of the Indian residential schools resolution health support program, to continue to extend those mental health and cultural supports to communities across the country until 2024. There are additional mental heal

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I would say that with the introduction of federal legislation specific to the exercise of jurisdiction from first nations, Inuit and Métis, we are currently at the stage of implementation of the legislation, in co-development with indigenous partners.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We can certainly provide the committee with the significant increases in education funding based on the new national education formula for K to 12 that was developed with first nations. We can certainly demonstrate that to you over the last three or four or five years, depending

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We produce our annual report at the departmental level. Our departmental results reports offer some of that financial information. In our response, we can also point you to where there are public sources of that information. We don't provide publicly every community's specific br

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll start, and then I'll invite Scott to add briefly. To reimburse mileage rates we use the National Joint Council commuting assistance, which actually does take into account cost drivers such as inflation. We are in the process now of doing a review of the medical transportat

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I would say it's exactly that. Wherever possible, we're finding horizontal ways to work across sectors, so that we can be more flexible in our policy authorities and funding envelopes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I can start. I can give you lots of examples. It's the fact that now every pregnant woman who needs to birth outside of her community has access to an escort. The criteria is no longer limited to a medical need. In dental, we've significantly increased coverage for preventative