Health committee  I will ask Dr. Wong to start on this question, and I may supplement if there's time.

Health committee  I apologize. I don't have any specific information about any requests for assistance relating to drinking water, but our department wouldn't necessarily see all of the requests for assistance. Those would be submitted through provincial or territorial governments. I do apologize

Health committee  I would say to you, though, that having surge water infrastructure and capacity are things that communities are submitting requests to our department for as part of the COVID-19—

Health committee  I can say that we are funding communications activities. When first nations organizations have submitted requests, for instance, for communications campaigns or outreach, we have funded those.

Health committee  Thank you very much. I don't know if Dr. Wong has the numbers handy in front of him. Otherwise, we can certainly share that information with you subsequently. Dr. Wong.

Health committee  I can answer some parts of the question, and then I'll give the floor to Dr. Wong to see if he has anything to add. Perhaps Mr. Obed might even have information to give with respect to Nunavik. As you know, the Nunavik regional authority is part of the provincial system. We don'

Health committee  Okay. Lastly, recognizing the large number of indigenous individuals residing in urban centres, we will continue to do outreach and collaborate with indigenous organizations, provinces and territories to offer extra support. I want to assure you that we are taking this matter v

Health committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I would like to thank you all for inviting me to appear before this committee on the issue of COVID-19. I want to begin by acknowledging that I am on the traditional territory of the Algonquin people, and I am here today, along with my colleagues,

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Air ambulance services are done through provincial governments. Particularly in northern Ontario, it's entirely the Ornge contract. That is entirely an Ontario contract. That speaks to the absolute importance of ensuring that provincial and territorial governments, particularly p

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I will speak to it. The source of that information is the first nations regional longitudinal health survey. It's cyclical, over a four- or five-year period. That is the reason. However, that is a first nations data source that's entirely controlled and driven by first nations.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes. It's a swab that you can take, and then it's sent to a provincial lab, in most cases. It can be confirmed through the National Microbiology Laboratory. I hope you didn't mind that I answered.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Sure, absolutely. Within B.C., the First Nations Health Authority is managing the planning, the preparedness and the response efforts. They're the ones that have been communicating with B.C. first nations communities directly because they have that direct responsibility. We are,

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I can confirm with you, absolutely, what communications FNHA has sent out.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  One of the measures, of course, is particularly with regard to individuals who need to travel out to be able to access medical care. During H1N1, that was the source of some of the first exposure, particularly in remote and isolated communities where people travelled out. They we

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There's really not that much more I can say.