Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The Government of Nunavut makes the direct decisions around the coverage, but we pay the cost of that. We do have a partnership table with them, so we can talk about this situation in collaboration with them. On long-term care, we do have a mandate, since 2019, to work with firs

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We did implement a mandatory culturally competent training policy in 2020 for all employees in the department. A couple of years ago, within the first nations and Inuit health branch, where NIHB is housed, we also implemented an aboriginal peoples employment program, as it was ca

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In 2017, through the non-insured health benefits program, we were able to access funding for the first time to support first nations and Inuit to include traditional healing services. They manage those services, so they identify their traditional healers, they compensate them and

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I was just going to say this. We have been working for several years with the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission on a governance project so that first nations can take over all of our department's services in the area of health and social

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Our last evaluation was in 2015. By the way, we have started a new evaluation process, which will run until 2017 or 2018. We will then have an overview of the situation and ask this specific question.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We started out with a chiefs assembly resolution, which is pretty powerful, and then a Minister of Health commitment to actually undertake the review process. We went benefit by benefit. We funded the Assembly of First Nations to coordinate the process. They identified regional

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

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  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 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  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  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.