established a national project, Indigenous Youth Voices, to seek advice and support from First Nations, Inuit and Métis youth across the country. To formalize government-to-government relationships on land management, the Government of the Northwest Territories and Indigenous parties have established an Intergovernmental Council to work cooperatively and collaboratively on land management. Indigenous government representatives sit alongside representatives from the federal and territorial governments on a variety of boards that set territorial policy and make regulatory decisions for the territory or a region, including wildlife management boards, land use planning boards, and environmental assessment and review boards. G3 Indigenous peoples 128.64. Ensure parity of funding and services Supported In the process of implementation. A63 Budget and resources (for human rights implementation) between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities Affected persons: Comments: The Government of Canada is determined to (United States of America); - Indigenous peoples renew the fiscal relationship with Indigenous Canadians and Source of position: A/HRC/24/11/Add.1 - Para. 18 address the socio-economic gaps between Indigenous people and other Canadians. Distinct from the New Fiscal Relationship process underway with the Assembly of First Nations, Canada is also engaged in a collaborative fiscal policy development process with self-governing Indigenous governments to develop a new national policy framework for the provision of federal financial support to those governments. One key area of discussion in the collaborative development process is how a renewed fiscal policy can support the comparability of program and services between indigenous and non-indigenous communities, including how to take into account the cost drivers associated with providing services in these communities. Participants tabled a report and draft self-government fiscal policy framework proposal to the Minister of Relations and Northern Affairs in December 2017. Work will continue on further elaborating funding methodologies throughout 2018.
established a national project, Indigenous Youth Voices, to seek advice and support from First Nations, Inuit and Métis youth across the country. To formalize government-to-government relationships on land management, the Government of the Northwest Territories and Indigenous parties have established an Intergovernmental Council to work cooperatively and collaboratively on land management. Indigenous government representatives sit alongside representatives from the federal and territorial governments on a variety of boards that set territorial policy and make regulatory decisions for the territory or a region, including wildlife management boards, land use planning boards, and environmental assessment and review boards. 128.64. Ensure parity of funding and services between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities (United States of America); Source of position: A/HRC/24/11/Add.1 - Para. 18 Supported G3 Indigenous peoples A63 Budget and resources (for human rights implementation) Affected persons: - Indigenous peoples In the process of implementation. Comments: The Government of Canada is determined to renew the fiscal relationship with Indigenous Canadians and address the socio-economic gaps between Indigenous people and other Canadians. Distinct from the New Fiscal Relationship process underway with the Assembly of First Nations, Canada is also engaged in a collaborative fiscal policy development process with self-governing Indigenous governments to develop a new national policy framework for the provision of federal financial support to those governments. One key area of discussion in the collaborative development process is how a renewed fiscal policy can support the comparability of program and services between indigenous and non-indigenous communities, including how to take into account the cost drivers associated with providing services in these communities. Participants tabled a report and draft self-government fiscal policy framework proposal to the Minister of Relations and Northern Affairs in December 2017. Work will continue on further elaborating funding methodologies throughout 2018.
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