Indigenous women’s groups call out limited funding in new federal budget
OTTAWA — Indigenous women's groups say the new federal budget is harming the people they represent by not including funding targeted at violence and community support services.
OTTAWA — Indigenous women’s organizations are criticizing the new federal budget for failing to provide sufficient funding to address violence and support services for Indigenous women. The Native Women’s Association of Canada’s president, Josie Nepinak, emphasized that the safety of Indigenous women cannot rely on short-term funding cycles and should be a primary concern in broader programs.
Nepinak called for sustained investment and for Indigenous women’s organizations to play a significant role in implementing the allocated funds. The federal budget allocates $3.6 million for Indigenous women, which includes resources to tackle the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and to establish an alert system to locate those who go missing.
While some of the funding is welcomed, Nepinak stressed that more needs to be done to ensure Indigenous women are not treated as an afterthought. It was reported by The Canadian Press on November 12, 2026.
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