2025-26 Horizontal initiative: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ People

General Information

Lead department: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

Federal partner organizations: Canadian Heritage (PCH), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Public Safety (PS), Department of Justice (JUS), Libraries and Archives Canada (LAC), Health Canada (HC), Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Transport Canada (TC), Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Statistics Canada (StatCan)^{Footnote 1}

Note: Funding has ended for many horizontal initiative activities. These are identified in the Planning information section.

Start date of the horizontal initiative: 2021

End date of the horizontal initiative: 2028

Description of the horizontal initiative: In 2016, in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action and the decades long advocacy from families and survivors, the Government of Canada launched the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (2SLGBTQI+) people. This inquiry included all provinces and territories and the federal government. It brought together Indigenous leaders, families and survivors, communities, knowledge keepers, experts and institutions from across the country to study and discuss the underlying social, economic, cultural, institutional, systemic and historical causes, policies and practices for the ongoing violence towards Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people. The work of the National Inquiry ended in June 2019 with the release of Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The report contains 231 Calls for Justice calling upon various organizations to take action to end the causes of this violence, including a call for the Government of Canada, provincial, territorial, Indigenous and municipal governments, and Indigenous partners to work together to respond to the issues identified by the Final Report.

On June 3, 2021, the 2021 National Action Plan: Ending Violence Against Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+^{Footnote 2} People was released. As part of the National Action Plan, the Government of Canada developed the Federal Pathway, which outlines a set of commitments for federal departments and agencies to support systemic change to address the tragedy of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people. Through investments contained in the Fall Economic Statement 2020, as well as in Budget 2021, federal departments and agencies are working together to address gender and race-based violence. Through this work, and that of partners, we look to fulfill a shared vision, as elaborated in the 2021 National Action Plan:

We envision a transformed Canada where Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, wherever they are, live free from violence, and are celebrated, honoured, respected, valued, treated equitably, safe, and secure.

This horizontal initiative is a whole-of-government approach to reporting on common goals and measuring related outcomes. It is complementary to, and in alignment with, the outcomes published in the context of the Federal Pathway Annual Progress Report, which provides both qualitative and quantitative information related to these outcomes that will be expanded in future years.

Governance structures: The Horizontal Initiative Results Framework on MMIWG and 2SLGBTQI+ People will be reported in the Departmental Plan and Departmental Results Report of the lead department (CIRNAC) and will be implemented through the existing horizontal governance structures, such as but not limited to thematic interdepartmental results working groups, the Director-General (DG) Steering Committee and the Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) Oversight Committee. The ADM Oversight Committee will ensure horizontal results monitoring, reporting, and assessment, including the collection of consistent data.

CIRNAC, through the leadership of the MMIWG Secretariat, will continue to be the lead department and convener for working-level groups, as well as for these committees. Participating departments and agencies will provide information on their relevant departmental activities as required by the ADM Oversight Committee to implement their respective activities connected to the horizontal initiative. Further, participating government departments and agencies, through interdepartmental results working groups and the DG Steering and ADM Oversight Committees, will work collaboratively to ensure the development of results and resource frameworks, collect and consolidate data, monitor performance indicators, manage risks and mitigation strategies and communicate results throughout the lifecycle of the horizontal initiative.

Total federal funding allocated, total federal planned and actual spending
Federal organizations	Total federal funding allocated (from start to end date)	Total federal planned spending to date	Total federal actual spending to date
CIRNAC	$1,519,480,029 (2021-2026) and $11,100,000 ongoing	$1,013,615,275	$1,011,901,801
PCH	$329,400,000 (2021-2026) and $4,900,000 ongoing	$239,926,288	$237,211,910
ISC	$6,410,428,982 (2021-2028) and $410,152,369 ongoing	$4,461,984,655	$4,413,302,964
PS	$720,734,081 (2021-2026) and $170,398,635 ongoing	$324,155,221	$240,597,549
JUS	$114,533,561 (2021-2026) and $9,660,000 ongoing	$90,519,601	$83,636,365
LAC	$14,934,856 (2021-2025)	$9,910,838 excluding SSC and PSPC	$9,499,006 excluding SSC and PSPC
HC	$14,941,632 (2021-2024)	$14,941,632	$14,526,826
CMHC	$3,653,600,000 (2021-2028)	$3,853,238,555^{Table note a}	$3,709,475,982^{Table note a}
TC	$42,480,000 (2021-2024)	$43,172,821	$38,479,603
PPSC	$23,462,360 (2021-2024)	$23,462,360	$18,852,405
RCMP	$75,000,000 (2021-2026)^{Table note b}	$2,583,888	$1,983,482
StatCan	Not applicable	$645,017	$645,017
Table note a Total federal planned spending to date has been adjusted to include the impact of lapsed funding that has been reprofiled to future years. Both total and actual spending to date are greater than the Total federal funding allocated (from start to end date) due to the fact that CMHC does not track the spending on the advancement of funding this horizontal initiative under the Affordable Housing Fund (formerly the National Housing Co-Investment Fund) separately, therefore amounts for the whole program have been provided. Return to table note a referrer Table note b Funding was provided to the RCMP in Budget 2021 for initiatives related to "Addressing Systemic Racism (ASR)". One such initiative is to establish and implement an anti-racism training curriculum, which forms part of the RCMP's Intercultural Learning Strategy. As a result, only a small portion ($4,361,780) of the $75,000,000 over 5 years will directly address Indigenous learning and cultures. Return to table note b referrer

Date of last renewal of the horizontal initiative: Not applicable

Total federal funding allocated at the last renewal, and source of funding: Not applicable

Additional federal funding received after the last renewal: Not applicable

Total planned spending since the last renewal: Not applicable

Total actual spending since the last renewal: Not applicable

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: No evaluation is planned at this time

Planning highlights for 2025–26:

Theme A: Culture

PCH: The Indigenous Screen Office Program (ISOP) will continue to manage the 2024-2027 Contribution Agreement with the Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) Corporation. This includes achieving the expected results—at least 3 partnerships per year, 1 research report and 8 additional sector development activities—by March 2026.

For Indigenous Languages, the allocated funding from Budget 2021 for this specific horizontal initiative activity has ended, except for an ongoing funding amount of $2 million per year. This funding is directed to national Indigenous organizations to build capacity in order to engage with Canadian Heritage on the implementation of the Indigenous Languages Act.

Theme B: Health and wellness

ISC: Building on the success of Budget 2021 investments, ISC has reinvested $167.6 million over the next 5 years, starting in 2024-25 through Budget 2024, to combat anti-Indigenous racism in Canada's health systems. With this funding, the Addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism (AAIR) in Health Systems Program will continue supporting Indigenous patient advocates, health system navigators, midwives, and birth support workers, as well as initiatives to increase Indigenous representation in the health profession.

Similarly, mental wellness investments renewed in Budget 2024 will continue to advance Canada's commitment to implement the 2021 National Action Plan: Ending Violence Against Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People. These investments include funding to support access to community-based and trauma-informed cultural supports (i.e., Elders and Traditional Healers) and emotional supports (i.e., community-based health workers and peer supports), and mental health counsellors (i.e., psychologists and social workers) for Indigenous people affected by trauma and intergenerational trauma. This includes survivors, family members, and Indigenous people impacted by the ongoing crisis of MMIWG and 2SLGBTQI+ people. Investments have also supported continued access to crisis line services related to Indian Residential Schools and MMIWG.

CIRNAC: A national Call for Proposal for the Wellbeing of Families and Survivors of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People Contribution Program was launched in June 2024 to support healing and commemoration projects for the 2024–25, 2025-26, and 2026-27 fiscal years.

PCH: The Sport for Social Development in Indigenous Communities (SSDIC) funding component launched an open call for proposals for projects in early 2024. During the 2024-2026 intake period, 50 recommended projects will be delivered. The priority for these funds is to support Indigenous governments, communities, and other not-for-profit Indigenous organizations in delivering sport and recreation projects that meet community-identified needs and priorities of Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people in Canada. SSDIC seeks to ensure equitable programs and services that include all distinction groups (First Nation, Métis, and Inuit) in all provinces and territories, including urban, rural, and remote/northern communities.

Theme C: Human safety and security

ISC: As a direct result of the Comprehensive Violence Prevention Strategy, ISC will continue to work with CMHC on the Indigenous Shelter and Transitional Housing Initiative throughout 2025-26, and will provide the necessary supports to ensure the continued viability of selected projects. Projects selected by the Indigenous and Inuit Selection and Steering Committees will have until March 2026 to complete construction in compliance with the Initiative's timelines, which will enter into its final year of operation. ISC's Family Violence Prevention Program will continue to provide pre-development and start-up funding to projects, and on-going operational funding once construction is completed. The program will also work closely with the National Indigenous Circle Against Family Violence to ensure proponents have the necessary mentorship and training to facilitate effective programming and operations. In addition, the program will continue to work closely with its regional partners to ensure a holistic approach to supporting each project during their construction and operations.

PS: The department is supporting MMIWG and 2SLGBTQI+ people through close coordination with other federal departments and the implementation of initiatives to support culturally responsive policing and community safety planning in Indigenous communities. For instance, in 2025-26, PS will continue to engage Indigenous communities to develop and implement Community Safety Plans. Additionally, the Northern and Indigenous Crime Prevention Fund will continue to support the implementation and evaluation of innovative and promising culturally sensitive crime prevention practices.

CHMC: In 2025-26, CMHC will continue to support programs that provide housing assistance to those in need, particularly women and their children, and 2SLGBTQI+ people who are fleeing violence. Shelters and transitional homes continue to operate to support safety and security. The National Housing Strategy (NHS) has set a 25% target for all combined housing programs to assist women and their children. To date, this target has been surpassed.

Theme D: Justice

JUS: The number of Gladue reports continues to increase as additional regions develop capacity. Justice is on track to have 11 out of 13 regions developing and delivering Gladue reports by March 2026. The number of administration of justice tables through the Recognition of Indigenous Rights and Self-Determination process is likely not to increase during 2025-26 due to fiscal restraint.

PS: First Nations have long called for reforms to the funding of First Nations police services and for federal legislation to recognize these services as essential. These calls for reform intensified with the release of the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, which included Call for Justice 5.4 to reform the delivery of policing services in Indigenous communities.

To advance this work, and building off extensive engagement and collaboration with key partners such as the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association (FNCPA), First Nations Police Governance Council (FNPGC), provinces and territories, and First Nations, Public Safety continues to build consensus on the scope of federal legislation and advance reforms to the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program (FNIPP) to improve program delivery.

RCMP: The RCMP will develop an Intercultural Learning Strategy Action Plan, informed by consultations with national Indigenous organizations, outlining the activities and initiatives that will be undertaken to support the integration of intercultural competence in all aspects of learning at the RCMP. The action plan will include the identification of learning products for RCMP employees that will be reviewed from an intercultural competency lens, as well as identify new learning products and initiatives to be developed for RCMP employees, aimed at making systemic changes to learning policy, standards, and processes.

ISC: The department will continue to provide Indigenous-led solutions to community safety through the Pathways to Safe Indigenous Communities initiative by investing $36.6 million in 2025-26. Furthermore, ISC will continue to address sex-based inequities in the Indian Act through the implementation of former Bill S-3, which contributes to Call for Justice 1.2v by ensuring women and their descendants (of all genders) are entitled to be registered and able to seek band membership. The objective is to process applications within its 6-month service standard, allowing individuals to access programs and services associated with registration and band membership.

Theme E: Capacity building and coordination

CIRNAC: A targeted Call for Proposals for the Supporting Indigenous Women's and 2SLGBTQI+ Organizations Program is ongoing with the potential for new 1-year projects to begin in early April 2025. These projects will support the ability of organizations to advance the interests of grassroots Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQI+ people.

A national open Call for Proposals for the Supporting Indigenous Women's and 2SLGBTQI+ Organizations Program will be launched in Fall 2025 to support the ability of organizations to advance the interests of grassroots Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQI+ people with multi-year agreements (3-5 years) beginning in the 2026-27 fiscal year.

CIRNAC, through the Indigenous-led Data Research Program, will continue to fund MMIWG 2SLGBTQI+ data-related projects.

Contact information:

Mélanie Barrieau, Senior Director
MMIWG Secretariat
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
10 Wellington St, Gatineau, QC K1A 0H4
Telephone: 873-455-5166
melanie.barrieau@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca

Horizontal initiative framework: departmental funding by theme

Name of theme	Theme A Culture	Theme B Health and wellness	Theme C Human safety and security	Theme D Justice	Theme E Capacity building and coordination	Internal services
Theme outcome(s)	Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people demonstrate connection to their language and culture People living in Canada have an increased appreciation of Indigenous cultures	Indigenous people's health experiences, inclusive of Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people, are improved Health and wellbeing outcomes for Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people are improved	Socioeconomic factors contributing to violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people are mitigated The safety of communities in which Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people live is improved	Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people have increased access to justice Systemic racism against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people in the justice system is reduced	The capacity of Indigenous and federal organizations to address Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people's needs is improved	Not applicable
CIRNAC	$108,775,870	$1,309,923,649 and $2,500,000 ongoing	Not applicable	$25,670,230	$61,100,000 and $8,600,000 ongoing	$3,019,392
PCH	$315,100,000 and $15,000,000 ongoing	$14,300,000 and $2,900,000 ongoing	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	$589,767
ISC	Not applicable	$4,568,355,600	$1,670,900,000 and $396,000,000 ongoing	$110,576,515	Not applicable	$60,596,867 and $3,910,121 ongoing
PS	Not applicable	Not applicable	$62,724,658 and $17,432,179 ongoing	$658,009,423 and $151,215,415 ongoing	Not applicable	$11,345,314
JUS	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	$112,504,235 and $9,660,000 ongoing	Not applicable	$2,029,326
LAC	$14,900,000	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable^{Table note a}
HC	Not applicable	$14,827,723	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	$113,909
CMHC	Not applicable	Not applicable	$3,653,600,000	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable^{Table note a}
TC	Not applicable	Not applicable	$42,418,503	Not applicable	Not applicable	$61,497
PPSC	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	$21,090,164	Not applicable	$2,372,196
RCMP	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	$75,000,000^{Table note b}	Not applicable	Not applicable
Table note a Internal services costs are included in the total under the Theme. Return to table note a referrer Table note b Funding was provided to the RCMP in Budget 2021 for initiatives related to "Addressing Systemic Racism (ASR)". One such initiative is to establish and implement an anti-racism training curriculum, which forms part of the RCMP's Intercultural Learning Strategy. As a result, only a small portion ($4,361,780) of the $75,000,000 over 5 years will directly address Indigenous learning and cultures. Return to table note b referrer

Planning information

Horizontal initiative overview

Name of horizontal initiative: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ People

Horizontal initiative shared outcome: Violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people is reduced

Total federal funding allocated: $12,943,623,619 and $835,297,250 ongoing

2025–26 planned spending: $1,340,468,607

Performance indicators and targets
Performance indicators	Targets	Date to achieve targets
Homicide rate per 100,000 for Indigenous women	Lower than 5.07 per 100,000 people	March 31, 2028
Comparative rate in homicide between Indigenous and non-Indigenous women	Lower than the 6.5 ratio^{Table note a}	March 31, 2028
Percentage of Indigenous women who report being physically or sexually assaulted before the age of 15	Lower than: First Nations women: 41.1% Métis women: 47.3% Inuit women: 56.3%	March 31, 2028
Comparative rate of childhood violent victimization between Indigenous and non-Indigenous women	Lower than the following ratios^{Table note b}: First Nations: 1.62 times Métis: 1.86 times Inuit: 2.22 times	March 31, 2028
Percentage of Indigenous 2SLGBTQI+ people who report experiences of gender-based violence	Lower than: Physical assault – 72.7% Sexual assault – 65.2%	March 31, 2028
Percentage of Indigenous women and girls who self-reported being physically and sexually assaulted	Lower than 62.7%	March 31, 2028
Comparative difference between percent of Indigenous and non-Indigenous women and girls who self-reported being physically or sexually assaulted	Lower than the 1.4 ratio^{Table note c}	March 31, 2028
Table note a Indigenous women are 6.5 times more likely to be victims of homicide than non-Indigenous women. Return to table note a referrer Table note b Indigenous women are more likely to experience childhood violent victimization than non-Indigenous women in the following ratios: First Nations women (1.62 times more likely), Inuit women (1.86 times more likely), and Métis women (2.22 times more likely). Return to table note b referrer Table note c Indigenous women and girls are 1.4 times more likely to self-report being physically or sexually assaulted than non-Indigenous women and girls. Return to table note c referrer

Theme A details

Name of theme: Culture

Total federal theme funding allocated: $395,000,000 and $15,000,000 ongoing

2025–26 federal theme planned spending: $13,000,000

Theme A outcomes, performance indicators and targets
Theme outcomes	Performance indicators	Targets	Date to achieve targets
Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people demonstrate connection to their language and culture	Number of Indigenous people who have learned an Indigenous language as a second language	Not applicable^{Table note a}	Not applicable^{Table note a}
	Percentage of Indigenous women and girls who agree or strongly agree with the statement "I have a deep sense of belonging to my [First Nations/Métis/Inuit/Aboriginal] group"	Higher than: First Nations: 64.3% Métis: 47.2% Inuit: 84.3%	March 31, 2028
	Percentage of Indigenous women and girls who agree or strongly agree with the statement "I am active in [First Nations/Métis/Inuit/Aboriginal] organizations, social events or cultural activities"	Higher than: First Nations: 43.5% Métis: 24% Inuit: 57.8%	March 31, 2028
People living in Canada have an increased appreciation of Indigenous cultures	Percentage of respondents who think the art and culture of Indigenous people (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) is somewhat important or very important national symbol of Canadian identity	Higher than 82%	March 31, 2028
	Percentage of respondents who feel that respect for Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) culture is a Canadian shared value	Higher than 64%	March 31, 2028
Table note a Funding contributing to this indicator has ended. Return to table note a referrer

Theme A horizontal initiative activities

Canadian Heritage

Link to department's program inventory:

Cultural Marketplace Framework
Cultural Industries Support and Development

Horizontal initiative activity: Indigenous Screen Office

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $65,000,000 over 5 years and $13,000,000 ongoing

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $13,000,000

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Diverse Canadian cultural content is created, developed, accessed and consumed at home and abroad	Number of Indigenous audiovisual stories in development	At least 50	March 31, 2026
	Number of Indigenous audiovisual stories in production	At least 37	March 31, 2026
Indigenous creators in Canada are able to create stories using Indigenous languages in production supported per year through the Indigenous Screen Office Program (ISOP)	Number of Indigenous audiovisual stories using Indigenous languages in production supported per year through the ISOP	At least 43	March 31, 2026

Theme A activities for which funding has ended
Organization	Initiative activity	Total funding
Canadian Heritage	Investments in Indigenous languages^{Table note a}	$275,000,000 and $2,000,000 ongoing (2021-2025)
Canadian Heritage	Indigenous Screen Office^{Table note b}	$40,100,000 (2021-22 to 2023-24)
Library and Archives Canada	Supporting the digitization of and access to Indigenous documentary heritage^{Table note a}	$14,900,000 (2021-2025)
Table note a Results will be published in the 2024-25 Departmental Results Report. Return to table note a referrer Table note b Results are published in the 2023-24 Departmental Results Report. Return to table note b referrer

Theme B details

Name of theme: Health and wellness

Total federal theme funding allocated: $5,928,654,541 and $5,400,000 ongoing

2025–26 federal theme planned spending: $351,491,438

Theme B outcomes, performance indicators and targets
Theme outcomes	Performance indicators	Targets	Date to achieve targets
Indigenous people's health experiences, inclusive of Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people, are improved	Percentage of First Nations women on reserve who rate the quality of health care services delivered in their community as good or excellent	57%	March 31, 2028
	Percentage of First Nations (on reserve) women (18+) who did not receive all the health care that they required in the past 12 months	12%	March 31, 2028
	Percentage of First Nations (off reserve) women (18+) who had an unmet health care need in the past 12 months	20%	March 31, 2028
	Percentage of Inuit in Inuit Nunangat women (18+) who had an unmet health care need in the past 12 months	22%	March 31, 2028
	Percentage of Métis women (18+) who had an unmet health care need in the past 12 months	19%	March 31, 2028
Health and wellbeing outcomes for Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people are improved	Percentage of Indigenous women who reported "excellent" or "very good" mental health	First Nations (on reserve): 55% First Nations (off reserve): 53% Inuit in Inuit Nunangat: 50% Métis: 58%	March 31, 2028
	Percentage of Indigenous women who reported being in very good or excellent health	First Nations (on reserve): 44% First Nations (off reserve): 49% Inuit in Inuit Nunangat: 44% Métis: 55%	March 31, 2028
	Percentage of family members and survivors who report perceived improvements in wellbeing	80%	March 31, 2028

Theme B horizontal initiative activities

Canadian Heritage

Link to department's program inventory: Sport development and High Performance

Horizontal initiative activity: Reconciliation and strength for Indigenous girls through sport

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $14,300,000 over 5 years and $2,900,000 ongoing

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $2,900,000

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Funded activities increase the opportunities for Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people to participate in sport activities	Number of Indigenous communities with sport projects for women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people as a result of this initiative	100	March 31, 2026
	Number of Indigenous women girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people participating in sport projects funded under this initiative	7500	March 31, 2026
Funded activities support the recipients' self-identified social development objectives	Percentage of project reports wherein participants report having improved on the identified social development objectives	90%	March 31, 2026
	Percentage of project reports wherein participants report feeling more positive about their health and wellness	90%	March 31, 2026

Indigenous Services Canada

Link to department's program inventory: Health Systems Support

Horizontal initiative activity: Addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism in Canada's Health Systems

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $279,323,419 over 8 years

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $33,512,928

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Indigenous people receive health and social services that are culturally safe and respond to community needs	Number of health system navigators	75	March 31, 2027
	Number of patient advocates	20	March 31, 2027

Link to department's program inventory: Public Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Horizontal initiative activity: Distinctions-based mental wellness strategies and trauma-informed mental wellness services

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $1,227,659,805 over 5 years

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $315,078,510

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people have access to trauma-informed mental wellness services	Number of interactions between clients of the trauma-informed Health and Cultural Support programs and the cultural/emotional support workers	1.2 million annual interactions	March 31, 2026

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Link to department's program inventory: Indigenous-led Services

Horizontal initiative activity: Support for the Wellbeing of Families and Survivors of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People Program

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $12,500,000 over 5 years and $2,500,000 ongoing

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $2,500,000

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Indigenous groups have timely access to resources to support families and survivors in their healing journeys	Percentage of decisions on proposals for Support for the Wellbeing of Families and Survivors that are made within 10 weeks of receipt of the funding application	90%	March 31, 2026
Families and survivors have improved their wellbeing	Percentage of funding recipients reporting perceived improvements in wellbeing for participating family members and survivors	80%	March 31, 2026

Theme B activities for which funding has ended
Organization	Initiative activity	Total funding
Health Canada	Addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism in Canada's Health Systems^{Table note a}	$14,941,632 (2021 to 2024)
Indigenous Services Canada	Co-development of distinctions-based Indigenous health legislation^{Table note b}	$15,578,047 (2021 to 2023)
	Co-development of infrastructure plans^{Table note b}	$25,900,000 (2021 to 2023)
	Indigenous Community Infrastructure Fund^{Table note c}	$3,028,527,989 (2021 to 2025)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada	Indigenous Community Infrastructure Fund^{Table note c}	$1,309,923,649 (2021 to 2025)
Table note a Result is published in the 2023-24 Departmental Results Report. Return to table note a referrer Table note b Results are published in the 2022-23 Departmental Results Report. Return to table note b referrer Table note c Results will be published in the 2024-25 Departmental Results Report. Return to table note c referrer

Theme C details

Name of theme: Human safety and security

Total federal theme funding allocated: $5,545,643,161 and $518,600,000 ongoing

2025–26 federal theme planned spending: $721,469,179

Theme C outcomes, performance indicators and targets
Theme outcomes	Performance indicators	Targets	Date to achieve targets
Socioeconomic factors contributing to violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people are mitigated	Percentage of Indigenous communities with an improved community well-being index score	Higher than 85%	March 31, 2028
	Median community well-being index score for Indigenous communities	Higher than 81	March 31, 2028
	Number of short-term and long-term Indigenous shelters for victims of abuse	Higher than: Short term: 87 Long term: 7	March 31, 2028
	Number of spaces available in Indigenous short-term and long-term shelters for victims of abuse	Higher than: Short term: 1123 Long term: 65	March 31, 2028
	Number of short-term and long-term shelters for victims of abuse in cities with a significant Indigenous population	Higher than: Short term: 52 Long term: 66	March 31, 2028
	Number of spaces available in short-term and long-term shelters for victims of abuse in cities with a significant Indigenous population	Higher than: Short term: 1087 Long term: 972	March 31, 2028
	Police reported crime rate in cities with a significant Indigenous population	Lower than 1124.2	March 31, 2028
The safety of communities in which Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people live is improved	Percentage of cities with a significant Indigenous population with a reduced crime severity index score	Higher than 45%	March 31, 2028
	Median crime severity index score for cities with significant Indigenous population	Lower than 132.2	March 31, 2028
	Percentage of Indigenous women and girls who report that they feel somewhat safe or very safe from crime when walking alone in their neighbourhood after dark	Higher than: First Nations women: 90% Métis women: 72% Inuit women: 81%	March 31, 2028

Theme C horizontal initiative activities

Indigenous Services Canada

Link to department's program inventory: Elementary and Secondary Education

Horizontal initiative activity: Elementary and Secondary Education on Reserve – Additional Funding

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $726,000,000 over 5 years and $188,000,000 ongoing

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $163,903,538

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Indigenous students receive an inclusive and quality education	Number of First Nations students who are provided full-day kindergarten services in First Nations administered schools	Maintain or increase results year-over-year (2023-24 result: 8,261)	March 31, 2026
	Percentage of students attending First Nations administered schools who are taught at least one subject in a First Nations language	Maintain or increase results year-over-year (2023-24 result: 93%)	March 31, 2026
	Percentage of First Nations on reserve students who graduate from secondary school (on-time graduation rate)	Maintain or increase results year-over-year (2023-24 result: 30%)	March 31, 2026
	Percentage of First Nations on reserve students who graduate from secondary school (extended-time graduation rate)	Maintain or increase results year-over-year (2023-24 result: 49%)	March 31, 2026
	Number of First Nations under a transformative model (e.g. regional education agreement or school board)	Maintain or increase results year-over-year (2023-24 result: 207)	March 31, 2026

Link to department's program inventory: Elementary and Secondary Education

Horizontal initiative activity: Before- and after-school programming for First Nations students on reserve

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $515,000,000 over 5 years and $112,000,000 ongoing

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $103,952,958

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Indigenous students receive an inclusive and quality education	Number of First Nations administered schools offering before- and after-school programming on reserve	Maintain or increase results year-over-year (2023-24 result: 67)	March 31, 2026
	Number of First Nations students ordinarily resident on reserve participating in before- and after-school programming on reserve	Maintain or increase results year-over-year (2023-24 result: 6,502)	March 31, 2026

Link to department's program inventory: Family Violence Prevention

Horizontal initiative activity: Pathways to Safe Indigenous Communities Initiative

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $103,800,000 over 5 years

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $36,584,906

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
The safety and well-being of Indigenous communities, including women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people, is improved	Percentage of annual funding delivered to support the safety and well-being needs and priorities of Indigenous communities	100%	March 31, 2026
	Percentage of recipient communities or organizations reporting that their project has improved community safety and well-being	90%	March 31, 2026

Indigenous Services Canada / Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Link to department's program inventory:

Family Violence Prevention (ISC)
Financing for Housing (CMHC)

Horizontal initiative activity: Comprehensive Violence Prevention Strategy

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $724,100,000 ($420,000,000 CMHC, $304,100,000 ISC) over 5 years and $96,600,000 ongoing

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $96,679,827 (ISC), $203,436,810 (CMHC)

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Indigenous women, children, families, and 2SLGBTQI+ people receive an increased level of enhanced services and participate in violence prevention activities	Number of beds available within ISC-funded shelters and ISC-funded transitional (second-stage) homes	Shelters: 1,350 Transitional homes: 500	March 31, 2026
	Number of support services and violence prevention activities delivered by organizations and communities delivered within established timelines	100%	March 31, 2026
Indigenous women, children, families, and 2SLGBTQI+ people have increased access to refuge	Number of new CMHC-funded shelters and shelter spaces created for Indigenous women, children and 2SLGBTQI+people	38 shelters	March 31, 2026
	Number of new CMHC-funded transitional housing and units created for Indigenous women, children and 2SLGBTQI+ people	50 transitional (second stage) housing	March 31, 2026

Public Safety Canada

Link to department's program inventory: Crime Prevention

Horizontal initiative activity: Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $40,440,797 over 5 years and $116,000,000 ongoing

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $11,584,010

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Communities with a safety plan are supported to implement community safety and wellbeing approaches in response to their identified safety priorities	Percentage of community safety and wellbeing related projects funded through the Aboriginal Community Safety Development Contribution Program	40%	March 31, 2026

Link to department's program inventory: Crime Prevention

Horizontal initiative activity: Northern and Indigenous Crime Prevention Fund

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $22,283,861 over 5 years and $6,000,000 ongoing

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $6,551,025

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Communities with a safety plan are supported to implement community safety and wellbeing approaches in response to their identified safety priorities	Percentage of Community Safety Plans - related projects funded through the Northern and Indigenous Crime Prevention Fund	40%	March 31, 2026

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Link to department's program inventory: Financing for Housing

Horizontal initiative activity: National Housing Strategy (NHS) – National Housing Co-Investment Fund

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: Reallocation of $1,300,000,000 in the National Housing Co-Investment Fund is to further offer subsidies and additional contribution for construction, repair and support of affordable housing units, and includes: $250,000,000 from 2021–22 to 2022–23 for transitional housing units and shelter beds for women and their children fleeing gender-based violence.

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: Not available^{Footnote 3}

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Canadians, including Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people, have increased access to affordable housing	Percentage of total National Housing Strategy funding amount targeting the needs of women and their children	At least 25% of aggregate National Housing Strategy Investments.	March 31, 2028^{Table note a}
Table note a The NHS aims to meet and maintain the target throughout its implementation. The target date of March 31, 2028 corresponds to the end date of the original funding profiles under the NHS. Return to table note a referrer

Link to department's program inventory: Assistance for housing needs

Horizontal initiative activity: NHS – Rapid Housing Initiative

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $1,500,000,000 for 1 year

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $1,018,824^{Footnote 4}

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Canadians, including Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people, have increased access to affordable housing	Percentage of total National Housing Strategy funding amount targeting the needs of women and their children	At least 25% of aggregate National Housing Strategy investments	March 31, 2028^{Table note a}
Table note a The NHS aims to meet and maintain the target throughout its implementation. The target date of March 2028 corresponds to the end date of the original funding profiles under the NHS. Return to table note a referrer

Link to department's program inventory: Assistance for housing needs

Horizontal initiative activity: NHS – Canada Housing Benefit

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $315,400,000 over 7 years

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $77,247,281

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Canadians, including Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people, have increased access to affordable housing	Percentage of total National Housing Strategy funding amount targeting the needs of women and their children	At least 25% of aggregate National Housing Strategy investments	March 31, 2028^{Table note a}
Table note a The NHS aims to meet and maintain the target throughout its implementation. The target date of March 2028 corresponds to the end date of the original funding profiles under the NHS. Return to table note a referrer

Link to department's program inventory: Assistance for housing needs

Horizontal initiative activity: NHS – Federal Community Housing Initiative, phase 2

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $118,200,000 over 7 years

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $20,510,000

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Canadians, including Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people, have increased access to affordable housing	Percentage of total National Housing Strategy funding amount targeting the needs of women and their children	At least 25% of aggregate National Housing Strategy investments	March 31, 2028^{Table note a}
Table note a The NHS aims to meet and maintain the target throughout its implementation. The target date of March 2028 corresponds to the end date of the original funding profiles under the NHS. Return to table note a referrer

Theme C activities for which funding has ended
Organization	Initiative activity	Total funding
Indigenous Services Canada	Indigenous Women's Entrepreneurship^{Table note a}	$22,000,000 (2021 to 2024)
Transport Canada	Remote Passenger Rail Program – Providing safe and accessible transportation options in rural, remote and northern communities^{Table note b}	$42,418,503 (2021 to 2024)
Table note a Results are published in the 2023-24 Departmental Results Report. Return to table note a referrer Table note b Result will be published in the 2024-25 Departmental Results Report. Return to table note b referrer

Theme D details

Name of theme: Justice

Total federal theme funding allocated: $1,012,039,917 and $287,697,250 ongoing

2025–26 federal theme planned spending: $241,360,287

Theme D outcomes, performance indicators and targets
Theme outcomes	Performance indicators	Targets	Date to achieve targets
Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people have increased access to justice	Percentage of Indigenous people who have confidence that the Canadian youth criminal justice system is accessible	Higher than: First Nations: 28% Inuit: 31% Métis: 28% Multiple Indigenous identities: 30%	March 31, 2028
	Percentage of Indigenous people who have confidence that the Canadian criminal justice system is accessible to all people	Higher than: First Nations : 22% Inuit : 27% Métis : 22% Multiple Indigenous identities: 21%	March 31, 2028
Systemic racism against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people in the justice system is reduced	Number of federal government policies related to justice that have implemented the Anti-Racism Framework in their development	To be determined	To be determined
	Percentage of Indigenous women who have a great deal or some confidence in police	Higher than: First Nations women: 80.1% Métis women: 86.4% Inuit women: 68.9%	March 31, 2028
	Percentage of Indigenous women who have a great deal or some confidence in criminal courts	Higher than: First Nations women: 54.5% Métis women: 57.0% Inuit women: 36.2%	March 31, 2028

Theme D horizontal initiative activities

Department of Justice

Link to department's program inventory: Indigenous Justice

Horizontal initiative activity: Implementation of Gladue Principles

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $49,340,000 over 5 years and $9,660,000 ongoing

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $9,660,000

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Justice system actors are provided information and advice regarding Indigenous persons before the court	Number of Gladue reports funded	3,000	March 31, 2026
Indigenous communities deliver local justice programs, services and programming	Number of programs offering Gladue aftercare/post sentence supports	Not applicable^{Table note a}	Not applicable^{Table note a}
Increased understanding of Gladue Principles by criminal justice professionals	Number of Gladue systemic change projects funded	Not applicable^{Table note b}	Not applicable^{Table note b}
Table note a Target and actual results published in the 2023-24 Departmental Results Report. Return to table note a referrer Table note b Target and actual results published in the 2022-23 Departmental Results Report. Return to table note b referrer

Link to department's program inventory: Legal Policies, Laws and Governance

Horizontal initiative activity: Justice capacity related to Administration of Justice Agreements

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $8,082,900 over 5 years (ending in 2025-26)

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $1,596,980

Expected results, performance indicators, targets and results
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected results	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicators	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity targets	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity targets
The continued support of administration of justice negotiations through the recognition of Indigenous rights and self-determination process	Number of tables being supported by full-time equivalents (FTEs) for Administration of Justice discussions per year	Not applicable^{Table note a}	Not applicable^{Table note a}
Table note a Target and actual results published in the 2023-24 Departmental Results Report. Return to table note a referrer

Indigenous Services Canada

Link to department's program inventory: Indigenous Governance and Capacity

Horizontal initiative activity: Address sex-based inequalities in the Indian Act through the Implementation of S-3

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $107,764,195 over 8 years and $126,837,250 ongoing

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $10,600,584

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Decisions on individual entitlements to registration under s.6 of the Indian Act are rendered efficiently	Percentage of S-3 registration applications processed within 6 months under the newly introduced provisions in Bill S-3	80%	March 31, 2026

Public Safety Canada / Indigenous Services Canada

Link to department's program inventory: Indigenous Policing

Horizontal initiative activity: Co-development of legislation that recognizes First Nations policing as an essential service

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $26,123,989 (PS) and $7,600,000 (ISC) over 5 years

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $2,508,866 (PS), $1,031,808 (ISC)

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
National First Nations organizations, the federal government, and other First Nations partners co-develop a legislative framework for First Nations policing	Percentage of First Nations participants who participated in the co-development process who indicate support for the new legislative framework, assessed on a scale from "strongly support" to "strongly do not support"	Not available^{Table note a}	Not available^{Table note a}
Table note a Expected results, indicators and targets under revision. Return to table note a referrer

Public Safety Canada

Link to department's program inventory: Indigenous Policing

Horizontal initiative activity: Expansion and Stabilization of the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program (FNIPP)

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $523,825,162 over 5 years and $151,200,000 ongoing

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $165,645,055

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
FNIPP-funded police services deliver dedicated, professional and culturally responsive policing services to Indigenous communities	Percentage of police service providers who take into account traditional Indigenous methods of justice while carrying out policing duties	Not available^{Table note a}	Not available^{Table note a}
Table note a Expected results, indicators and targets under revision. Return to table note a referrer

Link to department's program inventory: Indigenous Policing

Horizontal initiative activity: Additional Funding for Policing Infrastructure Program

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $108,060,270

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $49,026,350

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Police services have adequate infrastructure to support Indigenous communities' safety	Percentage of communities receiving policing services through the FNIPP who report that their policing facility(ies)/office space meet the needs and specifications of their police service	Not available^{Table note a}	Not available^{Table note a}
	Percentage of police service providers that rate level of challenge (not, somewhat, mostly challenging, don't know) regarding specified activities (inadequate equipment technology and inadequate police station building) as they relate to the operation of their police service	Not available^{Table note a}	Not available^{Table note a}
Table note a Expected results, indicators and targets under revision. Return to table note a referrer

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Link to department's program inventory: Human Resources Management Services

Horizontal initiative activity: RCMP Intercultural Learning Strategy

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $75,000,000^{Footnote 5} over 5 years

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $1,290,644

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
RCMP employees have access to culturally appropriate and relevant learning products	Number of engagement meetings held with Indigenous representatives annually, by Indigenous distinction group	2	March 31, 2026
	Number of learning products revised or generated for Indigenous cultural appropriateness	3	March 31, 2026

Theme D activities for which funding has ended
Organization	Initiative activity	Total funding
Department of Justice	Strengthen Indigenous-led community based programs – Program Integrity^{Table note a}	$13,575,170 (2021 to 2024)
	Strengthen Indigenous-led community based programs – Civil and Family Mediation^{Table note a}	$6,800,000 (2021 to 2024)
	Strengthen Indigenous-led community based programs – Indigenous Family Courtwork Services^{Table note a}	$6,700,000 (2021 to 2024)
	Engaging with Indigenous partners on an Indigenous Justice Strategy^{Table note a}	$24,249,709 (2021 to 2024)
Public Prosecution Service of Canada	Create and staff 4 Inuktut-speaking Inuit paralegal positions in Nunavut^{Table note a}	$23,462,360 (2021 to 2024)
	Improve the Inuit Justice training curriculum and develop new Justice training curriculums that reflect First Nations and Métis realities respectively^{Table note a}
	Increase prosecutorial capacity, including Indigenous victim and witness support in the 3 territories^{Table note a}
	Develop and pursue a one-time engagement strategy^{Table note a}
Department of Justice / Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada	Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act^{Table note a}	JUS: $5,785,782, CIRNAC: $25,670,380 (2021 to 2023)
Table note a Result is published in the 2023-24 Departmental Results Report. Return to table note a referrer

Theme E details

Name of theme: Capacity building and coordination

Total federal theme funding allocated: $62,286,000 and $8,600,000 ongoing

2025–26 federal theme planned spending: $13,147,703

Theme E outcomes, performance indicators and targets
Theme outcomes	Performance indicators	Targets	Date to achieve targets
The capacity of Indigenous and federal organizations to address Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people's needs is improved	Number of federal departments and agencies pursuing initiatives and programs to address the issues of violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people	21	March 31, 2026

Theme E horizontal initiative activities

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Link to department's program inventory: Indigenous Engagement and Capacity Support

Horizontal initiative activity: Funding to Enhance Support for Indigenous Women's and 2SLGBTQI+ Organizations

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $36,300,000 over 5 years and $8,600,000 ongoing

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $8,600,000

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Indigenous women's and 2SLGBTQI+ organizations have an increased ability to engage with their membership and government	Percentage of funded Indigenous women's and 2SLGBTQI+ organizations that report increased ability to engage with their membership and government	60%	March 31, 2026
Federal departments and agencies have access to Culturally Competent Gender-Based Analysis Plus toolkits and guidance	Number of toolkits developed by National Indigenous women's and 2SLGBTQI+ organizations provided to the federal government	4	March 31, 2026

Link to department's program inventory: Indigenous-led Services

Horizontal initiative activity: Indigenous-Led Data Research Projects Program/ National Indigenous Data Advisory Group on MMIWG and 2SLGBTQI+ People

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $8,500,000 over 6 years

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $1,535,992

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Data gaps related to Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people are reduced	Number of new or expanded data sets or indicators published in the NAP or Federal Pathway Annual Progress Report	3	March 31, 2026
	Development of qualitative indicator framework	1	March 31, 2026
	Percentage of decisions on proposals for Indigenous Data Projects that are made within 10 weeks of receipt of the funding application	Not applicable^{Table note a}	Not applicable^{Table note a}
Table note a All funds were allocated to multi-year projects in 2021-22 and 2022-23 until the end of the program. Return to table note a referrer

Link to department's program inventory: Indigenous Engagement and Capacity Support

Horizontal initiative activity: Establishment of a permanent MMIWG Secretariat

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $16,000,000 over 6 years

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $2,592,116

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Canadians are informed of initiatives related to missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people and about the progress on implementation of the National Action Plan and Federal Pathway	Growth in number of combined website hits for the following websites: The federal pathway Federal Pathway to Address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People Government of Canada programs and initiatives to support Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people Federal Pathway Annual Progress Report^{Table note a} National Action Plan^{Table note b} National Action Plan Contributing Partners	Increase in 5% in combined website hits	March 31, 2026
The implementation and monitoring of the federal and overall national action on MMIWG are coordinated across federal departments and agencies	Number of meetings conducted by the MMIWG governance structure	28	March 31, 2026
	Number of status/performance reports produced on the implementation of both the Federal Pathway and the National Action Plan	1	March 31, 2026
Table note a Only the most recent Annual Progress Report will be tracked. Return to table note a referrer Table note b This represents the combined number of PDF downloads in English and French. Return to table note b referrer

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada / Statistics Canada

Link to department's program inventory: Indigenous Engagement and Capacity Support

Horizontal initiative activity: National strategy to ensure consistency in practices for reporting missing Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $1,486,000 over 5 years

2025–26 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $419,595

Expected results, performance indicators and targets
2025–26 horizontal initiative activity expected result	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator	2025–26 horizontal initiative activity target	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target
Police services across jurisdictions are engaged in the process to develop national standards related to the reporting on missing Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people	The project receives official endorsement by the policing community	Endorsement by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) and by the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association (FNCPA)	Not applicable^{Table note a}
Implementation of national data standards across police services and amendments to police systems, processes, protocols that will serve to prevent occurrences of missing and murdered individuals and to ensure that all cases of missing persons are thoroughly investigated	The recommendations receive support from the policing community and parties of interest	Endorsement of the changes by CACP and the FNCPA Support by key parties of interest	December 31, 2025
Table note a This result is completed. The endorsement by the CACP Board of Directors was obtained in November 2024. Return to table note a referrer

Total spending, all themes

Themes	Total federal funding allocated	2025–26 total federal planned spending
Theme A: Culture	$395,000,000 and $15,000,000 ongoing	$13,000,000
Theme B: Health and wellness	$5,928,654,541 and $5,400,000 ongoing	$351,491,438
Theme C: Human safety and security	$5,545,643,161 and $518,600,000 ongoing	$721,469,179
Theme D: Justice	$1,012,039,917 and $287,697,250 ongoing	$241,360,287
Theme E: Capacity building and coordination	$62,286,000 and $8,600,000 ongoing	$13,147,703
Total, all themes	$12,943,623,619 and $835,297,250 ongoing	$1,340,468,607

Footnotes

Footnote 1

While StatCan does not receive funding, it supports CIRNAC via cost-recovery funding, ensuring consistency in reporting practices for the horizontal initiative.

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Footnote 2

Following the release of the report, the acronym was changed to 2SLGBTQI+.

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Footnote 3

CMHC does not track the spending on this horizontal initiative under the advancement of funding under the Affordable Housing Fund separately.

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Footnote 4

The Rapid Housing Initiative funding announced in Budget 2022 focuses on immediate housing needs with the goal to commit all funds by March 31, 2024. 2025-26 planned spending for Rapid Housing Initiative is for residual administrative costs.

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Footnote 5

Funding was provided to the RCMP in Budget 2021 for initiatives related to "Addressing Systemic Racism (ASR)". The initiative is to establish and implement an anti-racism training curriculum, which forms part of the RCMP's Intercultural Learning Strategy. As a result, only a small portion ($4,361,780) of the $75,000,000 over 5 years will directly address Indigenous learning and cultures.

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