Quality and timely services are delivered directly to Indigenous people, Health services delivered to Indigenous people contribute to improved health outcomes, Indigenous people and communities are healthier, Indigenous people receive social services that respond to community needs, Number of individuals who received services under Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous students receive an inclusive and quality education, Number of funded First Nations, Inuit and Métis students who graduate with a post-secondary degree/diploma/ certificate, Indigenous communities advance their governance capacity, Indigenous peoples have reliable and sustainable infrastructure, Number of long-term drinking water advisories affecting public water systems on reserve, Land and resources in Indigenous communities are sustainably managed, Percentage of high risk contaminated sites on reserve where clean-up or containment is occurring to reduce risk, Indigenous communities build economic prosperity, Indigenous peoples control the design, delivery and management of services, Indigenous self-determined services are improving outcomes for communities, Communicable Diseases Control and Management, Child First Initiative - Jordan's Principle, Other Community Infrastructure and Activities, Health Planning, Quality Management and Systems Integration, Indigenous Entrepreneurship and Business Development, Economic Development Capacity and Readiness, Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Management, Statutory, Legislative and Policy Support to First Nations Governance. ISC will also continue to support multi-year capital projects and high priority repairs for health facilities as well as addictions treatment and prevention centres in First Nations communities. "[9], 39% of the 807 water systems inspected were classified as high overall risk affecting 25 per cent of the on-reserve population base. ISC is supporting the Atlantic Policy Congress (more than $6 million provided to date) to develop a regional water authority for Atlantic First Nations communities. Finally, the important work initiated in 2018 with the creation of the AFN-ISC Joint Advisory Committee on Fiscal Relations will continue. We are actively working with communities and leadership to ensure necessary resources are in place to prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19, and stand ready to deploy additional resources as required. Please click on your language preference below to download the file. These services are primarily delivered in partnership with Indigenous communities and organizations, provinces/territories and agencies. Working with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) on First Nations-led engagement to advance options on safe drinking water legislation and to inform the co-development of a long-term water and wastewater strategy for First Nations.

Departmental Results Report (rapport sur les résultats ministériels) Limit contact to the same small circle of people and practice physical distancing with those outside of the household. As Minister of Indigenous Services, I am pleased to present the 2020–21 Departmental Plan for Indigenous Services Canada (ISC).

The basic, reliable, sustainable infrastructure that exists in most Canadian communities is either missing or in poor condition in many Indigenous communities. However, ISC refers to experimentation as "results-based innovation" given that the term "experimentation" has negative connotations and is not appropriate in the Indigenous services context because of Canada's colonial history, including the impact of residential schools. a This target includes the 85 First Nations who signed grant agreements in 2019–20, and is based on preliminary analysis of an anticipated 30 new grant agreements being signed by eligible First Nations for 2020–21. The Act is clear on the Minister's roles and responsibilities, and the Department's mandate to ensure services are provided to Indigenous peoples with control of services being transferred to Indigenous peoples wherever possible.

This initiative will ensure that departmental planning processes integrate GBA+, and that program and service development and design are informed by gender and diversity considerations.

This includes co-chairing the Joint Métis Health Committee with Métis national and regional partners, Health Canada and the Public Health Agency. During the past few years, our department has worked with Employment and Social Development Canada and with Statistics Canada on drafting the National Strategy towards the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, on reviewing the project proposals for the SDG funding program, on supporting Canada's participation in the UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, and on the Canadian Indicator Framework. Establishing national principles such as best interests of the child, cultural continuity and substantive equality to help guide the provision of child and family services in relation to Indigenous children. In March 2021 it is projected there will be 0 long-term drinking water advisories on public systems financially supported by ISC. These services are primarily delivered in partnership with Indigenous communities and organizations, provinces/territories and agencies.

Challenges can relate to the remoteness of service locations, attracting and retaining healthcare professionals, and providing services in a way that is culturally relevant and capable of improving outcomes. Advancing a long-term care continuum with First Nations meant to maximize the linkages between community, provincial or territorial services, including the needs of individuals who age out of Jordan's Principle, a similar consideration for Inuit under the Inuit Child First Initiative.

"[11] The auditor general's report (2011-06) noted that INAC and Health Canada "do not ensure that drinking water is tested on a regular basis. A long-term and enduring benefit to Canadians that is linked to the organization's mandate, vision and core functions. The intentions of the department with respect to a core responsibility are reflected in one or more related departmental results that the department seeks to contribute to or influence. Over the coming years, ISC will move forward with co-development of distinctions-based health legislation that will help to deliver high quality health care for Indigenous peoples, when and where they need it. Consult the new Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada home page or the new Indigenous Services Canada home page. In 2020–21, joint reviews of the medical supply and equipment benefit and the medical transportation benefit are expected to be completed. The importance of effective services and solution delivery for ISC is heightened given the unique challenges that exist across remote locations in Canada, including the North.

The assessment, which was released in April 2011, looked at the water and sewer systems of 571 First Nations (with a total population of 484,321 and 112,836 "dwellings") and evaluated their water source and how well each system was designed, operated and monitored.

$25.9 million to provide immediate support to Indigenous post-secondary institutions in 2020-21. It categorized 39 per cent of the water systems as "high risk," meaning they have "major deficiencies" that pose a high risk to water quality and could lead to potential health and safety or environmental concerns.