Indigenous Peoples Métis

Develop a Métis Economic Development Strategy with $25 million funding over five years.

Liberal Platform Page 48 October 5, 2015
Achieved
Mar 2016

2016 Federal Budget

2016 Federal Budget March 22, 2016

Chapter 3 > Métis Nation Economic Development Strategy

Close to 32% of Indigenous peoples in Canada self-identify as Métis peoples. The Métis Nation represents important Métis communities in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

Budget 2016 proposes to provide $25 million over five years, beginning in 2016–17, to support economic development for the Métis Nation.