Calgary Nose Hill's candidates' promises on Indigenous Peoples and Nations

Drinking water in Indigenous communities

Liberal

Immediately introduce and pass legislation affirming that First Nations have a human right to clean drinking water

Green

Co-develop and introduce a strengthened First Nations Clean Water Act to affirm First Nations jurisdiction over source water, drinking water, wastewater, and related infrastructure

"Co-develop and introduce a strengthened First Nations Clean Water Act to affirm First Nations jurisdiction over source water, drinking water, wastewater, and related infrastructure, ensuring alignment with the minimum standards of UNDRIP — and permanently end boil-water advisories through long-term, Indigenous-led solutions." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Permanently end all drinking water advisories in Indigenous communities through sustained federal funding for water infrastructure, maintenance, and community-based oversight

We don't have any Conservative policies on Drinking water in Indigenous communities.

NDP

Make new investments in clean water infrastructure and support Indigenous-led water management programmes

"We will end all long-term boil water advisories on First Nations. The Liberals promised this would be done by 2021, but too many communities are still waiting. To do this we will make new investments in clean water infrastructure and support Indigenous-led water management training programs." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

Indigenous access to post-secondary schooling

Liberal

Launch a $25M/year fund to support partnerships between Indigenous communities and schools, training centres, and colleges to advance access to skills training and education opportunities

"Launch a new Indigenous Pathways to Prosperity Skills and Training Fund which will support partnerships between First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities and organizations, schools, training centres, and colleges to advance access to skills training and education opportunities. This will support the training of more First Nations, Inuit, and Métis doctors, teachers, and builders, amongst other priority areas identified by partners." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
Invest in Indigenous-led post-secondary education institutions, and accelerate funding for access to post-secondary education

"Accelerate funding for access to post-secondary education so more First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students can go to school and invest in associated infrastructure. Cost should not the barrier. We will also invest in Indigenous-led post-secondary education institutions such as the Inuit Nunangat University and the First Nations University." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22

Green

Offer free tuition to low-income students, Indigenous students, and those in critical fields, with the goal of expanding access to all students over time

"Commit to implementing tuition-free public post-secondary education in Canada through a phased approach, drawing on successful international models.

» Begin by offering free tuition to low-income students, Indigenous students, and those in critical fields, with the goal of expanding access to all students over time.

» Develop sustainable funding strategies to support this transition, ensuring that financial barriers do not impede access to higher education."

— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Remove the 2% cap on funding for Indigenous post-secondary education

"Guarantee full funding for Indigenous post-secondary education by eliminating the 2% cap and ensuring all First Nations and Inuit students receive adequate financial support." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Fully fund the Post-Secondary Student Support Program to cover tuition and living expenses for all Indigenous students who qualify, and eventually cover relocation and living expenses

"Fully fund the Post-Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP) to cover tuition and living expenses for all Indigenous students who qualify.

» Once tuition-free post-secondary education is fully implemented, refocus PSSSP on funding relocation and living expenses for Indigenous students."

— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

We don't have any Conservative policies on Indigenous access to post-secondary schooling.

NDP

Provide post-secondary financial assistance for children who grew up in care

"This will include financial assistance and increased opportunities for children who grew up in care, and improved distance education." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

Indigenous businesses and economic opportunity

Liberal

Double the Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program to $10B and expand it to support more infrastructure, transportation, and trade projects

"Double the Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program from $5 to $10 billion and expand it to support more Indigenous-led infrastructure, transportation and trade projects across the country. This will make it easier for more Indigenous communities to become owners of major resource projects;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16

Green

Expand Indigenous-led training and employment opportunities in clean energy

"Expand Indigenous-led training and employment opportunities in clean energy, ensuring full Indigenous participation in Canada’s transition economy." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Require at least 5% of federal contracts be awarded to Indigenous businesses

"Require at least 5% of federal contracts be awarded to Indigenous businesses, supporting economic reconciliation and Indigenous economic self-determination." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Ensure First Nations governments, not federal officials, determine eligibility for Indigenous procurement programmes, with safeguards to prevent fraudulent Indigenous identity claims
Significantly expand federal support for Indigenous-led land ownership, economic development, and entrepreneurship programmes

"Prioritize economic reconciliation by significantly expanding federal support for Indigenous-led land ownership, economic development, and entrepreneurship programs to strengthen Indigenous economic sovereignty." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Conservative

Establish a Canadian Indigenous Opportunities Corporation, led by Indigenous people, to offer loan guarantees for Indigenous communities

" A Conservative Government will establish the Canadian Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (CIOC), led by Indigenous people, to offer loan guarantees for Indigenous communities. It will operate under the First Nations Financial Management Act, similar to other Indigenous financial institutions." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Create a refundable tax credit for 50% of payments made by businesses to First Nations for resource wealth and commercial housing

"Introduce an optional First Nations Resource Charge to advance economic reconciliation by allowing companies to cede some federal tax room so First Nations communities will no longer need to send all their revenues to Ottawa and then ask for it back, enabling them to take back control of their resources and money." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Create a First Nations Resource Charge (FNRC), a refundable tax credit for 50% of payments made by businesses to First Nations for resource wealth and commercial housing." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Launch an Indigenous Outcomes Fund to support measurable, community-led solutions

NDP

Provide dedicated regional economic support for Indigenous communities
Create a Northern Infrastructure Fund
Expand the Northern Resident Deduction to include more remote regions, including Haida Gwaii

Indigenous children and youth

We don't have any Liberal policies on Indigenous children and youth.

Green

Prioritise community-led alternatives to address the over-representation of Indigenous youth in the correctional system

We don't have any Conservative policies on Indigenous children and youth.

NDP

Guarantee long-term and predictable funding in legislation for child welfare systems under Indigenous jurisdiction

"We will respect, support and resource Indigenous jurisdiction over child welfare systems. Long-term and predictable funding will be guaranteed in legislation, and we will work with the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society to implement the Spirit Bear Plan." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Negotiate with the National Children's Chiefs Commission on long-term reform for First Nations Child and Family services

"Negotiating with the National Children’s Chiefs Commission to negotiate the necessary long-term reform for First Nations Child and Family Services;" — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Provide permanent, consistent, and predictable funding for the Inuit Child First Initiative
Invest in more staff and better case management to address the backlog in Jordan's Principle applications

"Address the backlog in Jordan’s Principle applications by investing in more staff and better case management," — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Build proper school facilities on reserves

"We will ensure that every child has a safe place to learn, and we will implement Shannon’s (sic) Dream so that no student is forced to learn in a dangerous environment. And we will work to incorporate traditional knowledge into our contemporary education system." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

Indigenous health

We don't have any Liberal policies on Indigenous health.

Green

Fully implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action 18-24, ensuring all Indigenous Peoples have equitable access to culturally safe healthcare
Require provinces to provide culturally safe and inclusive primary care services, especially for Indigenous Peoples, rural and remote communities, and historically marginalised groups
Expand Indigenous-led health services

"Expand Indigenous-led health services, eliminating barriers to primary and mental health care for Indigenous communities." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Double funding for the Aboriginal Health Human Resources Initiative to train, recruit, and retain Indigenous health professionals
Support Indigenous self-governance in healthcare

"Support Indigenous self-governance in healthcare, ensuring Indigenous organizations lead policy development and service delivery." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Permanently fund Indigenous-led, land-based healing programmes that support trauma recovery and cultural reconnection
Ensure that every Indigenous person who seeks addiction or substance use treatment can access timely, culturally-appropriate care, without financial or logistical barriers
Ensure access to land-based healing and culturally-grounded addiction treatment

"Ensure access to land-based healing and culturally grounded addiction treatment, recognizing the links between disconnection from land, intergenerational trauma, and the substance use crisis." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Guarantee full funding for Jordan's Principle, ensuring no First Nations child is denied care due to jurisdictional disputes
Expand eligibility for Non-Insured Health Benefits to all Indigenous Peoples, regardless of status
Significantly expand culturally-appropriate mental health, maternal, infant, and reproductive health services

"Significantly expand culturally appropriate mental health, maternal, infant, and reproductive health services, ensuring comprehensive, community-based, culturally safe care." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

We don't have any Conservative policies on Indigenous health.

NDP

Make new investments in healthcare infrastructure, medical supplies, and diagnostic equipment in Indigenous communities

"We will step up to close the health gap in Indigenous communities and bring health care closer to home. Indigenous people have an equal right to the highest standard of physical and mental health, with a right to access traditional medicines. New investments in healthcare infrastructure, medical supplies and diagnostic equipment will help meet people’s needs in their communities." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

Indigenous housing

We don't have any Liberal policies on Indigenous housing.

Green

Develop and implement a For Indigenous, By Indigenous Housing Strategy, ensuring long-term sustainable funding for Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous housing

"Develop and implement a For Indigenous, By Indigenous Housing Strategy, ensuring long-term, sustainable funding for Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous housing rather than short-term project-based allocations." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Transfer federal land to Indigenous-led housing organisations

"Transfer federal land to Indigenous-led housing organizations to support community-driven housing solutions, in alignment with self- determination principles under UNDRIP.'" — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Ensure all Indigenous housing projects are funded through direct, non-market financing

"Ensure all Indigenous housing projects are funded through direct, non-market financing, removing barriers to co-operative and community-led Indigenous housing developments." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Conservative

Provide Indigenous-led housing solutions with direct access to funds

NDP

Support Nunavut's request to build 3,000 homes in the territory by 2030
Take a for-Indigenous, by-Indigenous approach to housing
Increase the federal commitment to Indigenous housing by $2B/year

Indigenous infrastructure

Liberal

Allow the Canada Infrastructure Bank to support more kinds of projects in line with First Nation, Inuit, and Métis priorities

"Expand the kinds of projects the Canada Infrastructure Bank can support to be more in line with First Nation, Inuit, and Métis priorities." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
Consider creating an Indigenous Infrastructure Bank

"Explore options for an Indigenous Infrastructure Bank to address access to capital." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
Realise First Nations control over First Nations infrastructure wherever possible through models like the First Nations Atlantic Water Authority

"Realize First Nations control over First Nations infrastructure wherever possible through models like the First Nations Atlantic Water Authority." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22

Green

Provide stable funding and comprehensive assessments for essential First Nations infrastructure, prioritising child welfare facilities and ensuring that block funding meets community-defined needs

Conservative

Create a permanent stream of infrastructure funding to First nations under the First Nations Fiscal Management Act

We don't have any NDP policies on Indigenous infrastructure.

Indigenous languages and cultures

Liberal

Support community-driven projects to restore, protect, and promote Indigenous languages

Green

Increase federal funding for Indigenous-led education programmes, ensuring the preservation of Indigenous languages and cultural knowledge
Guarantee every First Nations, Métis, and Inuit child equitable access to high-quality, culturally relevant education, regardless of location
Expand access to land-based learning

"Expand access to land-based learning, recognizing its essential role in cultural revitalization, intergenerational knowledge transmission, and holistic education rooted in connection to territory and community." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Fund Indigenous-led curriculum development prioritising Indigenous languages, cultures, histories, and knowledge systems
Increase investments in Indigenous language revitalisation

"Increase investments in Indigenous language revitalization, supporting community-driven initiatives and culturally relevant resources." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Conservative

Support Indigenous languages and culture through community-led media and education
Provide $25M in support for Indigenous language media

We don't have any NDP policies on Indigenous languages and cultures.

Indigenous mental health

Liberal

Increase investments for Indigenous mental health, healing, and wellness centres, and friendship centres

We don't have any Green policies on Indigenous mental health.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Indigenous mental health.

NDP

Invest in Indigenous healing centres and healers
Launch a new action-plan to prevent suicide

Indigenous women and girls

We don't have any Liberal policies on Indigenous women and girls.

Green

Implement all 231 Calls for Justice from the MMIWG Inquiry

"Implement all 231 Calls for Justice from the MMIWG Inquiry, including a national strategy to end gender-based violence and ensure accountability." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

We don't have any Conservative policies on Indigenous women and girls.

NDP

Expand the Red Dress Alert to cover the entire country, ensuring the public is notified when an Indigenous woman, girl, or gender-diverse person goes missing

"We will expand the Red Dress Alert to ensure it covers the entire country. This important measure will ensure the public is notified when an Indigenous woman, girl, or gender-diverse person goes missing so they can be brought home safely." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Ensure full gender equality for First Nations, including the right to pass on the ability to qualify for Indian status registration

"We will ensure full gender equality for First Nations, including the right to pass on the ability to qualify for Indian status registration." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

Northern food security

Liberal

Co-develop evidence-based food security approaches to replace Nutrition North

"Co-develop evidence-based food security approaches to replace Nutrition North Canada with Inuit and Northern Indigenous leaders. The affordability crisis that all Canadians are feeling is even more extreme in Northern communities. Concrete action that brings real results must be taken to bring down prices and increase access." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22

Green

Make substantial investments in arctic agriculture, community greenhouses, traditional harvesting, and nutrition education programmes

"Increase food security in northern and remote Indigenous communities through substantial investments in Arctic agriculture, community greenhouses, traditional harvesting, and nutrition education programs." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Protect Indigenous Peoples' traditional fishing rights and moderate livelihood fishing

We don't have any Conservative policies on Northern food security.

We don't have any NDP policies on Northern food security.

Reconciliation

Liberal

Support Indigenous communities to uncover unmarked and undocumented graves and burial sites at residential schools

"Move forward on the important work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and support Indigenous communities to uncover unmarked and undocumented graves and burial sites at residential schools." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
Implement the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and the Action Plan

Green

Fully implement all 94 Calls to Action from Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission

"Fully implement all 94 Calls to Action from Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission to repair harm, support healing, and build a fair relationship with Indigenous Peoples." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Fully fund the Missing Children and Unmarked Burials Project

"Fully fund the Missing Children and Unmarked Burials Project, as recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, with long-term stable funding and Indigenous-led oversight to uncover and address Canada’s colonial history transparently and respectfully." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

We don't have any Conservative policies on Reconciliation.

NDP

Provide long-term funding to search for grave sites at former residential schools
Work with nations and survivors to commemorate children who died at residential schools
Introduce legislation to combat residential school denialism

"We will introduce legislation to combat residential school denialism—because truth is essential to reconciliation, and survivors deserve more than words. The House of Commons has unanimously recognized that the residential school system was a genocide, deliberately designed to erase Indigenous cultures, languages, families, and identities. Survivors and their families must be protected from hate and historical erasure." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Appoint a special prosecutor to investigate crimes against Indigenous peoples through the residential school system, with a mandate to access documents

"We will appoint a special prosecutor to investigate crimes against Indigenous peoples through the residential school system. This special prosecutor would have a mandate to access necessary documents from religious institutions as well as government departments such as the Justice Department and Indigenous services." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Support community-driven healing initiatives to address emotional, physical, spiritual, and mental harm from the residential school system

"We will support community-driven healing initiatives aimed at addressing the emotional, physical, spiritual and mental harm inflicted upon communities and children inside the residential school system." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Launch a national inquiry into systemic violence and racism against Indigenous people within Canadian institutions

Self-determination

Liberal

Support Indigenous-led process for advancing self-determination and jurisdiction in areas such as education, health, child and family services, and community safety and policing

"Support Indigenous-led processes for advancing self-determination and the exercise of jurisdiction in priority areas such as education, health, child and family services as well as community safety and policing." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
Increase lands added to reserves within the next four years, and speed up additions

"Increase lands added to reserves within the next four years and work with First Nations to accelerate additions to reserve." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22

Green

Support Indigenous-led alternatives to incarceration

"Confront the systemic over-incarceration of Indigenous Peoples— especially Indigenous women — through a coordinated justice strategy grounded in Indigenous self-determination. This includes supporting Indigenous-led alternatives to incarceration and dismantling the colonial systems that disproportionately criminalize and imprison Indigenous Peoples (see Justice)." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Create a permanent Council of Canadian Governments, replacing First Ministers' meetings with a collaborative forum for federal, provincial, territorial, municipal, and Indigenous governments to work together

"Establish a permanent Council of Canadian Governments, replacing traditional First Ministers’ meetings with a collaborative forum where federal, provincial, territorial, municipal, and Indigenous governments set national priorities and tackle common challenges together." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Formally reject the colonial doctrines of terra nullius and discovery

"Formally reject the colonial doctrines of terra nullius and discovery, affirming that Canada was built on Indigenous lands whose rights and sovereignty must be respected." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Formally recognise Indigenous sovereignty over self-defined and self-governed lands

"Formally recognize Indigenous sovereignty over self-defined and self-governed lands, ensuring full jurisdiction and self-determination." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Explicitly recognise and support Inuit sovereignty over Inuit Nunangat

"Explicitly recognize and support Inuit sovereignty over Inuit Nunangat, empowering Inuit-led governance." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Identify federal and Crown lands suitable for transfer to Indigenous ownership

"Identify federal and Crown lands suitable for transfer to Indigenous ownership, following Supreme Court rulings such as Tsilhqot’in Nation, to support land restitution." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Establish an Indigenous-led process to transition from colonial governance structures to self-determined Indigenous governance models
Support Nation-to-Nation partnerships with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit governing institutions

"Support Nation-to-Nation partnerships with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit governing institutions, ensuring meaningful, equitable, and respectful collaboration — including full participation in national decision-making through the Council of Canadian Governments (see Council of Canadian Governments)." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Expand stable, multi-year funding for Indigenous-led services, including Friendship Centres and community-driven organisations providing essential services

Conservative

Establish a Nation-to-Nation consultation process for major legislation and projects directly impacting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis

NDP

Support First Nations building or re-building their governance structures

"We will recognize and respect treaties, and we will support any Nations building or re-building their governance structures." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Respect Inuit self-determination and co-develop the Arctic Policy Framework

"We will respect Inuit self-determination, co-developing the Arctic Policy Framework and addressing the massive infrastructure deficit in Northern communities." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Recognise Métis self-determination and pursue government-to-government negotiations on issues like self-government, education, housing, and health
Ensure equitable access and self-determination over land, culture, language, housing, childcare, income security, employment, education, and health

"We will ensure equitable access and self-determination over land, culture, language, housing, child care, income security, employment, education, and physical, mental, sexual, and spiritual health." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Fund on-reserve emergency management and prevention, including firefighting
Ensure Indigenous leadership is at the table and part of any decision-making regarding trade negotiations with the United States

"We will ensure that Indigenous leadership are at the table and part of any decision-making when it comes to Canada’s trade negotiations with Donald Trump’s administration." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19