Federal gaps leave Indigenous Elders without adequate long-term care – Indigenous Watchdog – Canada’s National Observer
December 2, 2025
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Canada’s National Observer: Gaps in federal funding and authority expose many First Nations and Inuit Elders in Canada to inadequate long-term care, forcing them to leave their home communities, language and culture, documents show.
The document obtained by Canada’s National Observer through an Access to Information and Privacy request shows that limited funding, unclear responsibilities and gaps between jurisdictional powers have created a significant shortfall in long-term care infrastructure.
While Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) runs the First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care Program and the Assisted Living Program, the programs “do not completely meet the long-term care needs” of Indigenous communities, says the briefing note prepared for the minister.
