Labrador Indigenous groups plan how to use federal COVID-19 relief – CBC
$305 million will be shared across Canada
Apr 05, 2020
Indigenous communities in Labrador are already planning on what to do with recently allocated federal funds for COVID-19 relief.
Ottawa has earmarked $305 million to be shared among First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities around Canada.
The money will be split up into four different sections:
- $215 million will be given to each First Nation community and will be distributed based on population, remoteness, and community well-being;
- $45 million will be given to the four different Inuit organizations, the funds will be distributed by the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and regional Inuit land claims organizations;
- $30 million for Métis Nation communities;
- $15 million for regional and urban Indigenous organizations supporting their members who are living away from their respective communities.
