Canada unveils Budget 2026 Indigenous community investments

The Government of Canada has announced Budget 2026 investments for Indigenous communities, highlighted at a town hall in Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan by Secretary of State Buckley Belanger.

• Budget 2026 proposes more than $50 billion over 10 years for reconciliation and predictable funding, including $32 billion over 10 years for First Nations housing and infrastructure and more than $18 billion over 6 years for education, skills training, health, community safety, children and families, and emergency management.
• The budget also includes major program and financing measures such as $18.5 billion over 10 years for on-reserve infrastructure, $11 billion over 10 years for housing, $1.6 billion over 10 years for northern energy reliability, and targeted funds for Jordan’s Principle, the Inuit Child First Initiative, and related institutions and pilots.