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Canada passed the Department of Indigenous Services Act 2019 (Services Act), legislation that includes the transfer of departmental responsibilities to First Nations and Indigenous organizations, without any free, prior and informed consent. It was also done without providing any adequate funding or addressing the current ~$340 billion infrastructure gap. This legislation shifts the burden of service delivery without honouring the Crown’s Treaty obligations to sustain these services.\u00a0<\/span> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/chiefssteeringcommittee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CSC-_Services-Graphic-3.png” title_text=”CSC _Services Graphic (3)” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-152px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Engaging with First Nations ” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_align=”left” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”24px||||false|false” animation_style=”none” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto|500|||||||” text_text_color=”#124f77″ text_font_size=”16px” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The Chief Steering Committee (CSC) recognizes that this legislation will have generational impacts and needs further communication and engagement with First Nations leaders and those doing the work. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n CSC began sharing information directly with First Nations (Alberta region) in 2022, and hosted information sessions regarding the Services Act in early 2023, specifically on the infrastructure programs and services. Further sessions on the Services Act are planned for 2025. The main objective for these sessions is to inform about the Services Act, as well as provide a space to discuss what the proposed changes could mean to delivery of services, as well as infrastructure and operations, for First Nations<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=”Potential Risks and Impacts to First Nations” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_align=”left” custom_padding=”36px|||||” animation_style=”none” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][dsm_flipbox _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][dsm_flipbox_child title=”Lack of Capacity” image_max_width=”30%” button_url_new_window=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h1″ 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global_colors_info=”{}”][dsm_flipbox_child title=”No Recognition of Treaty and Inherent Rights” button_url_new_window=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h1″ header_font=”Lora|700|||||||” header_text_color=”gcid-secondary-color” header_font_size=”24px” header_line_height=”1.2em” text_orientation=”center” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-secondary-color%22:%91%22header_text_color%22%93}” parent_header_level=”h4″][\/dsm_flipbox_child][dsm_flipbox_child button_url_new_window=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” content_font=”Roboto|700|||||||” content_text_color=”#124f77″ content_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”|12px||12px|false|false” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}” parent_header_level=”h4″]<\/p>\n The Act does not align with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) – failing to recognize First Nations’ inherent rights to self-determination.<\/p>\n [\/dsm_flipbox_child][\/dsm_flipbox][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][dsm_flipbox _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][dsm_flipbox_child title=”Funding and Financial Commitment Gaps” button_url_new_window=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h1″ header_font=”Lora|700|||||||” header_text_color=”gcid-primary-color” header_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”|4px||4px|false|false” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22header_text_color%22%93}” parent_header_level=”h4″][\/dsm_flipbox_child][dsm_flipbox_child button_url_new_window=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” content_font=”Roboto|700|||||||” content_text_color=”#124f77″ content_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”|12px||12px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}” parent_header_level=”h4″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n There is an estimated ~$340 billion infrastructure gap across all First Nations in Canada – which has not been addressed, and Canada has provided no clear figures for funding going forward with this legislation.<\/p>\n [\/dsm_flipbox_child][\/dsm_flipbox][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][dsm_flipbox _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”65%” module_alignment=”right” global_colors_info=”{}”][dsm_flipbox_child title=”Lack of True Control” button_url_new_window=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h1″ header_font=”Lora|700|||||||” header_text_color=”gcid-primary-color” header_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”center” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22header_text_color%22%93}” parent_header_level=”h4″][\/dsm_flipbox_child][dsm_flipbox_child button_url_new_window=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” content_font=”Roboto|700|||||||” content_text_color=”#124f77″ content_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”|12px||12px|false|false” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}” parent_header_level=”h4″]<\/p>\n The Act positions Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) as the federal overseer, with no clear exit path of ISC’s administration and overall control.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/dsm_flipbox_child][\/dsm_flipbox][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][dsm_flipbox _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”65%” module_alignment=”left” global_colors_info=”{}”][dsm_flipbox_child title=”No Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC)” button_url_new_window=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h1″ header_font=”Lora|700|||||||” header_text_color=”gcid-secondary-color” header_font_size=”24px” header_line_height=”1.2em” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”|12px||12px|false|false” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-secondary-color%22:%91%22header_text_color%22%93}” parent_header_level=”h4″][\/dsm_flipbox_child][dsm_flipbox_child button_url_new_window=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” content_font=”Roboto|700|||||||” content_text_color=”#124f77″ content_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”|12px||12px|false|false” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}” parent_header_level=”h4″]<\/p>\n This Act was put into law without Indigenous consultation and was buried in an ~800-page budget implementation (Bill C-97).<\/span><\/p>\n [\/dsm_flipbox_child][\/dsm_flipbox][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” 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