Early Learning and Child Care

AFN is active in advocating for increased resources and flexibility for First Nations Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC).

Family Violence Prevention Program

The Family Violence Prevention Program (FVPP) is run by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) to support the safety of Indigenous women, children and families.

First Nations Child and Family Services

First Nations children and families are disproportionately involved in the child and family services (CFS) system, with more than 40,000 First Nations children in care.

Income Assistance

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has been active in advocating for improved income assistance programming for First Nations, and acknowledges the persistent gaps between income assistance programs and real needs in First Nations.

Jordan’s Principle

Jordan’s Principle is a legal requirement resulting from the Orders of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) and is not a policy or program.

Urban Issues and Poverty Reduction

The AFN has provided a First Nations lens to poverty and poverty reduction, namely, that poverty is multi‑dimensional and compounds on First Nations along with historical trauma and colonialism.

Youth and Sport

In 2017, the Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, and Minister of Indigenous Services,were mandated to “leverage investments in Indigenous youth and sport and ensure the promotion of culturally relevant sport as an important means to strengthen Indigenous identity and cultural pride.”