EventAfter a sudden, no‑notice halt on July 28 that left 60 clients waiting for support, Indigenous Services Canada’s counselling programme in the Northwest Territories was reactivated by Ottawa. Travel allowances were reinstated for this fiscal year, allowing in‑person sessions for residential‑school survivors and their families.
After a months‑long pause with no notice, the federal government restored travel allowances for Indigenous Services Canada’s counseling program in the Northwest Territories, allowing in‑person sessions for residential school survivors and their families amid criticism that virtual alternatives left many clients without access.
Indigenous Services Canada reversed its plan to stop covering travel for the Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program, restoring funding for clients accessing in-person counseling in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut after workers’ opposition.
