Ontario Launching New Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund

Minister Rickford announced the launch of the Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund. Our government has heard from Indigenous partners that more funding is needed to support Survivors, families and communities impacted by ongoing burial investigations at former Residential Schools.

Our government has allocated $7.1 million over the 2023-24 fiscal year to support an estimated 47 applicants with up to $150,000 to accommodate a range of community needs and, activities including:

• Community engagement
• Mental health and addictions support
• Research activities
• Public education and awareness
• Staffing supports
• Commemoration initiatives.

Applications can be submitted through the province’s Transfer Payment Ontario website until Tuesday, September 5 at 4:00 p.m. EDT.

Learn more: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1003341/ontario-launching-new-indian-residential-school-community-engagement-fund