Indigenous Partnership Fund

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• Overview
• Objectives
• Who is eligible
• Eligible activities
• Eligible expenses
• Contact information
• Additional resources

Overview

The Indigenous Partnership Fund supports ongoing consultation and cooperation with Indigenous peoples to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN Declaration), the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UN Declaration Act) and measures included in the UN Declaration Act Action Plan.

Implementation, in consultation and cooperation with First Nations, Inuit and Métis, will contribute to the Government of Canada’s continued efforts to break down barriers, combat systemic racism and discrimination, close socio-economic gaps, and promote greater equality and prosperity for Indigenous peoples.

Find out more at Canada.ca/Declaration, or visit the links below.

• The Action Plan
• The UN Declaration explained
• About the Act

Justice Canada will provide funding to support Indigenous peoples’ continued participation in the various implementation, monitoring and oversight processes described in the Action Plan.

Objectives

The Indigenous Partnership Fund supports consultation and cooperation between the Government of Canada and Indigenous partners on:

• measures to ensure that the laws of Canada are consistent with the UN Declaration
• implementation of an action plan to achieve the objectives of the UN Declaration
• development of annual reports on progress

Who is eligible

Indigenous-led organizations located in Canada, including:

• Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) governments and organizations, including bands, tribal councils, Indigenous self-governments, local, regional and national representative organizations
• Incorporated not-for-profit Indigenous controlled organizations
• Incorporated for-profit Indigenous controlled organizations, when the work being performed under the transfer agreement is not-for-profit
• Indigenous-controlled unincorporated organizations

The above may include First Nations, Métis and Inuit groups or organizations advocating for the rights of Indigenous women, youth, Elders, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQI+ persons, as well as urban/off-reserve Indigenous organizations and other Indigenous-led sectoral groups.

Eligible activities

Eligible activities should contribute to the implementation of the UN Declaration and the UN Declaration Act Action Plan, including:

• Processes, such as workshops, conferences, roundtables, discussions and meetings, focussed on the implementation of the rights and principles in the UN Declaration, and the measures in the Action Plan
• Studies and research relating to these issues
• Policy development on specific topics or ranges of subject matter set out in the UN Declaration, including self-determination and self-governance

Eligible expenses

• Staff salaries and employee benefits
• Travel, accommodation, meals and incidentals (in accordance with the National Joint Council Travel Directive)
• Costs of rental or leasing of meeting and conference facilities
• Consultants, including, but not limited to, legal counsel
• Professional services (such as meeting facilitation, note-taking, interpretation, disability-related supports or other meeting or engagement-related services)
• Translation of meeting materials or reports
• Volunteer participation expenses and program incentives associated with such processes
• Honoraria or ceremonial offerings for Elders and Knowledge Keepers
• Publication of recommendations or reports (print and online)
• Office equipment, including computer leasing and capital acquisitions net of disposal
• Supplies and materials, shipping charges, stationary, postage, printing, licenses and other fees
• Administrative expenses (no more than 15% of the total project or activity cost)
• Evaluation expenses

Ineligible expenses include:

• Purchase of buildings, land, vehicles and other major capital costs
• Retroactive funding (i.e. costs incurred prior to a project’s/activity’s official start date)
• Ongoing, operational (core) funding is ineligible

Contact information

Indigenous Partnership Fund
284 Wellington Street, 6th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Telephone: 613-941-4193
Fax: 613-954-4893
E-mail: pb-dgp@justice.gc.ca

Additional resources

• Contribution Funds for Non-Governmental Organizations, a Handbook
• UN Declaration Act Action Plan
• Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
• United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples