First Nations Rights and Titleholder sessions
An engagement process co-designed by First Nations leadership in partnership with government is underway to meet government’s commitments in the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. This engagement involves direct consultation with First Nations Rights and Titleholders on a system of supports for children and youth with support needs.
These 2-hour, virtual sessions are open to all interested First Nations Rights and Titleholders to co-develop a new provincial service approach for children and youth with support needs and their families.
Engagement on these topics began in October 2023 and will continue through June 2024
- Topic 1: Sharing your vision – Completed November 2023
- Topic 2: Creating a model/system that meets the needs of communities – Completed February 2024
- Topic 3: Supporting access to services – Completed March 2024
- Topic 4: Upholding the safety, effectiveness, and quality of services – Completed April 2024
- Topic 5: Working together to make this a reality
Upcoming sessions for Topic 5 ‘Working together to make this a reality’:
- Working together to make this a reality (session #1):
- Wednesday, May 15, 2024 (10am – 12pm PST). Virtual meeting – via Zoom
- Working together to make this a reality (session #2):
- Thursday, May 30, 2024 (1pm – 3pm PST). Virtual Meeting – via Zoom
- Working together to make this a reality (session #3):
- Tuesday, June 11, 2024 (10am – 12pm PST). Virtual Meeting – via Zoom
Materials for these sessions
- Topic 5: Session Overview (PDF, 100KB)
- CYSN Overview presentation slides (PDF, 1MB)
Please contact MCF.CYSNengage@gov.bc.ca to register for these sessions.
Additional background materials
- Phase 1 – Engagement Summaries:
- Session 1 Summary (PDF, 200KB)
- Session 2 Summary (PDF, 200KB)
- Session 3 Summary (PDF, 200KB)
- Session 4 Summary (PDF, 200KB)
- Honouring Past Wisdom Engagement Summary (PDF, 145KB)
Engagement capacity funding available
Provincial funding is available to B.C. First Nations communities to help support their capacity to engage with the ministry and others on their unique needs in the context of supports and services for children and youth with support needs. Grant funding of $25,000 over two years is available to all 204 First Nations communities in BC. Funding requests are open until December 1st, 2024.
To express interest in accessing this funding, please email MCF.CYSNengage@gov.bc.ca. There is no need to submit a detailed plan for the funding at this time. All that is required is a brief summary of how your community intends to use the funds, along with the full name and contact information for the person who the grant letter will be addressed to.
Next steps: Visit the govTogetherBC page specific to this engagement to learn about upcoming sessions and engagement capacity funding available to First Nations communities.