Ottawa offering $95M to help Indigenous families learn about missing loved ones

Ottawa is promising more than $95 million to help Indigenous families get information about missing or murdered loved ones.

On Monday, Justice Minister David Lametti announced $95.8 million in new funding over five years for the families of missing and murdered Indigenous people, and an additional $20.4 annually to keep support programs running.

“We are baking in the resources so that the resources themselves are not in question,” Lametti said.

“They will be there for as long as victims need them.”

The money comes from the 2023 federal budget and includes: 

$37.3 million over five years, and $7.75 million annually, to renew and expand Family