Pre-Budget Submission 2024

Co-development of legislative and/or policy framework enabling the sale of Inuit country foods in Inuit Nunangat and supporting the expansion of domestic and international trade of these foods (Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada): This UN Declaration Act Action Plan measure is intended to help improve Inuit food security by affirming the right of Inuit to sell and. [...] These were important initial steps towards fulfilling the Government of Canada’s commitment to close the infrastructure gap between Inuit Nunangat and the rest of Canada on an accelerated basis, but they were not proportional to the breadth and depth of the gap. [...] According to the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 76% of Inuit aged 15 and over living in Inuit Nunangat experience food insecurity.1 This extremely high prevalence of food insecurity reflects the significant challenges experienced within our food system and highlights the magnitude of persisting and interconnected social and health inequities, including poverty, the high cost of living, climate ch. [...] Supporting the reclamation, revitalization, maintenance and strengthening of Inuktut The legacy of residential schools continues to cast a long shadow on Inuit culture and language and has contributed to the gap in education, health and economic prosperity outcomes for Inuit relative to other Canadians. [...] Supporting implementation of the National Inuit Action Plan on Missing and Murdered Inuit Women and Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People Budget 2024 should enable implementation of the National Inuit Action Plan by reprofiling $50 million over five years of existing funding allocated in 2021 for this purpose, directly to Inuit Treaty Organizations.