“$2.5 million over five years, starting in 2023-24, to facilitate and coordinate work on advancing the National Action Plan by establishing a standing Federal-Provincial-Territorial-Indigenous table on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ People. This table will provide a specific forum to take action on areas of shared roles and responsibilities regarding Missing and Murdered Indigenous, Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ People, including prioritizing discussion on how to launch a “Red Dress Alert” to notify the public when an Indigenous woman or two-spirit person goes missing.”

“Together with Indigenous partners, the federal government is accelerating the implementation of the Federal Pathway to Address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People. Building on the $2.2 billion provided in Budget 2021, Budget 2023 proposes investments that acknowledge the leadership of families and survivors in this process, and the need to increase accountability and ensure that progress is made.”

“$2.2 million over five years, starting in 2023-24, to establish an oversight mechanism to monitor and report on the progress of implementation.”

“$1.6 million over two years, starting in 202324, to support the Ministerial Special Representative appointed to provide advice and recommendations on the creation of an Indigenous and Human Rights Ombudsperson.”

“$2.6 million over three years, starting in 2023-24, to support the National Family and Survivors Circle in keeping families and survivors at the centre of tthe implementation of the National Action Plan and the Federal Pathway.”

“$20 million over four years, starting in 2022-23, to support Indigenousled projects for safer communities through the Pathways to Safe Indigenous Communities Initiative.”

“$95.8 million over five years, starting in 2023-24, and $20.4 million ongoing to help Indigenous families access information about theirmissing and murdered loved ones, and to enhance victim services to support their healing journeys. This funding would renew existing programming and expand it to include support for families of 2SLGBTQI+ Indigenous victims who are men.”

“Today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations, convened a national roundtable with Indigenous leaders and partners and federal, provincial and territorial governments on missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people. // The Government of Canada is committed to accelerating its efforts to implement the National Action Plan, the Federal Pathway, and the Calls for Justice. Ending this national crisis requires an approach across governments and across Canada. The national roundtable plays a critical role in facilitating collaboration across local, regional and national levels to address the ongoing violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people.”

“$2.2 billion over five years to respond to the tragedy of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls;”