Cuts to Indigenous Services Canada sparking concerns of return to ‘Band-Aid solutions,’ and ‘mistakes of the past’

Métis National Council president Victoria Pruden says Indigenous governments are ready to oversee the delivery of some services themselves—‘a win-win’ for a department that could reduce ‘administrative bloat.’

Indigenous Services Canada, headed by Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, is expected to cut 1,961 full-time jobs over the next three years, according to the department’s 2025-26 plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ELEANOR WAND

August 18, 2025

Indigenous Services Canada's forecasted $7.6-billion cut by 2027-28 is creating concern the Carney government is opting for “Band-Aid solutions" that come with a downstream price tag, both in the courts and the "human cost" tied to ongoing boil-water advisories and poor ho...

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