Future of Emergency Treatment Fund up in the air as March 2027 deadline draws closer

NDP health critic Gord Johns says the lack of news about the fund’s future—which helps communities with their response to the toxic drug crisis—past next spring is an ‘insult’ to groups that are building programs.

Health Canada, led by Minister Marjorie Michel, left, makes the decisions about which projects receive Emergency Treatment Fund dollars, while Indigenous Services Canada, led by Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, works closely with Health on the initiative, according to a spokesperson for Indigenous Services Canada. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY TESSIE SANCI

September 22, 2026

With the clock ticking down to the expiration date of yet another federal health funding tool, NDP MP Gord Johns and British Columbia First Nations that rely on the dollars are pushing for the renewal of the Emergency Treatment Fund and advocating for longer timelines for th...

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