What investments has the government made to improve water quality in First Nation communities across the country?
A15. Between 2006 -2012 the Government of Canada will have invested $2.3 billion in First Nation water and wastewater infrastructure. That funding includes: • On-going annual departmental A-base investments of approximately $200 million for water and wastewater programs in First Nation communities • $270 million invested through the First Nations Water Management Strategy • $60 million since 2006 through the INAC Plan of Action for Drinking Water in First Nation Communities • $660 million through the First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan between 2008-2012 • $183 million over 2009-2011 through Canada’s Economic Action Plan (CEAP) In March 2006, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, supported by the Ministers of Health and Environment and the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, announced a Plan of Action for Drinking Water in First Nations Communities. Budget 2006 provided $60 millio
