Welcome to the Chiefs of Ontario Education Portal
This portal will help bring together all the First Nations educators of Ontario for networking, professional development and problem solving. It will help create and sustain an online platform where thought leadership around First Nations Education can thrive. The portal will aim to be a go-to place for everything concerning First Nations education in Ontario.
Postsecondary Education
At the AOCC 2017 the Chiefs in Assembly agreed to and approved the recommendations in the First Nations Post-Secondary Education: Rights, Responsibilities, and Recommendations position paper. The position paper was developed by the The First Nations Education Coordination Unit (FNECU), based on a commissioned research paper titled Our Nations, Our Future, Our Vision: Transformative Change through First Nation Higher Education.
HCSEP
High Cost Special Education Program (HCSEP)
The contribution funding authority for the HCSEP funding has now been changed by INAC from “Set” to “Fixed” effective 2016/2017 fiscal. The Fixed Contribution funding approach enables recipients to retain any unexpended funding balances.
Should you have any questions regarding this change please contact Shelley Knott-Fife (INAC Senior Education Officer) at 705-768-3547 or Shelley.KnottFife@aandc.gc.ca or your INAC Senior Funding Services Officer.
National Joint Collaboration
The National Joint Collaboration is a joint process between First Nations and Canada to develop new funding mechanisms for First Nations education that support First Nations development of a holistic, culturally-responsive, high-quality education for First Nation learners.
Charting Our Own Path Forward
First Nations in Ontario have been charting our own path forward in education and remain concerned with jurisdiction over our educational systems and the implementation of stable, predictable funding mechanisms. First Nations youth are the youngest and fastest growing segment of our citizens. Endless studies and reports have been completed to identify our education rights, needs, and recommendations, and yet the Treaty right to education has not been implemented.
First Nation Lifelong Learning Table
The FNLL Table aims to enable First Nations and the government of Ontario to build a stronger, collaborative working relationship based on inclusion and mutual respect. It is anticipated that the Table will improve communication and increase understanding resulting in improved support for First Nation learners in the provincial education system.