First Nations and Canada's first ministers leave Ottawa with C$2.5 billion (about $1.8 billion) for emergency readiness — and a standing seat at the table

'Over these two days, we saw Canada as its best,' said Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, closing a historic two-day First Nations–First Ministers' Meeting in Ottawa. The commitments are concrete: C$2.5 billion (about $1.8 billion) over five years, plus nearly C$450 million (about $320 million) a year ongoing, to help First Nations communities run evacuations, deliver emergency assistance and rebuild homes and critical infrastructure; C$630 million (about $450 million) over four years to renew First Nations policing agreements, with C$250 million (about $180 million) a year ongoing; and C$140 million (about $100 million) for crime prevention and culturally sensitive community safety. Just as lasting: an agreement to hold these meetings regularly and to open federal–provincial tables to First Nations, alongside work on new revenue-sharing mechanisms, including a possible First Nations Sovereign Wealth Fund.

SDG 10 · Reduced inequalities — Mechanism: funding & finance