$1,600,000
Federal Grant to Yukon First Nations Education Directorate
- Recipient Type
- Academia
- Agreement #
- PCH-2023-15480
- Agreement Type
- Contribution
- Program
- First Nations and Inuit Education
- Amount
- $1,600,000
- Dates
- 2023-09-01 to 2024-09-01
- Location
- Whitehorse ↗
- Province/Territory
- Yukon ↗
- Riding
- Yukon ↗
- MP
- Brendan HanleyLiberal
- Description
- Education support for Yukon First Nations students including culturally responsive curriculum development, language immersion programs, and post-secondary transition support.
On 2023-09-01, the Government of Canada awarded a grant of $1,600,000 to Yukon First Nations Education Directorate through Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada under the First Nations and Inuit Education program. The funds were directed to Whitehorse, YT, in the federal riding of Yukon, which is represented by Brendan Hanley (Liberal).