From the Métis specific poverty reduction consultation

Recommendation 1: There is a need to address affordable housing for Métis people in British Columbia. It is recommended that the Provincial government provide funds to MNBC on an annual basis to create Métis specific housing that will offer income based rents. A housing project with a mixture of Elders, families and singles will create a sense of Metis community.

From the Métis specific poverty reduction consultation

Recommendation 2: Métis people living below the poverty rate need additional funding assistance. It is recommended that the Provincial Government needs to ensure that the income assistance, disability and pensions rates meet the cost of living.

From the Métis specific poverty reduction consultation

Recommendation 6: The price of food in some communities that are more remote is more expensive than in many communities that are located closer to bigger centres where choice and price competition exists. It is recommended that the Provincial Government consider implementing a food subsidy program for low-income families in more remote communities.

From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 13: Identify and systematically remove the structural, racialized barriers of social and economic exclusion of Indigenous people. Set out specific targets, timelines and accountabilities.

From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 21: Increase access to jobs, trades, skills training and development for Indigenous people.

From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 22: Develop equitable and inclusive hiring policy and standards for BC that rectifies indigenous exclusion from the economy.

From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 23: Implement and implement an urban Indigenous economic development strategy to increase Indigenous inclusion and long term attachment to the Canadian economy.

From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 24: Increase access to culturally relevant human rights services to address racism and other systemic factors leading to the cycle of Indigenous specific poverty.

From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 25: Adopt cultural competency training requirements and establish cultural safety, decolonizing and anti racist policy standards for provincial officials, local decision makers including property owners (landlords), private sector employers, social workers, and others in order to increase awareness of the historical and current impacts of colonization.

From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 26: Increase culturally appropriate community based and accessible services for Indigenous people including decolonizing employment, education and life skills training and supports, mental health and substance use, and child and family supports.