Director General's Office

The Director General's Office is responsible for the overall coordination and development of the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Program policy in order to ensure that non-insured health benefits are provided to First Nations and Inuit in a manner that:

• is appropriate to their unique health needs;
• contributes to the achievement of an overall health status for First Nations and Inuit that is comparable to that of the Canadian population as a whole;
• is sustainable from a fiscal and benefit management perspective; and
• facilitates First Nations and Inuit control at a time and pace of their choosing.