First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care Program - Annual
Report 2002-2003
The Regions
Quebec
Fast Facts
Population: 53,525
Average Population per Community: 1,029
Number of Communities Eligible for Funding: 52
Number of Communities Funded: 51
% of Needs Assessments Completed: 98%
% of Communities with Submitted Plans: 98%
% of Communities in Planning Implementation: 98%
% of Communities with Access to Service Delivery: 98%
% of Population with Access to Service Delivery: 99%
2002/03
In the Quebec Region, First Nations communities account for 85%
of the Region's First Nations and Inuit population. The 38 First
Nations communities represent 10 First Nations. The largest community
is Kahnawake, near Montreal, which has a population of over 7,000
on the reserve itself.
Approximately 15% of the population served are Inuit in Inuit
communities in the Nunavik Region. Within the fourteen Inuit communities,
four have populations over 1,000 with the others as small as 125
people.
The Region
An integral part of the First Nations and Inuit Home and Community
Care Program (FNIHCC) Program in Quebec is ongoing collaboration
with the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social
Services Commission (FNQLHSSC) and Nunavik Regional Board of Health
and Social Services (NRBHSS). These two organizations play vital
roles in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of the program.
The Inuit communities are linked with each other through the
NRBHSS. With the exception of the nine Cree communities, the other
First Nations communities operate the program independently.
Committees were struck early in the process to establish funding
distribution processes to communities. Approximately half of the
communities in the province are considered small and isolated.
About Nunavik
The Region of Nunavik lies north of the 55th parallel in the
province of Quebec. Nearly 8,000 Inuit call Nunavik home and live
in 14 communities. Kuujjuaq is the Regional administrative centre
with a population of approximately 1,500 residents.
With a lack of roads connecting the communities, the primary
method of transportation between them and the south is via air
and marine vessels.
Source: http:/www.tapirisat.ca
About the FNQLHSSC
The FNQLHSSC is governed by a Board of Directors elected by the
General Assembly. The Board of Directors is vested with all the
responsibilities granted to in by the General Assembly of First
Nations of Quebec and Labrador. The Board of Directors is accountable
to the Chiefs of Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador
and to the General Assembly.
The mission of the FNQLHSSC is to:
Improve the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing
of First Nation and Inuit individuals, families and communities
in respect of their local autonomy and culture. By helping the
communities that with to initiate, develop and promote comprehensive
health and social program and services as designed by First Nation
and Inuit organizations recognized by our First Nations and Inuit.
Source: http:/www.csssnpql.com
About the NRBHSS
The Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services is responsible
for the administration and delivery of health and social services
to residents of the Nunavik Region.
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