First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care Program - Annual
Report 2002-2003
The Regions
The country is divided into eight regions for the First Nations
and Inuit Home and Community Care (FNIHCC) Program. Each region
has a team responsible for coordinating the Program, often in close
conjunction with one or more First Nations and/or Inuit regional
organizations. (source: 1997 CWIS Information)
| Region |
First Nations and Inuit Population |
# of Communities |
Average (Mean) Community Population |
| Pacific |
63,416 |
204 |
311 |
| Alberta |
58,305 |
58 |
1,005 |
| Saskatchewan |
52,168 |
84 |
621 |
| Manitoba |
67,556 |
62 |
1,090 |
| Ontario |
77,879 |
124 |
628 |
| Quebec |
53,525 |
52 |
1,029 |
| Atlantic |
24,707 |
40 |
618 |
| Territories |
44,180 |
74 |
597 |
| Total - Canada |
441,736 |
698 |
633 |
In 2002/03, most regions shifted the focus from planning and
implementation to full service delivery strategies. Each region
continued to face a unique mix of factors in delivering home and
community care services to clients in the respective communities.
Among the key factors were:
Existing capacity for service delivery
- This includes aspects such as the number and type of health
care workers and capital infrastructure.
Access to training and training funding
- Training/funding for training relate to both existing workers
and for training new workers. Prior to 2002/03, program funding
allocated money specifically for training and capital. In 2002/03,
all money was allocated directly to communities. However, budget
variances in regions where not all communities were in service
delivery were often used to fund training and capital projects.
Size and isolation of communities
- Virtually all regions have some small and/or isolated communities.
However, in some regions, notably the North and British Columbia,
this issue is even more acute.
Partnerships and linkages
- Partnerships and linkages were broad and were at both the
regional and local level. They included other Health Canada or
federal government programs, provincial programs and agencies,
other First Nations organizations, educational institutions,
and non-government organizations (NGOs), among others.
Dedicated Regional Resources for the Program
- Each region received $250,000 for regional coordination. Other
sources of funding from other budgets were used in some regions
to augment regional support. Regional resources also include
program positions based out of other partner First Nations and
Inuit organizations.
Following is a synopsis of each region for 2002/03.
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