Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak (LFMO) – Women of the Metis Nation

Purpose

The objectives of the IELCC program will be accomplished in the following ways: Through partnership and joint management of distinctions based investments that will enhance and expand Indigenous ELCC, and support the transfer of ELCC to Indigenous control; Strengthening foundational supports for Indigenous ELCC through, for example, Indigenous led quality improvement projects; and Adapting and improving existing federal programs to be more flexible, adaptable and horizontal across federal departments as a first step prior to transferring control, so that programs cohesively support the goals of the Framework including supporting self determination. To support this objective, a total of 10% of distinctions based services envelopes funding will be dedicated to governance capacity in the early years.