Canada Resources
Child Development
Best Start - Indigenous Child Development
Resources for Indigenous-identified individuals on child development. Topics include alcohol and drugs, breastfeeding, Indigenous child development & prenatal health, nutrition, physical activity, prenatal/postpartum health, teen pregnancy.
Additional resources:
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Canadian Child Care Federation
Resources List for Early Learning and Childcare including resources about indigenous child care.
Indigenous Child Care:
Meeting the Challenge: An Aboriginal Perspective. Must purchase to access this resource.
Aboriginal Children's Circle of Early Learning (ACCEL)
Indigenous-Specific: No
Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology - Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years (0-4 years)
Guidelines for physical activity in infants aged 0-4 years.
Indigenous-Specific: No
Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) - Projects Directory Online
CAPC provides long-term funding to community coalitions to deliver programs that address the health and development of children (0-6 years) who are living in conditions of risk.
Indigenous-Specific: No
First Nations Health Authority - Maternal, Child & Family Health
Additional resources:
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Healthy Baby Healthy Brain
A website about early brain development in infants and children with video resources.
Indigenous-Specific: No
Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
Services include:
First Nations Student Nutrition Program: helps provide children and youth with access to healthy food at school to support learning and healthy development. The program helps provide nutritious meals and snacks in 120 sites in 63 First Nations through a First Nations-led process.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: community resource that promotes well-being for Indigenous children, youth, and families across Ontario, including individuals affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. List of organizations in Ontario offering Indigenous FASD/Child Nutrition Programs.
Child's Welfare and Children's Aid: 49 children's aid societies in Ontario, including 11 Indigenous societies.
Family Well-Being Program: End violence against Indigenous women and girls, reduce the need to bring Indigenous children and youth into the child welfare and youth justice systems, and improve the overall health and well-being of Indigenous communities.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Cultural
First Nations Health Authority - Traditional Wellness & Healing
Information on traditional wellness and healing of Indigenous-identified individuals. List of external links and resources related to traditional healing.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Government of Canada - Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program
Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program provides mental health, emotional and cultural support services to eligible former Indian Residential School students and their families throughout all phases of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement, including Common Experience Payments (CEP), Independent Assessment Process (IAP), Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) events, commemorative activities.
Services available: cultural support, emotional support, and professional Counselling.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Government of Ontario - Indian status and identification cards
Resources and information on how to get identification cards, including an Indian status card in Ontario to confirm you are registered as a Status Indian under the Indian Act.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Government of Ontario - Ministry of Indigenous Affairs
Promotes collaboration and coordination across ministries on Indigenous policy and programs in partnership with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit. Supports, services, and information include Aboriginal Health Access Centres, Current Land Claims, and Treaties.
Address: 160 Bloor Street East, 4th floor, Toronto, Ontario
Phone: 416-326-4740; Toll-Free: 1-866-381-5337
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Native Women's Association of Canada
NWAC’s goal is to enhance, promote, and foster the social, economic, cultural and political well-being of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women. They have fact sheets on topics including 2SLGBTQ+, Child Welfare, Education and Early Learning Childcare, Emergency Management, Employment and Skills, and Health.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
Friendship Centres are places for community members and Indigenous people living in urban spaces to gather, connect with one another and receive culturally based services. Program resources for Children & Youth, Education & Employment, Ending Violence, Health & Wellness, Homelessness & Housing, Justice, Urban Programming for Indigenous People.
Address: 219 Front Street East, Toronto, Ontario
Phone: 416-956-7575
Email: ofifc@ofifc.org
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Resources include readings on Reconciliation and Residential Schools and Adult Resources: Reconciliation and Residential Schools.
Address: 177 Dysart Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Phone: 204-474-6069; Toll-Free: 1-855-415-4534
Email: NCTR@umanitoba.ca
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Health Centres and Clinics
Government of Canada - Indigenous Services Canada
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) works collaboratively with partners to improve access to high-quality services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis. Some services and information include Coronavirus and Indigenous communities; Indian status; Indigenous health; and education; and social programs.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Non-insured Health Benefits for First Nations & Inuit
Most Requested:
Fathers Support
24-Hour Cribside Assistance – Aboriginal Dads
Indigenous fathers of children of all ages. Discusses the changing role of Indigenous fathers and the journey of fatherhood.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Dads in Gear Indigenous
Indigenous expectant fathers and new fathers who want to quit smoking. Online resources, infographics, videos, quizzes.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Fatherhood: Indigenous Men’s Journey
The resource kit includes information about what fatherhood means to Indigenous fathers, the journey to fatherhood, and how fathers can be involved with their children. The kit includes a documentary DVD, guide booklets, posters, information sheets, and worksheets for Indigenous fathers of young children.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health
The centre supports First Nations, Inuit, and Métis public health renewal and health equity through knowledge translation and exchange.
Resources include:
With Dad: Strengthening the Circle of Care: For Indigenous fathers of children of all ages. Video: https://vimeo.com/nccih/with-dad
Fatherhood is Forever, BC. For First Nations and Métis parents in BC (children of all ages). This booklet talks about why fathers are important and includes ideas on how to be involved at different stages of your child’s life, and shares information about traditional fathering roles.
Parents as First Teachers. For First Nations and Métis parents of young children. Parents as First Teachers place the emphasis on early childhood development and learning through experience and play.
Family Connections. For First Nations and Métis parents of young children. Family Connections presents information for parents and caregivers on bonding, forming secure attachments with children, and connecting with extended family and community.
Growing Up Healthy. For First Nations and Métis parents of young children. Growing Up Healthy focuses on the steps parents and caregivers can take to keep infants and children well, through nutrition, physical activity and caring for the body.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Parenting
BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
Resources list for Indigenous parenting. Topics include: COVID-19, financial and social supports, learning resources for children, resources for children and families, health & wellbeing, Indigenous Parenting, Fatherhood, Special Needs Parenting.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
Indigenous Knowledge Portal: Database that provides access to annotated literature reviews, reports, guides, films, booklets, studies, journal articles and presentations all related to Indigenous children and families in Canada and similar countries.
Indigenous-Specific: No
National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health - BC First Nations and Métis Parenting Booklets
Family Booklets: Growing Up Healthy, Family Connections, Parents as First Teachers, Fatherhood is Forever.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Raising the Children
The Raising the Children Program works with Indigenous parents to ensure the happiness and well-being of their children. This website includes the history of the program and its development, a manual, videos, and opportunities for getting involved.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Inuit Specific
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Inuit-Specific Online Learning Resources including learning Inuktitut language, children's books in Inuktitut.
Address: 75 Albert Street, Suite 1101, Ottawa, Ontario
Phone: 1-613-238-8181; Toll-Free: 1-866-262-8181
Indigenous-Specific: Y/N
Inuuqatigiit - Centre of Inuit Children, Youth and Families
Address: 224 & 230 McArthur Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario
Phone: 613-744-3133
Email: info@inuuqatigiit.ca
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Inuit Cultural Online Resource
Online resource for Canadian school-age children to learn about Inuit culture and what it means to be Inuit.
Address: 224 & 230 McArthur Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario
Phone: 613-744-3133
Email: executivedirector@inuuqatigiit.ca
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Pauktuutit is the national representative organization of Inuit women in Canada. Resources for Inuit-identified individuals. Topics include Violence and abuse prevention, Health (for example, cancer, cannabis, quitting smoking), and Social and Economic Development (for example, housing, food security, and early learning and childcare).
Address: 1 Nicholas Street, Suite 520, Ottawa, Ontario
Phone: 613-238-3977; Toll-Free: 1-800-667-0749
Email: info@pauktuutit.ca
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Tungasuvvingat Inuit
Supports include:
Inuit Child First Initiative. For all Inuit children in Canada. Ensures Inuit children (ages 0-18) have access to government-funded health, social and educational products, services and supports.
Urban Inuit Knowledge Centre: Online resource centre with a collection of urban Inuit teachings, conversations and observations for urban Inuit across Ontario
Additional resources section on topics related to COVID-19, culture, healing & wellness, education and employment, housing, and justice.
Address: 1071 Richmond Road, Ottawa, Ontario
Phone: 613-565-5885
Email: info@tiontario.ca
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Prenatal and Postpartum
Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program - Projects Directory Online
Directory of a complete list of programs and services across the country.
Indigenous-Specific: No
Honouring Indigenous Women’s and Families’ Pregnancy Journey
Indigenous aunties, mothers, grandmothers, daughters and sisters, came together with health organizations to build a practice resource on culturally safe and trauma-informed perinatal health care for Indigenous people and families.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
La Leche League Canada
Support by providing evidence-based information on breastfeeding and human milk. Online workshops that approaches communicating with breastfeeding families in a supportive and empowering manner.
Indigenous-Specific: No