First Nations and Inuit Policing Program (FNIPP)

• Costs are shared between the federal government (52%) and provincial/territorial governments (48%) under the FNIPP.
• Budget 2021 committed $540.3 million over five years from 2021-22 and $126.8 million ongoing to support and expand FNIPP.

• The requesting community must be a community of the First Nations or Inuit.
• The project must aim to provide dedicated and community-specific professional police services for the First Nations or Inuit community.
• The funding is offered under tripartite agreements involving the federal government, provincial or territorial governments, and the First Nations or Inuit community.
• The police service may be self-managed by the community (under provincial regulation) or provided by dedicated officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police through a tripartite community agreement.

Who is eligible?

• Self-managed police services by First Nations or Inuit communities
• First Nations or Inuit communities benefiting from police services by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police through tripartite agreements

Eligible geographic areas

• First Nation and Inuit communities across Canada.

• Funding for the program is shared between the federal government (52%) and provincial or territorial governments (48%).
• There are two types of policing agreements supported: Self-administered Police Service Agreements and Community Tripartite Agreements.
• Recent federal budgets have included significant new investments to enhance and expand culturally responsive policing services in Indigenous communities.