Post-Majority Support Services Funding

• Legal entity name, address, and telephone number
• Provincial delegation document or certification, if applicable
• Articles of incorporation or letters patent, and by-laws for corporations
• Band council resolution for each community represented or serviced
• Funding proposal or detailed plan with funding request

Who is eligible?

• First Nation(s)
• FNCFS agencies
• First Nation Service Providers
• National, Regional and Local Organizations
• The Government of Ontario

Who is not eligible

• First Nations and affiliated FNCFS Service Providers that receive funding under a jurisdictional agreement for the same services
• The Government of Ontario, for capital funding under the FNCFS Program

Eligible expenses

• Salaries, employee benefits, recruitment, training, and professional development
• Consultants, qualified professionals, paraprofessional services, and honoraria for Elders and Knowledge Keepers
• Insurance, legal, banking, audit, evaluation, and IT-related costs
• Operation and administrative costs, including transportation
• Capital assets pre-approved by ISC through the plans outlined in Section A.7

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• The Government of Ontario is not eligible to receive capital funding under the FNCFS Program.
• Redirection of prevention services funding to child protection services is not permitted, except to fund least disruptive measures.
• Redirection of child protection services funding is not permitted.

Eligible geographic areas

• Ontario

• Alignment with program purpose and objectives
• Reasonableness of costs under CHRT orders
• Ability to meet substantive equality and culturally appropriate service needs
• Evidence of consultation, community needs, and planned results

• Step 1: Prepare the request
  • Identify priorities, activities, resources, and expected results.
  • Gather supporting information and documentation for the request.
• Step 2: Submit through the applicable FNCFS process
  • First Nations and authorized service providers submit a request on actuals or through planning models.
  • Delegated and partially delegated agencies use existing claims or submission mechanisms.
• Step 3: Department review
  • ISC reviews eligibility, entitlement, and risk.
  • ISC may request additional information if needed.
• Step 4: Agreement and funding
  • Enter into a contribution agreement if approved.
  • Funding is then processed according to the agreement terms.

• ISC confirms eligibility and entitlement of recipients before entering into a funding agreement or initiating an amendment.
• ISC conducts risk assessments covering governance, program management, financial and administrative capacity, accountability mechanisms, and financial position.
• Additional documentation may be requested to assess new funding recipients and determine funding eligibility and approaches.
• ISC conducts ongoing reviews and annual reassessments of funding recipients' accountability and capacity.
• Funding agreements may be amended to align with unexpended funding plan timelines.

• Annual financial and performance reporting is required.
• An annual audited financial statement is required in all cases.
• Funding is provided through a contribution agreement.
• Recipients may need to provide supporting documentation for funding requests.