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While we cannot avoid natural disasters, accidents, and potential tragedies, we can help brace the impact when disasters do occur. Emergency preparedness is the easiest way to lessen the damage to our communities, families, and ourselves. Emergency preparedness refers to the…
New electronic database will drastically reduce citizenship application and processing times.
Métis Nation BC (MNBC) is taking a major step towards becoming the first paperless Indigenous government in Canada with a proposed $1.1-million investment in the Registry Renewal…
Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) has secured an additional $1,875,000 in funding from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) to help the Nation and its citizens address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. This third wave of funding is part of the latest contribution the…
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Today, MNBC launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a new Citizen Registry Database. MNBC is focused on improving the citizen experience and is moving toward a paperless digital system. As the work of MNBC continues to expand, the need for a networked data management tool for…
VANCOUVER, B.C. (Feb. 5, 2021) - Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC), the organization representing nearly 90,000 self-identified Métis people in British Columbia, approximately one-third of the Indigenous population in B.C., will hold its Annual General Meeting February 18-20…
MNBC Minister of Education Debra Fisher released the following statement in response to today's BC Government announcement on K-12 COVID funding:
"Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) is extremely disappointed in the province’s recent decision to exclude the Metis Nation from…
A state-of-the-art courthouse has opened in Abbotsford that will make justice services more accessible and convenient for people in the region.
David Eby, Attorney General, the chief justice of British Columbia, the chief justice of the Supreme Court, the chief judge of the…
Deputy Minister and CEO Daniel Fontaine was quoted in a news release by the government of BC in regards to new evidence of the failures in the health system for BC's Indigenous peoples. A report released today sheds detailed light on the inequitable access to preventative and…
World Cancer Day is an annual international day of recognition, taking place on February 4, to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection and treatment. World Cancer Day is led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to support the goals of…