The Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program provides medically necessary coverage for eligible First Nations and Inuit in Canada. It is administered by Health Canada and covers benefit claims for certain drugs, dental care, vision care, medical supplies and equipment, short-term crisis intervention mental health counselling, and medical transportation. In Canada, provinces and territories deliver health care services, which can be accessed by First Nations people and Inuit. The NIHB program provides health-related goods and services not insured by provinces and territories or other private insurance plans.
19-453: Health care providers must submit cases to Health Canada for review to access all vision care, transportation, and counselling, most dental, medical supplies and equipment benefits, and for some drug benefits. Benefits are considered for coverage when: Non-insured health benefits are available for eligible First Nations people and Inuit in Canada, as well as infants under one year whose parent
38-469: A broad range of political and environmental rights and concerns including wildlife management and harvesting rights, land , water and environmental management regimes, parks and conservation areas , heritage resources, public sector employment and contracting, and a range of other issues. The agreement defines two geographic areas covered by the agreement: the first consists of the Arctic islands and
57-453: A clause for a medicine chest to be held at the Indian agent's home and a clause for emergency help. Other treaty negotiations included a discussion about medical services, and doctors were often in attendance when treaty annuities were paid out. The medicine chest clause and historical documentation of treaty discussions have been interpreted by First Nations groups to signal a responsibility for
76-566: Is a list of drugs that are covered by the NIHB program. Updates are issued quarterly and drugs are frequently added or removed from the list. The DBL also provides a tool for doctors and pharmacists to encourage the use of generic drugs. Nunavut Land Claims Agreement The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement ( NCLA , French : L'Accord sur les revendications territoriales du Nunavut ) was signed on May 25, 1993, in Iqaluit , by representatives of
95-741: Is eligible. Inuit must be Canadian residents and must be beneficiaries of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement or beneficiaries of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement . Inuit living in Nunavut or the Northwest Territories are automatically registered for the program when they receive their territorial health care card. If they live outside the land claim settlement area they must register with the land claim organization and provide documentation to
114-418: The 2012 redistribution . Ethnic groups: 49.6% Native Canadian, 38.2% White, 4.1% Filipino, 2.6% Black, 1.9% South Asian Languages: 76% English, 3.3% Tlicho, 2.8% French, 1.9% Slavey, 1.9% Tagalog, 1% Dene Religions: 55.2% Christian (21% Catholic, 8.1% Anglican, 2% United Church, 1.9% Pentecostal and other Charismatic 1.5% Baptist), 39.8% No religion, 1.8% Muslim Average income: $ 69 400 Following
133-639: The Tunngavik Federation of Nunavut (now Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated ), the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories . This agreement gave the Inuit of the central and eastern Northwest Territories a separate territory called Nunavut . It is the largest Aboriginal land claim settlement in Canadian history. The NLCA consists of 42 chapters, which address
152-514: The NWT was not represented in Parliament. From 1947 to 1962, the southwestern NWT was represented only by the electoral district of Yukon—Mackenzie River and then Mackenzie River . In 1962, the electoral district of NWT was created to represent the entire territory, for the first time giving all Canadian territory a representative in Parliament. This riding's boundaries remained the same following
171-647: The Northwest Territories into two electoral districts: the Western Arctic (now the Northwest Territories) and Nunatsiaq (now Nunavut). In 1982 the Tunngavik Federation of Nunavut (TFN) negotiated the land claims agreement with the federal government. Voting in the Northwest Territories determined the creation of Nunavut with a passing vote of 56%. The TFN and representatives from the federal and territorial governments signed
190-757: The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and Nunavut Act were adopted by the Parliament of Canada and received Royal Assent. In 1998, amendments to the Nunavut Act were adopted by parliament and received Royal Assent . In 1999 on April 1, Nunavut was established with an independent government. Since the NLCA was signed in 1993, amendments have been implemented. The major amendments in 1995 and 1996 were alterations to different official event dates. Articles 5.4.2, 5.6.25, 8.2.2, 8.2.3, and 35.5.7 of
209-484: The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement were changed. On March 1, 2002, schedule 29-3 (negotiation loans payment) of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement was replaced. Northwest Territories (electoral district) Northwest Territories ( French : Territoires du Nord-Ouest ) is a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada . The electoral district covers the entire territory. This riding
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#1732791190213228-582: The division into Western Arctic and Nunatsiaq, the riding's first MP was Progressive Conservative MP Dave Nickerson, who was first elected in 1979 and re-elected twice. In the 1988 election, Nickerson was defeated by Liberal Ethel Blondin-Andrew who went on to serve as the riding's MP for eighteen years, including two years as Minister of State for Northern Development. In 2006, Blondin-Andrew was defeated by New Democrat Dennis Bevington. The earlier riding of Northwest Territories had been represented by New Democrat Wally Firth from 1972 to 1979. This riding has elected
247-442: The government to provide ongoing healthcare. From the government of Canada's perspective, there were no statutory or treaty obligations for providing health care to Indigenous people, though health services would be provided when medically necessary. Though they recognized that medical care had been written into Treaty 6, the government provided health services on humanitarian rather than on legal grounds. The Drug Benefit List (DBL)
266-639: The government to receive an 'N' number, a personal identification number. First Nations people must be Canadian residents and a Registered Indian according to the Indian Act in order to access NIHB programs. Health Canada asserts the program exists to support First Nations people and Inuit in reaching an overall health status that is comparable with other Canadians. Many First Nations groups assert that health benefits are an inherent Aboriginal and treaty right and are constitutionally protected. Only Treaty 6 specifically mentions health care, which includes
285-457: The land claims agreement-in-principle in 1990. In 1992 the TFN and federal negotiators agreed on the substantive portions of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. On May 25, 1993, Paul Quassa , president of the Tunngavik Federation of Nunavut; Brian Mulroney , Prime Minister of Canada; and Tom Siddon , Minister of Indian & Northern Affairs, signed the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. On July 9, 1993
304-588: The mainland eastern Arctic , and their adjacent marine areas; the second includes the Belcher Islands , and associated islands and adjacent marine areas. In 1973 the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada (ITC) began research on Inuit land use and occupancy in the Arctic. Three years later in 1976, ITC proposed creating a Nunavut Territory and the federal Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended dividing
323-402: Was an anomaly in that, unlike Nunavut and Yukon , it did not share the name of the territory with which it was coterminous. This did not change with subsequent representation orders because the electoral boundaries revision process did not affect the territories and the territorial riding names were specified in law. In 2014, at the behest of Western Arctic MP Dennis Bevington , the riding name
342-651: Was changed to Northwest Territories by Bill C-37, which also changed the names of several other ridings scheduled to come into effect with the representation order for the next election. Unlike those names, the change to Northwest Territories came into effect immediately as it involved amending the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act itself. From 1887 to 1905, the only areas of the NWT with representation in Parliament were those areas that became part of present-day provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan and western Manitoba). From 1905 to 1947,
361-477: Was created in 1962 from Mackenzie River riding . It was composed of the entire territory of the Northwest Territories . In 1979, the riding was divided into the ridings of Western Arctic and Nunatsiaq (later Nunavut ). Following the creation of the territory of Nunavut in 1999, the riding of Western Arctic was made coterminous with the new Northwest Territories. After 1999, Western Arctic
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