First Nations School Infrastructure Funding Requirements: British Columbia Ottawa, Canada July 11, 2013 http://www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca/files/files/First_Nations_School_Infrastructure-BC_EN.pdf
The mandate of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) is to provide independent analysis to Parliament on the state of the nation's finances, the government's estimates and trends in the Canadian economy and, upon request from a committee or parliamentarian, to estimate the financial expenditure of any proposal for matters over which Parliament has jurisdiction.1 This report responds to a request of the Member for Nanaimo-Cowichan to follow-up on a 2009 PBO report, using new data sources to estimate the costs of First Nations kindergarten to grade 12 (K-12) educational infrastructure in British Columbia. To develop an estimate, the PBO utilized data from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) and conducted a survey of First Nations school administrators in British Columbia.2 First Nations generally own and operate school infrastructure on reserve.3 However, pursuant to the Indian Act, the responsibility for funding First Nations schools is that of the Crown, specifically the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (the Minister).4 These costs may cover educational infrastructure, facilities' operations and maintenance (O&M), school administration and the provision of education services for K-12 students.5 This report examines K-12 educational infrastructure requirements in British Columbia and provides an estimate of the federal government's current and future funding requirements. 1 http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/P-1.pdf. Accessed July 2013. 2 This study examines school infrastructure on B.C. reserves exclusively. Findings cannot reliably be extrapolated to other regions. 3 Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Education Facilities Progress Report April 2006-January 2010. February 2010. 4 http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/I-5.pdf. Accessed July 2013. 5 ibid. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Native News North List info{all lists}: http://nativenewsonline.org/natnews.htm Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NatNews-north/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NatNews-north/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: natnews-north-dig...@yahoogroups.com natnews-north-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: natnews-north-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
