First Nations Adult Education in Yukon and Northwest Territories Program
This program supports the implementation and expansion of secondary programming to First Nations adults in Yukon and Northwest Territories.
On this page
About the program
The First Nations Adult Education in Yukon and Northwest Territories Program (FNAE) supports First Nations learners in Yukon and Northwest Territories to access resources and services to complete eligible adult secondary education programs, or to pursue equivalency to or upgrading of existing secondary-level education.
The goal of the program is to:
- provide funding for First Nations learners in Yukon and Northwest Territories who are not currently in a college or university entrance preparation program
- support First Nations' visions of lifelong learning, which may include the delivery of culturally appropriate adult education programs and services based on First Nations cultural and language priorities
The program will help address a critical need and respond directly to calls by First Nations to close the secondary school attainment gap between First Nations and non-Indigenous Canadians, while helping to increase the ability of First Nations learners to participate in the labour market or pursue further, self-directed educational opportunities that depend upon secondary school upgrading or completion.
Who can apply
Recipients eligible to receive funding include the following in Yukon and Northwest Territories:
- First Nations or bands
- tribal councils, political or treaty or settlement organizations
- other First Nations education organizations designated by First Nations, including:
- school boards
- First Nations education authorities
- First Nations regional representative organizations
Deadline
Contact your ISC regional office to find out when to apply for funding.
How to apply
There is no formal application process for the First Nations Adult Education in Yukon and Northwest Territories Program as funding for FNAE is based on work plans, proposals and other agreed-upon process and assessment criteria that are regionally-determined with First Nations partners. Approved funding amounts will be based on the available regional allocations.
Allocations for FNAE funding are to be determined by ISC regional offices based on support for the eligible components and activities as outlined earlier in the guidelines. To find out more, contact your regional office.
Additional details are available in the current program guidelines: First Nations Adult Education in Yukon and Northwest Territories Program: National Program Guidelines 2024 to 2025.
Previous guidelines
To find out more, contact Indigenous Services Canada by email at education-education@sac-isc.gc.ca.