Toronto Indigenous centres fear cutbacks and closures after federal budget tabled – CBC

Nov 13, 2025

Ottawa says Indigenous people in urban areas will continue to have services and cultural supports

The shelves at Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre’s food bank haven’t been as stocked up as they used to be, but the need is greater than it’s ever been, it says.

And now the centre at Dundas Street and Parliament Street is one of the spots that fears losing funding after this year’s federal budget left key reconciliation programs without guaranteed money beyond spring 2026.

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