Each week, we compile news on health, wellness, social services and First Nations, which is organized by category of our service offer. As a result, people in charge of the service offer can disseminate information specific to their field, or any other news relevant to First Nations.
Scholarships, awards and grants
Call for projects 2025-2026 – Québec ami des aînés (QADA) program
Would you like to start, develop or deploy a project that will benefit seniors in your community? Find out more about the terms and conditions of the QADA program to determine whether your project could be eligible for financial assistance.
The deadline for submitting a project is July 18, 2025. Find out more (French only)
Call for submissions: zine art contest for First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and youth
Aimed exclusively for First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and youth aged 5 to 18, this project will provide them with a unique opportunity to creatively express their vision of health and wellness. The zine, entitled Expressions of Our Health: Perspectives of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children and Youth, will be available online on the NCCAH website, as well as in print.
Application deadline: July 28, 2025. Learn more.
First call for projects from the Indigenous Leadership Fund for Biodiversity Conservation
This call for projects is aimed at First Nations wishing to carry out biodiversity conservation initiatives in line with the targets of the provincial government’s Nature Plan 2030.
Deadline for project submissions: September 5, 2025
Read more
Call for submissions – The McLean Legacy Fund
The McLean Day Schools Settlement Corporation (MDSSC) is inviting First Nations, Inuit communities, and community-based Survivor Committees to apply for funding. This marks the organization’s first national call for submissions, open until the end of September 2025.
Funding is intended to support healing and wellness, the preservation of language and culture, commemoration, and truth-telling for Survivors of Federal Indian Day Schools and their families.
Culture
Call for proposals – Regional Ancestral Languages Committee
The Regional Ancestral Languages Committee has announced the opening of the First Nations Languages Funding Program in Quebec. The objective is to submit proposals for projects aimed at preserving, revitalizing and promoting ancestral languages.
Deadline for proposals: September 19, 2025
For more information, click here. (French only)
Health and Wellness
Cooking with Olo: a program to support cooking workshops in community organizations
Olo is proud to announce the return of support for cooking workshops in community organizations that work with families in the perinatal period!
Applications will be accepted between Monday, September 15 at 9 a.m. and Friday, September 26, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
Consult the guide (French only)
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer: job vacancy
The position of Quebec Liaison Officer is currently being advertised. Find out more about the position.
Psychosocial Support
Symposium: Working together to eliminate sexual and domestic violence
This event aims to bring together professionals, researchers and activists involved in the fight against sexual and domestic violence to share knowledge, experiences and strategies.
When? September 9 to 11, 2025
Where? Sept-Îles Convention Centre
Registration: Click here. (French only)
Find out more (French only)
Program (French only)
Research and Information Resources
Newsletter from the Institut de la statistique
Québec statisti has published its July newsletter, featuring a number of interesting statistics!
Read the newsletter (French only)
Organizational and Strategic Publications
KIDS COUNT: Decolonizing Approaches to Understanding & Documenting Out-of-Home Care
Read the report.
Climate Threats and Impacts on the Physical Health of Indigenous Peoples in Canada
New report from the Institut national de santé publique du Québec has released its new report Climate Threats and Impacts on the Physical Health of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
Read the report. (French only)
Insights Report: Healthcare Excellence Canada Strategy Refresh
Read the report.