Fraser Institute News Release: Living standards declining in nearly one in five First Nation communities in Canada
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Tuesday, December 17, 2019
For decades, governments in Canada have poured money into First Nation communities in an effort to improve the quality of life, and yet many communities have seen their living standards decline, said Tom Flanagan, Fraser Institute senior fellow and author of Gaining Ground, Losing Ground: First Nations Community Well-Being in the 21st Century .
Key Points:
- For decades, governments in Canada have poured money into First Nation communities in an effort to improve the quality of life, and yet many communities have seen their living standards decline, said Tom Flanagan, Fraser Institute senior fellow and author of Gaining Ground, Losing Ground: First Nations Community Well-Being in the 21st Century .
- The most dramatic declines were in remote communities in northern parts of Ontario, the Prairies and British Columbia.
- Many of these communities have very little economic activity and thus rely more heavily on government assistance than other First Nations.
- Conversely, First Nation communities with improving living standards (as measured by the CWB) have significant levels of economic activity through business ventures such as real estate and natural resource development.