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

Redbow Toulouse (left) and Allan Okitchiquo help run the food bank at the Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre.

Some Indigenous community leaders are raising concerns after this year’s federal budget left key reconciliation programs without guaranteed money beyond spring 2026. In the GTA, some organizations focused on urban programming worry they could be facing job losses or cuts that make it impossible to support their communities.