The MNO's Health Careers Support Program is currently on hold and we are not accepting applications at this time. Please check this webpage periodically for updates.

Have you ever wanted to go back to school but never had the opportunity? Have you ever wanted to become a health professional? Are you currently in school in a health career and having difficulty making ends meet?

If so, the Métis Nation of Ontario may be able to assist you through our new funding program for Métis students. The program is designed to assist Métis students from Ontario who are interested in becoming a health professional or who are currently involved in health career related programs.

This exciting funding opportunity is available through the Métis Health Human Resources Initiative which is a four year national program funded by Health Canada.

Based on our best knowledge and understanding of population size, there are not enough Métis working in our health care system. Our goals include creating a representative workforce which includes appropriate numbers of Métis physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, pharmacists, dentists, and other health care providers to be responsive to the unique and diverse needs of Métis people.

All Applications will be carefully assessed by the following criteria:

• Application fully completed
• For scholarship program – academic achievement
• Potential for success (community leadership, extracurricular involvement)
• Career aspirations include working with Métis currently and in the future
• Involvement in Métis community, volunteerism and cultural activities
• Positive letters of support from Métis community member and personal reference

Please note that while there are established criteria for approval of an application, the philosophy of the MNO is to be as flexible and supportive as possible in order to encourage those students that are experiencing hardships in their lives to realize their dreams of becoming a health professional.

The ultimate goal of the Health Careers Support Program is to double the number of Métis health care workers. In order to reach this goal, the MNO will strive to remove as many obstacles as possible that have impeded Métis people from achieving the highest level of accreditation possible. With this in mind, the MNO is open to any logical, reasonable and verifiable plan of achieving an end goal which may take a number of years to accomplish. For MNO to consider special circumstances, it will be incumbent upon all applicants to provide a workplan demonstrating what they wish to achieve and the steps required to get there over a period of time. Such plans deemed to be credible would open the door to MNO supporting even part-time courses leading to full-time enrolment.

See a list of Health Professions for which support is available (scholarships, bursaries, continuing education and training funding)

Health Programs at Ontario colleges, universities and other institutions.

Aboriginal Support Services at Ontario colleges and universities.