News & Events

Budget 2022 delivers important investments for Métis Nation of Ontario Ottawa (April 21, 2022) — The 2022 Federal Budget, tabled in the House of Commons on April 7, 2022, will deliver close to $11 billion in investments to Indigenous Peoples and communities. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) is pleased to see investments in Mental

The recent news of the sixth wave can bring out an array of emotions as we continue to navigate the challenges of COVID-19. If you are taking it easy this weekend, feel free to enjoy some self-care colouring with our covid bear colouring page. To print this sheet at home, click the button below and

The Metis Nation of Ontario’s Veteran’s Council (MNOVC) held its first in-person meeting in several years on March 19 and 20, 2022 in Ottawa. At the meeting, MNOVC members deliberated the future of the Veteran’s Council, as well as celebrating new, returning and former members. “On behalf of the Métis Nation of Ontario, I am

Are you an MNO citizen who likes to fish in the Great Lakes? Take a few minutes to fill out our Great Lakes Fish Consumption Survey by April 18th and you could win one of 15 $200 Cabela’s gift cards! We’ll ask you some questions about your fishing practices, the fish you keep to eat,

Métis Nation of Ontario announces policy updates based on preliminary feedback from MNO citizens under the Registry Review engagement process  On March 27, 2022, the Provisional Council of the MNO (“PCMNO”)—which is the democratically-elected and province-wide governing body of the Métis Nation of Ontario’s (“MNO”)—passed resolutions related to three policies aimed at ensuring that, where

Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President Margaret Froh and MNO Chair Hank Rowlinson were pleased to be invited by Premier Doug Ford to meet with Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, as she made her first official visit to Ontario on March 31 in Toronto. The meeting was an opportunity

Spring is back in Ontario, as is the time to replant, prepare our gardens, and connect to the land! The Métis Early Learning Virtual Spring Camp will be open to Métis early learners between the ages of three (3) and twelve (12), their siblings, and parents/guardians. The Spring Camp will provide participants with the foundational

The Métis Nation of Ontario held its first-ever Post-Secondary Resiliency Gathering on March 12 and 13, 2022. The virtual event sought to equip current and aspiring Métis post-secondary education students with the knowledge and confidence to respond to situations they may face as they move through the education system — precarious housing, domestic abuse, and

Métis Nation of Ontario moves into the Next Phase of the Registry Review Process February 24, 2022 (Ottawa, ON) — Today, the Métis Nation of Ontario (“MNO”) announced it is moving into the next phase of consultations and engagements on the results of its multi-year review of its centralized Métis citizenship registration system, known as

Become a community scientist! The Georgian Bay Traditional Territory Consultation Committee and the Toronto Zoo would like to invite all Region 7 citizens to volunteer and join us in our effort to help save endangered bats. Volunteers will learn how to use acoustic monitoring equipment to identify the different types of bats living in an