Métis National Council

Canada – October 20, 2026 -- Métis governments used the inaugural Métis Policy Forum to name renewal of the Canada–Métis Nation Housing and Homelessness Sub-Accord a pressing priority, and to commit to renewed intergovernmental working groups on housing.

The forum brought together Métis governments from across the Homeland, along with Métis youth, Elders and veterans. It was set up as a non-political space for shared policy work, with each participant keeping its own rights, jurisdiction and governance authority.

Participants demand long-term, distinctions-based housing funding

Participants called for long-term, predictable, distinctions-based funding. They specified flexible program design, pre-development support for smaller Métis governments, and investments suited to northern and rural communities.