Rebecca Chartrand
- Born
- Treaty 4 territory in Manitoba
- Education
- Bachelor of Education (1997) and a Master of Education (2016) from the University of Manitoba
- Career
- Division Lead for Aboriginal Education at Seven Oaks School Division in Winnipeg; Executive Director of Indigenous Strategy at Red River College Polytechnic; Vice President at Indspire; President and CEO of Indigenous Strategy
- Political Experience
- First elected to the House of Commons in 2025; Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency since 2025
- Notable
- Anishinaabe; Received a Canadian Aboriginal Music Award in 2000; Co-wrote and performed in the play "Those Damn Squaws"
Where Rebecca falls on key policy spectrums
Your Money
People & Society
How We're Governed
Land & Community
Niki Ashton won with 5,880 votes (28.7%)
Total votes cast: 20,469
Mr. Speaker, we are making life more affordable, not just in big cities but across northern and indigenous communities. We have cut taxes for 22 million Canadians so northern families can keep more on their table. The permanent national school food program is saving families around $800 a year, and we are tackling food costs by building an all-season infrastructure road through the Arctic. We are [more]
Nunavut Mr. Speaker, let me start by welcoming the member forto this side of the House. I also want to acknowledge her strong advocacy for the north. We know that a subsidy alone will not solve the food insecurity issue in the north. That is why we are looking at moving from a food subsidy to a food economy in the north. This year alone, we have $200 million supporting the evolution of nutrition [more]
Mr. Speaker, when we think about the investments that we are making, we are looking all across Canada. We are not focusing on any one region. We think about the work that we have done already, and we have tripled the Canada Infrastructure Bank for indigenous investments. We look at northern Quebec and northern Labrador, for example, and we have increased investment to $3 billion, because we are [more]
Mr. Speaker, recently we have made some announcements, including one that I made in the Yukon on February 19, for an investment of $2.3 million. This is going to support First Kaska construction. It will ensure that this company has new equipment to upgrade manufacturing facilities. We are also investing in NGC Builders, where we will see new fabrication facilities. We are also investing in RAB [more]
Mr. Speaker, as I said, housing in the north is a priority for the new government. In fact, through Build Canada Homes, as I mentioned earlier, we have signed an agreement, in principle, with Nunavut and Inuit partners to deliver 750 homes, which will be Inuit-led, delivered and built, including units delivered and managed by NTI. When we think about factory-built modular construction, that will [more]
Mr. Speaker, the Crown corporation is listening to northern and indigenous peoples. The Crown corporation the member mentioned is going to ensure we are working with partners in the north and that they are also the problem-solvers of the issues they are dealing with.
C-20 Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support Bill, not only as the Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs, but also as a first nations woman and the first to have this portfolio. However, this is not about me; it is about the communities of the north that really need to be the problem-solvers of the issues they are dealing with on a day-to-day basis, including housing. It is also about the [more]
Acadie—Bathurst Mr. Speaker, I thank the member forfor his leadership in fighting for forestry workers. I fully agree that the forestry sector is essential to our country. Yesterday, the government announced the reopening of four programs to support the forestry sector, as well as funding to strengthen forestry companies in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. These programs will deliver $500 million [more]