In 2019–20, CIRNAC, Indigenous peoples and Northerners continued to work together to achieve progress in the following three priority areas: accelerating the renewal of the relationship with Indigenous peoples, modernizing institutional structures and governance to support self-determination, and advancing work in the North.
Actual spending has increased from $4.4 billion in 2018–19 to $6.2 billion in 2019–20. The increase of $1.8 billion primarily reflects: funding for loan forgiveness of comprehensive land claim negotiation loans (+$919 million) and advancing reconciliation by settling specific claims (+$883 million).