NWT awaits federal budget in hope of Jordan’s Principle shift
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In the NWT, only one of nearly 50 schools is on a reserve.
Cleveland has been asking the federal government to address a nearly $60-million funding shortfall facing the education system as a result of changes to Jordan’s Principle.
Some schools receive funding Cleveland did, however, add that just over $37 million had recently d from Jordan’s Principle into NWT schools – despite the changes – but did not specify how, when, or which school systems were the recipients.
Cabin Radio contacted all 10 education bodies in the NWT to ask if they had been successful in receiving Jordan’s Principle funding despite the 2025 changes.
The Commission scolaire francophone did not receive funding from Indigenous Services Canada under the Jordan’s Principle or the Inuit Child First Initiative for the 2025-26 fiscal year, according to an emailed statement from the school board.
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NWT awaits federal budget in hope of Jordan’s Principle shift
Natasha Bulowski in Ottawa
Monday November 2, 2026 at 5:58am MT
Caitlin Cleveland at a news conference about the NWT Nominee Program on February 18, 2026. Aastha Sethi/Cabin Radio
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When the federal budget drops on Thursday, the NWT will learn whether Ottawa is doing anything to address major education funding gaps caused by changes to Jordan’s Principle.…
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