Metro Vancouver Urban Aboriginal Strategy

The Metro Vancouver Urban Aboriginal Strategy Steering Committee (MVUAS SC) was created following an extensive stakeholder and community engagement process. The MVUAS SC has a total of seventeen members, of which four are from various levels of government and thirteen from the urban Aboriginal community. The MVUAS SC focuses on improving socio-economic conditions of the Metro Vancouver Aboriginal community through partnerships with community organizations, the non-profit sector, and various levels of government.

A two year Strategic Plan developed by the MVUAS SC in July 2008 identified two community priorities:

1. Learning
2. Family, Health & Wellness

In October 2008, the MVUAS released a Call for Proposals and Project Concept Papers for 2009-10 that resulted in the funding of 18 projects in the 2008-09 fiscal year. The MVUAS SC is currently forming Working Groups with proponents, various levels of government and other potential funders to explore opportunities identified in the Project Concept Papers.

MVUAS Website .