Métis Nation is welcoming changes to the qualifying criteria to a territorial health benefit specifically for Métis. The Métis Health Benefit provides eligible Indigenous Métis access to a range of benefits like dental and medication coverage. Bailey said the territory 'stepped up to the plate' in funding expanded eligibility for Métis health benefits. He said the new rules will stop the outflow of members to other Indigenous nations eligible for 100 per cent coverage under federal programs. The new benefits will be funded by the territorial government, not the Non-Insured Health Benefits program that provides health coverage to eligible Inuit and First Nations residents.

Source: CBC News May 21, 2021 18:56 UTC