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Indigenous Cultural Safety and Cultural Humility Training │ Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM)

January 30, 2026

Value

Maximum of 100% of the cost of eligible activities to a maximum of $30,000.

Description

The intent of this funding stream is to support eligible applicants to enhance cultural safety and humility in the delivery of local emergency management programs and services.

This includes increasing opportunities to educate emergency management personnel, those training to become emergency management professionals, and others working in the emergency management system on the history of Indigenous Peoples, as well as the concepts of cultural safety, cultural humility, and their relevance to Indigenous Peoples.

Eligible Applicants

All First Nations (bands, modern Treaty First Nations with treaties that are in effect, and Indigenous National Governments with authority for lands and resources) and local governments (municipalities and regional districts) in BC are eligible to apply.

Eligible Expenses

Eligible costs are direct costs that are approved for funding, properly and reasonably incurred, and paid by the applicant to carry out eligible activities. Eligible costs can only be incurred from the date of application submission until the final report is submitted.

  • Relationship Building
    • Relationship building between local governments and Indigenous Peoples in advance of training, such as meetings and dialogue required to identify training needs.
  • Training for Emergency Management Personnel
    • For all virtual courses, eligible costs include: course fee, required course materials, and travel (including accommodations and per diems) only if required for internet connection or access to necessary technology. For all in-person courses, eligible costs include: course fee, required course materials, and travel (including accommodations and per diems).
    • Staff wages and costs related to back-filling positions are not eligible for funding.
    • If approved applicants attend training through the Provincial Emergency Management Training Program, only travel costs (including accommodations and per diems) will be eligible for funding.
    • Development of training materials required to support local cultural safety and cultural humility training.
    • Training, such as:
      • The history and legacy of residential schools
      • The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law, and Crown-Indigenous relations
      • Skills-based training in intercultural competency, conflict resolution, human rights, reconciliation, and anti-racism
      • OCAP® Training
      • Chance Find Procedure Training
      • Diversity, equity, and inclusion training

Deadline Date

Applications will be accepted from September 1, 2025 until January 30, 2026.

Contact

Contact Name: Union of BC Municipalities

Phone Number: 604 270 8226 ext. 220

E-mail Address: cepf@ubcm.ca

Website: https://www.ubcm.ca/cepf/indigenous-cultural-safety-and-cultural-humility-training

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