The Federal Government’s MMIWG2S+ National Action Plan
Press Release
June 3, 2025
This scorecard, developed by the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC), offers an independent, distinctions-based assessment of the federal government’s implementation of the National Action Plan and Federal Pathway. It has been six years since the National Inquiry into MMIWG released the 231 Calls for Justice, and four years since the release of the National Action Plan to answer the Inquiry’s calls. However, the pace of implementation remains alarmingly stagnant, fragmented, and insufficient. While lives of Indigenous Peoples continue to be lost, Canada has failed to deliver the transformative change it promised. The lack of transparency, inadequate funding, and absence of Indigenous-led accountability mechanisms have undermined trust and jeopardized progress.
This year’s Scorecard reflects a clear and urgent truth; federal action remains disconnected from the lived realities of Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, transgender and gender-diverse (WG2STGD+) people. It is clear that programs lack accountability, funding announcements are made without transparency, and promises are not backed by outcomes. Despite repeated public commitments, the federal government has failed to uphold its core responsibilities under the National Inquiry’s 231 Calls for Justice and the
41 Métis-specific Calls for Miskotahâ, proof that performative gestures have not translated into the systemic change that was promised to Indigenous WG2STGD+ people.
We cannot afford to wait any longer. Every delay costs lives. Every omission widens the gap between words and action. This Scorecard, guided by NWAC’s independent analysis, evaluates only those initiatives that directly respond to the crisis of MMIWG2S+, and highlights the areas where urgent course correction is required. The genocide is ongoing, and Canada’s response must meet the scale of that truth.
Disclaimer: NWAC’s approach to analyzing the federal government’s progress is narrow in scope – only including initiatives specifically designed in response to the National Action Plan and the 231 Calls for Justice. As such, this report reflects the limited information that the federal government has reported since June 2024. This means that planned, ongoing, or already completed actions that have not been publicly reported on since June 2024 are not included in our analysis.
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