Overview

• Chiefs of Ontario data indicates Ottawa directed $819.8 million over 20 years to the Métis Nation of Ontario from departments including Indigenous Services Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada
• First Nations in Ontario and the Manitoba Métis Federation allege the MNO lacks historical community foundations and is fraudulently claiming Métis identity
• Mid-2025 studies commissioned by the Wabun Tribal Council and Saugeen Ojibway Nation found no evidence of distinct mixed-ancestry Métis communities in northeastern and southwestern Ontario
• The Métis Nation of Ontario has dismissed the reports as denialism and cited the Supreme Court’s 2003 Sault Ste. Marie ruling to defend its standing
• After Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia withdrew over registry integrity concerns, the Métis National Council now comprises only two provincial members