Another call for change in FANS policy

I echo and second Simona Arnatsiaq’s suggestion in her letter to you last week that the FANS criteria ought to be simplified to:

1. 12 month residency; and
2. Nunavut beneficiary enrolled.

I also have a daughter in post-secondary education, who was also refused financial assistance from FANS because, well I’m not sure why. Anyway, there are precious few Inuit from Nunavut furthering their education, and it seems to me that these people are and will be needed in Nunavut.

It seems to me that the Government of Nunavut needs to look at an urban Inuit beneficiary policy, much as the rest of the country is working on urban Aboriginal policies.

Again, like Simona, I thank NITC for their help to my daughter.

Peter Ittinuar
Toronto