NCIME and Partners’ Declaration of Shared Purpose and Commitment

February 11, 2026, our partners came together in Edmonton, Alberta, on Treaty 6 territory to sign our Declaration of Shared Purpose and Commitment and. This ceremony formally affirms our collective efforts to advance Indigenous medical education across what we now call Canada.

Through this declaration and our partnership Memorandums of Understanding, the National Circle for Indigenous Medical Education, the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, the College of Family Physicians of Canada, the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and the Medical Council of Canada affirm their shared responsibility to foster environments in which Indigenous Peoples are welcomed, supported, and empowered within our health care system.

We would also like to thank our funders, Health Canada and the Canadian Medical Association, for supporting our mission. Their continued commitment ensures that we can advance our organizational goals and support national medical organizations in responding to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls within Indigenous medical education.