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The investment is being made through the Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund (IRSCEF) and provides up to $250,000 to successful applicants. It\u2019s part of a $20 million commitment for 2026-27 to support residential school survivors. Applications are open until September 16, 2026. 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However, the big investment is not providing any new money, according to Survivor\u2019s Secratariat Lead Laura Arndt. \u201cIt is not new funding, it\u2019s the same program, the same application,\u201d Arndt told Turtle Island News. \u201cI call it a bait and switch.\u201d She pointed out she was able to cut and paste her... <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmpro\"><div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\"><div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription - Corporate, Print Subscription Only, Canada Print and Online, and USA Print and Online members only.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\">Register<\/a><\/div><div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Ftheturtleislandnews.com%2Findex.php%2F2026%2F08%2F12%2Fbait-and-switch-new-provincial-residential-school-survivor-funding-is-not-what-it-seems%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":107750,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32,12,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-slider","category-ticker","pmpro-level-required","pmpro-level-3","pmpro-level-2","pmpro-level-5","pmpro-level-6","pmpro-level-7","pmpro-level-8","pmpro-no-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u201cBait And Switch\u201d: New Provincial Residential School Survivor Funding Is Not What It Seems - The Turtle Island News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/12\/bait-and-switch-new-provincial-residential-school-survivor-funding-is-not-what-it-seems\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u201cBait And Switch\u201d: New Provincial Residential School Survivor Funding Is Not What It Seems - The Turtle Island News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Alex Murray Writer The Ontario government announced a $7 million investment on August 5 to fund initiatives aimed at supporting residential school survivors and their communities. 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