Rob Norris, Advanced Education Minister in Saskatchewan, has asked the Ministry of Justice to investigate the use of nearly $400,000, which was taken from the scholarship fund at the First Nations University of Canada. During times of low cash flow, money was used from the scholarship fund for general operations, with the fund later replenished from future influxes of funding. Whether any of the money used in the last year actually made it to students is unknown, according to the Minister.
FNUC (First Nations University of Canada) has been surrounded by questions of transparency and accountability related to its governance structure as well as allegations of financial impropriety, which were made by a former chief financial officer.