On June 4, 2026, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal its ruling, 2026 CHRT 56, granting in part, the National Children's Chiefs Commission's (NCCC) Interested Party Status Motion. This full decision follows the Tribunal's earlier letter decision issued in March 2026.
On May 25, 2026, the Tribunal issued its ruling, 2026 CHRT 50, regarding the FNQLHSSC-AFNQL's joint motion.
On May 5, 2026 the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal issued a letter with directions, following the case management conference call on April 30, 2026, to inform the process for the FNCFS long-term reform outside of Ontario.
On April 10, 2026 the Caring Society filed its March-April 2026 update to the Tribunal, addressing their joint responses with the National Children's Chiefs Commission (NCCC) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) to Indigenous Services Canada's December 21, 2025 letter as well as their joint response to the Honourable Mandy Gull Masty's April 3, 2026 letter.
On March 23, 2026, the Tribunal granted in part the National Children's Chiefs Commission's (NCCC) Interested Party Status motion, in a letter decision with reasons to follow.
On March 13, 2026 the Attorney General of Canada submitted its written response to the NCCC's motion for interested party status, stating the NCCC should not be granted interested party status in this proceeding. Canada argues that as the third body tasked with acting as the principal voice of the First Nations-in-Assembly in these proceedings, the NCCC’s intervention is unnecessary, disproportionate, and will result in duplication, disorder and delay.
On March 13, 2026 COO and NAN submitted their joint response to the Tribunal regarding the NCCC's Notion of Motion seeking interested Party Status, stating there is no reason to allow the NCCC to participate to the proceedings as they represent the same interests as the AFN and therefore, there would be two bodies representing the same interests.
On March 13, 2026 the AFN submitted it's response to the Tribunal regarding the NCCC's Notice of Motion seeking Interested Party status, maintaining it's position that the NCCC should be given the opportunity to participate but also clarifying their role and relationship with the NCCC.
On March 13, 2026 the Caring Society submitted its position to the Tribunal supporting the NCCC Notice of Motion seeking interested party status.