This document demonstrates how, if the Canadian government had acted on evidence‑based, First Nations‑led solutions to address severe inequities in First Nations children’s services when they were clearly identified decades ago, First Nations children would not have lost their lives, families, and childhoods—and Canada would not now be paying $23.4 billion in compensation for preventable harm.

On April 10, 2026, the Canadian Human Rights Commission wrote to the Tribunal with their position on long-term reform. 

On March 23, 2026, Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) filed its response to the Caring Society's March 6, 2026, letter to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on Jordan's Principle. 

On March 23, 2026, the Chiefs of Ontario (COO) filed its response to the Caring Society's March 6, 2026, letter to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on Jordan's Principle. 

On March 23, 2026, Canada filed its response to the Caring Society's March 6, 2026, letter to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on Jordan's Principle. 

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.