Latest News

• Breaking News: Tribunal issues fourth non-compliance order against Canada on FN child welfare! Read the order (2018 CHRT 4) and Caring Society Press Release and visit the Timeline for Caring Society Information Sheets about the order, including a child-friendly Information Sheet just for kids! (February 1, 2018)
• CTV - Tribunal again tells feds to fund Indigenous child welfare, minister agrees
• CBC - Fix First Nations child welfare system, says Cindy Blackstock
• Jordan's Principle: Summary of orders from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (June 2017)
• To report a Jordan's Principle case, call the 24-hour line at 1-855-JP-CHILD or visit www.canada.ca/jordans-principle. If you have any difficulties, please contact the Caring Society at info@fncaringsociety.com or (613) 230-5885

Visit the Tribunal Timeline and Documents for the latest on the case.  

Background

In a landmark ruling released on January 26, 2016, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found that the Canadian government is racially discriminating against 163,000 First Nations children and their families by providing flawed and inequitable child welfare services ("FNCFS Program") and failing to implement Jordan's Principle to ensure equitable access to government services available to other children. Learn more.

The I am a witness campaign invites organizations and people of all ages to follow and learn about the case in person or online and to decide for themselves if First Nations children are being treated fairly. On this site you will find a comprehensive timeline with the legal submissions by all parties in the case along with relevant reports from credible independent sources like the Auditor General of Canada. 

Kids need your help. What you can do:

The Tribunal ruling was a victory not only for First Nations kids, but for all Canadians who believe in love and fairness. But kids still need your help—here's what you can do:

• Read about the ruling and find out what it means.​
• Write to the Prime Minister or your Member of Parliament to demand: ​1) Immediate implementation of these actions to relieve children's suffering, and 2) Canada work with First Nations to set things right and put an end to discrimination. (sample letter here)
• Follow @Caringsociety on Twitter and Facebook and repost updates.

Resources 

Follow the links below for information sheets about the case and the decision. Further resources related to the case are available in the Timeline and Documents, and Gallery and Resources

• Information Sheets about the Case
• Descriptions of Federal Funding Formulas
• First Steps to Remedy Funding Inequities
• Tribunal Evidence
• Kids win! CHRT ruling on First Nations child welfare

The Caring Society gratefully acknowledges the generous legal support of Power Law, Gall Legge Grant & Monroe LLP and Clarke Child & Family Law.