Latest News

• Globe and Mail - Open Letter to Justin Trudeau: Give First Nations an Equal Chance (September 2017) 
• UNCERD calls on Canada to fully comply with and implement Tribunal rulings (August 2017)
• Canada files for judicial review of Tribunal orders on Jordan's Principle (June 2017)
• Jordan's Principle: Summary of orders from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (June 2017)
• Tribunal issues third non-compliance order on Jordan's Principle. Read the order here (May 2017)
• Caring Society Press Release on third non-compliance order issued May 26, 2017 (May 2017)
• Click here to visit INAC's Jordan's Principle website with reporting phone numbers

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.