I am a Witness: Tribunal Timeline & Documents
The timeline below chronicles the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal case on inequitable funding for First Nations child welfare, which the Tribunal ruled amounts to discrimination.
View the pre-Tribunal timeline for a history of First Nations child and family services funding leading up the case.
2019
For Indigenous kids' welfare, our government knows better; it just needs to do better. News article looking at how the over-representation of Indigenous child in child welfare care is a problem with a solution.
Order from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (2019 CHRT 1) regarding Canada's failure to disclose 90,000 documents.
Response from the Assembly of First Nations regarding the Caring Society's motion for non-status First Nations children and Jordan's Principle.
Affidavit of Doreen Navarro, legal assistant at Conway Baxter Wilson LLP/s.r.l. for the January 9, 2019 hearing before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.
Summary of the cost categories that First Nations Child and Family Service agencies can bill Indigenous Services Canada at actual cost going forward and retroactive billings back to January 26, 2016. Includes information on Jordan's Principle.
Summary of the cost categories that First Nations Child and Family Service agencies can bill Indigenous Services Canada at actual cost going forward and retroactive billings back to January 26, 2016. Includes information on Jordan's Principle.
2018
Affidavit of Valerie Gideon, Assistant Deputy Minister of the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch at the Department of Indigenous Services Canada for the January 9, 2019 hearing before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.
The Caring Society filed two documents for the Tribunal hearing on January 9, 2019:
- A Notice of Motion regarding the definition of First Nations children;
- An affidavit from Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director of the Caring Society.
United Nations General Assembly: Draft report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review - Canada
Tribunal issues non-compliance order (2018 CHRT 4) against Canada on First Nations child welfare. See below for the order, Caring Society Press Release, and Caring Society Information Sheets - including a child-friendly Information Sheet about the decision just for kids!
Tribunal issues non-compliance order (2018 CHRT 4) against Canada on First Nations child welfare. See below for the order, Caring Society Press Release, and Caring Society Information Sheets - including a child-friendly Information Sheet about the decision just for kids!
Tribunal issues non-compliance order (2018 CHRT 4) against Canada on First Nations child welfare. See below for the order, Caring Society Press Release, and Caring Society Information Sheets - including a child-friendly Information Sheet about the decision just for kids!
Interim Report of the National Advisory Committee on First Nations Child and Family Services Program Reform
2017
For Shiner v. Attorney General of Canada, The Federal Court of Appeal orders the Appeal is set down for hearing commencing at 9:30a.m., on Tuesday, February 27, 2018.
Caring Society factum: Shiner v. Attorney General of Canada
Amended order concerning Jordan's Principle. See also 2017 CHRT 14.
Amended order concerning Jordan's Principle. See also 2017 CHRT 14.
Caring Society requests intervener status in Shiner v. Attorney General of Canada at Federal Court of Appeal
Manitoba Nurses Union and the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions granted leave to intervene in the judicial review of 2017 CHRT 14
(2017 CHRT 14 is the non-compliance order on Jordan’s Principe issued by the Tribunal against Canada in May 2017)
UNCERD calls on Canada to fully comply with and implement Tribunal rulings
Joint Statement - UNCERD on Discrimination against FN Children
Media Indigena with Rick Harp: Ep. 69
** From 16:02 - 30:18 : Two physicians reflect on the CHRT orders on Jordan's Principle and Canada's motion to dismiss based on timelines **
Unicef Canada blog post "Ten years and four rulings later, First Nations children still waiting for equity"
Information sheet on third non-compliance order issued May 26, 2017
Tribunal issues a third non-compliance order on Jordan's Principle.