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.
2021
Attorney General of Canada submits its factum to the Quebec Court of Appeal relating to An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families.
Tribunal approves a consent order (2021 CHRT 12) regarding non-Agency Communities providing child and family services.
Canada files Memorandum of Fact and Law for judicial reviews of CHRT orders regarding compensation and Jordan’s Principle eligibility of non-status First Nations children off reserve who are recognized by their Nations.
Attorney General of Canada submits two Amended Notices of Application for Judicial Review to the Federal Court.
Court File No. T-1559-20 is in relation to the Jordan's Principle judicial review and the Tribunal’s order regarding eligibility with the Compensation Framework.
Court File No. T-1621-19 is in relation to the compensation judicial review. The AGC makes application for orders to set aside the CHRT orders 2020 CHRT 7, 2020 CHRT 15, 2021 CHRT 6 and 2021 CHRT 7.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) releases a new PBO report entitled "Compensation for the delay and denial of services to First Nations children."
Abstract: "This report estimates the financial cost of complying with a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision (2019 CHRT 39) as it relates to children who experienced delays and denials of services which should have been available under Jordan’s Principle. A previous report estimated the cost of complying with that decision as it relates to children taken into care."
The Attorney General of Quebec submits a factum on the C-92 matter to the Quebec Court of Appeal.
Tribunal releases ruling 2021 CHRT 7 "Framework for the Payment of Compensation under 2019 CHRT 39"
Tribunal releases ruling 2021 CHRT 6 "Compensation Process Ruling on Four Outstanding Issues in Order to Finalize the Draft Compensation Framework"
The Caring Society’s written submissions with respect to the non-compliance motion regarding Non-Agency Communities. Submissions include Responses to Undertakings following the January 8, 2021 cross examination of Nathalie Nepton.
AFN Submissions regarding non-First Nations agencies.
Chiefs of Ontario's submissions on motion dated August 7, 2020 regarding prevention funding to First Nations.
Canadian Human Rights Commission submissions regarding the Caring Society's motion alleging non-compliance in respect of non-Agency communities.
Innu Nation Submissions on the motion dated August 7, 2020 on funding beyond federally-recognized FNCFS agencies.
Amnesty International files Notice of Appearance to the Federal Court re: ISC's application for judicial review