I am a Witness: Tribunal Timeline & Documents

On Friday, October 3, 2016, INAC filed its First Nations child and family services (CFS) funding methodology and costing analysis with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. The attachments in the following .zip folder confirm that Budget 2016 and provincial/territorial CFS funding forecasts for future years were developed prior to the January 26, 2016 ruling. 

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) submits its response to the Tribunal compliance order issued September 14, 2016. The Tribunal ordered INAC to provide:

a. The rationale and any other relevant information used by INAC to determine its five year plan for investing in the First Nations Child and Family Services program. 

b. Correspondence with the Province of Ontario referred to in a previous submission.

The Caring Society makes a submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance: Pre-Budget Consultations for the 2017/2018 Federal Budget, called "Federal Government's failure to comply with Three Legal Orders to End Racial Discrimination Against 163,000 First Nations Children and Their Families" 

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal issues a second Compliance Order against the Government of Canada in the First Nations child welfare case.

Assembly of First Nations resolves to support the full and proper implementation of the historic Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decisions in the provision of child welfare services and Jordan’s Principle.

See resolution no. 62 in the final resolutions of AFN 2016 Annual General Assembly.

The government submits another compliance report to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. In the submission, the government commits to invest up to $382 million to implement a broader application of Jordan's Principle, yet it continues to limit the principle's application to children living on reserve with a disability or short-term condition. Clarification is needed to understand: 1) what the funding announcement really means for children on the ground, 2) who the federal government is applying it to, and 3) how its proposed approach differs from the discriminatory approach it has used up until now.

The Caring Society replies to the CHRT in response to INAC's May 24, 2016 compliance report.

The Chiefs of Ontario reply to INAC's May 24, 2016 compliance report. 

This new resource looks at child maltreatment-related service decisions by ethno-racial categories in Ontario.

The Government of Canada responds to the Tribunal's April 26, 2016 order to provide a comprehensive narrative and financial report that details how the government is implementing immediate relief measures. 

The Government of Canada responds to the Tribunal's April 26, 2016 order to provide a comprehensive narrative and financial report that details how the government is implementing immediate relief measures. 

The Government of Canada responds to the Tribunal's April 26, 2016 order to provide a comprehensive narrative and financial report that details how the government is implementing immediate relief measures. 

The Government of Canada responds to the Tribunal's April 26, 2016 order to provide a comprehensive narrative and financial report that details how the government is implementing immediate relief measures. 

On May 10, 2016 the Government of Canada responded to the Tribunal's order to immediately implement the full meaning and scope of Jordan's Principle. As described on the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada website, the government has expanded its application of Jordan's Principle to:

• eliminate the requirement that the First Nations child  on reserve must have multiple disabilities that require multiple service providers
• apply to all jurisdictional disputes and now includes those between federal government departments

It also declared that "appropriate services for any Jordan's principle case will not be delayed due to case conferencing or policy review."

Read more on the INAC website and in the department's submissions to the CHRT, below.

On May 5, 2016, the CHRT granted Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) interested party status to the First Nations child welfare human rights case, which will enable the organization to contribute to the development of remedies.

In its April 26, 2016 ruling, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordered the federal government to fully implement Jordan's Principle by May 10, 2016. Read the information sheet below.

The Caring Society, AFN, Chiefs of Ontario and Canadian Human Rights Commission respond to the federal government's further submission on remedies and immediate relief, submitted on April 6, 2016. 

The Caring Society, AFN, Chiefs of Ontario and Canadian Human Rights Commission respond to the federal government's further submission on remedies and immediate relief, submitted on April 6, 2016. 

The Caring Society, AFN, Chiefs of Ontario and Canadian Human Rights Commission respond to the federal government's further submission on remedies and immediate relief, submitted on April 6, 2016. 

The Caring Society, AFN, Chiefs of Ontario and Canadian Human Rights Commission respond to the federal government's further submission on remedies and immediate relief, submitted on April 6, 2016. 

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal releases its immediate relief remedies, including the full implementation of Jordan's Principle.

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal releases its immediate relief remedies, including the full implementation of Jordan's Principle.

The federal government submits further recommendations to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal regarding remedies. 

The Caring Society, AFN, Canadian Human Rights Commission and Chiefs of Ontario respond to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal regarding the federal government's submission on immediate relief remedies. 

The Caring Society, AFN, Canadian Human Rights Commission and Chiefs of Ontario respond to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal regarding the federal government's submission on immediate relief remedies. 

The Caring Society, AFN, Canadian Human Rights Commission and Chiefs of Ontario respond to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal regarding the federal government's submission on immediate relief remedies. 

The Caring Society, AFN, Canadian Human Rights Commission and Chiefs of Ontario respond to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal regarding the federal government's submission on immediate relief remedies. 

The following information sheet provides an overview of funding for First Nations child and family services as outlined in the 2016 federal budget. The $71 million allocated for 2016/17 falls far short of what the Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs said was required in 2012, as well as the approximate $200 million the Caring Society had hoped for in immediate relief while longer term reforms are developed.

Short summary of the process set out by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to refine immediate relief, medium term reform and long term reform.  

The Department of Justice responds to the Tribunal's request for clarification regarding immediate relief remedies.