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. 

2011

November 14, 2011
Report released: KisKisik Awasisak: Remember the Children, Understanding the Overrepresentation of First Nations Children in the Child Welfare System
October 19, 2011
INAC and Auditor General of Canada appear before Standing Committee on Public Accounts
October 18, 2011
Amnesty International Factum in support of Judicial Review of Chair Chotalia's decision to dismiss the child welfare case
October 18, 2011
Chiefs of Ontario Factum in Support of Judicial Review of Tribunal Decision to Dismiss
October 4, 2011
Caring Society factum for Federal Court Judicial Review of CHRT decision
October 4, 2011
Assembly of First Nations factum for Federal Court Judicial Review of the CHRT decision
October 3, 2011
Canadian Human Rights Commission Factum for Federal Court appeal of Tribunal decision to dismiss
July 15, 2011
Attorney General's Affidavit Judicial Review application
July 6, 2011

Hearing dates for Judicial Review of Tribunal Chair's decision to dismiss the complaint

July 5, 2011
Order consolidating all Judicial Reviews of Tribunal Chair Chotalia's decision to dismiss and timetable for submissions
June 30, 2011
Federal Court overturns decision by Tribunal Chair Chotalia to not allow broadcasting of the FN child welfare tribunal
June, 2011
Auditor General Comments on First Nations child and family and education
May 31, 2011
Affidavit of Cindy Blackstock in support of Judicial Review of Chair Chotalia's decision to dismiss the case
Affidavit of Cindy Blackstock and Exhibits A - D
Affidavit of Cindy Blackstock and Exhibits E - U
Affidavit of Cindy Blackstock and Exhibits V - Part I
Affidavit of Cindy Blackstock and Exhibits V - Part II and W
May 2011

Comments from the Aboriginal Affairs Working Group on the human rights case (p. 59-61)

April 20, 2011
AFN Notice of Appearance Chiefs of Ontario
April 19, 2011
AFN Notice of Appearance Amnesty
AFN Notice of Appearance CHRC
FNCFCS Notice of Appearance Amnesty
April 18, 2011
AFN Notice of Appearance FNCFCS
CHRC Notice of Appearance Chiefs of Ontario
April 15, 2011
AFN Notice of Appearance AG
FNCFCS Notice of Appearance AG
April 14, 2011
CHRC Notice of Appearance AFN
CHRC Notice of Appearance Amnesty T578-11
FNCFCS Notice of Appearance AFN
FNCFCS Notice of Appearance CHRC
April 13, 2011
AFN Notice of Application T-638-11
CHRC Notice of Appearance FNCFCS
April 13, 2011
Caring Society files Judicial Review Application in Federal Court appealing Chair Chotalia's Decision of March 14, 2011
April 12, 2011
CHRC Notice of Appearance
April 6, 2011
2011 Canadian Human Rights Commission files Judicial Review of Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Decision
April 5, 2011
CHRC Notice of Application T578-11
March 18, 2011
Read the only expert report Canada filed at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal authored by KPMG.
Read the companion report, KPMG review of Wen: De - The Journey Continues
March 16, 2011
Chiefs of Ontario press release on Tribunal Decision
March 15, 2011

AFN news release on tribunal decision read the press release

Office of the Ontario Child and Youth Advocate on CHRT decision to dismiss the FN Child Welfare Tribunal

March 14, 2011
CHRT does minor revisions on decision rendered March 14, 2011
Final version of ruling
March 14, 2011

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Dismisses the Complaint on legal technicality - Caring Society appealing. 

March 7, 8, 2011

APTN argues in Federal Court to televise FN child welfare tribunal. Canada is opposed.