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