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
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.
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.
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.
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.