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
Chiefs of Ontario (COO) affidavit on Canada’s failure to comply with the Tribunal’s orders on child welfare and the need for immediate relief
Caring Society submission to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on the human rights situation of Indigenous children in Canada
Caring Society submission to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on the human rights situation of Indigenous children in Canada
Caring Society submission to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on the human rights situation of Indigenous children in Canada
Caring Society submission to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on the human rights situation of Indigenous children in Canada
Caring Society submission to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on the human rights situation of Indigenous children in Canada
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AFN Special Chiefs Assembly Resolution on INAC’s Child Welfare Reform Engagement Strategy
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Updated with revised contact details! Information Sheet: Jordan’s Principle Questions and Answers
Caring Society motion of non-compliance v. Attorney General of Canada
COO motion of non-compliance v. Attorney General of Canada
AFN motion of non-compliance v. Attorney General of Canada
NAN motion of non-compliance v. Attorney General of Canada
Information Sheet: Implementing the CHRT Remedies - Canada’s Failure to Comply
NDP motion to force the government to comply with the Tribunal ruling and end discrimination against First Nations children passes unanimously in the House of Commons
Information Sheet: Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Decisions on First Nations Child Welfare and Jordan’s Principle
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada submits its second compliance report to the Tribunal
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada submits its second compliance report to the Tribunal
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada submits its second compliance report to the Tribunal
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada submits its second compliance report to the Tribunal
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada submits its second compliance report to the Tribunal
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada submits its second compliance report to the Tribunal
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada submits its second compliance report to the Tribunal
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada submits its second compliance report to the Tribunal
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada submits its second compliance report to the Tribunal
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada submits its second compliance report to the Tribunal
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada submits its second compliance report to the Tribunal
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada submits its second compliance report to the Tribunal
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MP Charlie Angus (NDP) introduces a motion in the House of Commons to force the government to comply with the Tribunal ruling. The motion passes unanimously on November 1, 2016. Click below for full text of the motion and debate.
Manitoba legislature passes motion calling on Canada to comply with the CHRT decisions and implement Jordan's Principle.
Click below for full text of the motion and debate.
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.