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. 

2018

December 21, 2018

Affidavit of Valerie Gideon, Assistant Deputy Minister of the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch at the Department of Indigenous Services Canada for the January 9, 2019 hearing before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.

December 5, 2018

The Caring Society filed two documents for the Tribunal hearing on January 9, 2019:

  • A Notice of Motion regarding the definition of First Nations children;
  • An affidavit from Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director of the Caring Society. 
June 14, 2018
Supreme Court denies appeal for the Matson and Andrews case. This case looked at the Indian Act, who has “Indian Status,” and who can pass that Status to their children. Read the full decision. 
 
May 15, 2018

United Nations General Assembly: Draft report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review - Canada

April 6, 2018

Annex to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) press-release regarding the 167th session in Bogotá. Among the topics discussed: compliance with the CHRT Decisions, Jordan's Principle, and implementing the Spirit Bear Plan. 

February 1, 2018

Tribunal issues non-compliance order (2018 CHRT 4) against Canada on First Nations child welfare. See below for the order, Caring Society Press Release, and Caring Society Information Sheets - including a child-friendly Information Sheet about the decision just for kids!

January 2018

Interim Report of the National Advisory Committee on First Nations Child and Family Services Program Reform

2017

December 27, 2017

For Shiner v. Attorney General of Canada, The Federal Court of Appeal orders the Appeal is set down for hearing commencing at 9:30a.m., on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. 

December 11, 2017

Caring Society factum: Shiner v. Attorney General of Canada

December 7, 2017
The Assembly of First Nations, 2017 Special Chiefs Assembly, Resolution 92 "Support the Spirit Bear Plan to End Inequities in all Federally Funded Services for First Nations Children, Youth and Families", carried by consensus.