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. 

2012

May 18, 2012

Canada appeals Federal Court ruling calling for a full hearing on child welfare complaint Read the court documents Read the Caring Society News Release

April 18, 2012

Federal Court sets aside Chair Chotalia's decision to dismiss the First Nations child welfare case and returns the matter to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for a new hearing

Read the full Reasons for Judgment
Read a summary of the Judgment

March 15, 2012
Caring Society not granted leave to make oral arguments in Moore case. Read the SCC Order Motion here.
February 20, 2012
Caring Society Factum in support of Moore case
February 20, 2012
Caring Society Book of Authorities in support of Moore case
February 13-15, 2012

Judicial review (appeal) of Tribunal Chair Chotalia’s decision to dismiss the complaint is heard in Federal Court 

January 30, 2012

Caring Society granted intervenor status in SCC case dealing with how public schools treat special needs children Click here to read a summary of the Moore case

January 12, 2012

Summary of the positions of the parties to the Judicial Review (Appeal) of Canadian Human Rights Chair Chotalia’s decision to dismiss the First Nations child welfare case

2011

November 23, 2011
Applicants' Memorandum of Fact and Law
November 17, 2011
Canada's Memorandum of Fact and Law