In January 2016, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) ruled that First Nations children were being discriminated against in First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS). Overrepresented in a system that incentivized the placement of children in care, First Nations children and agencies were deemed to be underfunded relative to their needs. Through subsequent orders, the CHRT ordered analysis of the complete costs of FNCFS based on the needs of First Nations agencies and the children they serve.

Since 2018, the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD) has been working at the request of the Caring Society and the Assembly of First Nations to support the long-term reform of FNCFS in alignment with the CHRT rulings. This information sheet lists resources developed by IFSD to support long-term reform of FNCFS.