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. 

View Pre-Tribunal Timelines

2012

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
November 14, 2011
Report released: KisKisik Awasisak: Remember the Children, Understanding the Overrepresentation of First Nations Children in the Child Welfare System
October 19, 2011
INAC and Auditor General of Canada appear before Standing Committee on Public Accounts
October 18, 2011
Chiefs of Ontario Factum in Support of Judicial Review of Tribunal Decision to Dismiss
October 18, 2011
Amnesty International Factum in support of Judicial Review of Chair Chotalia's decision to dismiss the child welfare case
October 4, 2011
Caring Society factum for Federal Court Judicial Review of CHRT decision
October 4, 2011
Assembly of First Nations factum for Federal Court Judicial Review of the CHRT decision
October 3, 2011
Canadian Human Rights Commission Factum for Federal Court appeal of Tribunal decision to dismiss
July 15, 2011
Attorney General's Affidavit Judicial Review application
July 6, 2011

Hearing dates for Judicial Review of Tribunal Chair's decision to dismiss the complaint

July 5, 2011
Order consolidating all Judicial Reviews of Tribunal Chair Chotalia's decision to dismiss and timetable for submissions
June 30, 2011
Federal Court overturns decision by Tribunal Chair Chotalia to not allow broadcasting of the FN child welfare tribunal
June, 2011
Auditor General Comments on First Nations child and family and education
May 31, 2011
Affidavit of Cindy Blackstock in support of Judicial Review of Chair Chotalia's decision to dismiss the case
Affidavit of Cindy Blackstock and Exhibits A - D
Affidavit of Cindy Blackstock and Exhibits E - U
Affidavit of Cindy Blackstock and Exhibits V - Part I
Affidavit of Cindy Blackstock and Exhibits V - Part II and W
May 2011

Comments from the Aboriginal Affairs Working Group on the human rights case (p. 59-61)

April 20, 2011
AFN Notice of Appearance Chiefs of Ontario
April 19, 2011
AFN Notice of Appearance Amnesty
AFN Notice of Appearance CHRC
FNCFCS Notice of Appearance Amnesty
April 18, 2011
AFN Notice of Appearance FNCFCS
CHRC Notice of Appearance Chiefs of Ontario
April 15, 2011
AFN Notice of Appearance AG
FNCFCS Notice of Appearance AG
April 14, 2011
CHRC Notice of Appearance AFN
CHRC Notice of Appearance Amnesty T578-11
FNCFCS Notice of Appearance AFN
FNCFCS Notice of Appearance CHRC
April 13, 2011
AFN Notice of Application T-638-11
CHRC Notice of Appearance FNCFCS
April 13, 2011
Caring Society files Judicial Review Application in Federal Court appealing Chair Chotalia's Decision of March 14, 2011
April 12, 2011
CHRC Notice of Appearance
April 6, 2011
2011 Canadian Human Rights Commission files Judicial Review of Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Decision