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
The Caring Society, AFN, Canadian Human Rights Commission and Chiefs of Ontario respond to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal regarding the federal government's submission on immediate relief remedies.
The Caring Society, AFN, Canadian Human Rights Commission and Chiefs of Ontario respond to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal regarding the federal government's submission on immediate relief remedies.
The Caring Society, AFN, Canadian Human Rights Commission and Chiefs of Ontario respond to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal regarding the federal government's submission on immediate relief remedies.
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The Caring Society, AFN, Canadian Human Rights Commission and Chiefs of Ontario respond to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal regarding the federal government's submission on immediate relief remedies.
The following information sheet provides an overview of funding for First Nations child and family services as outlined in the 2016 federal budget. The $71 million allocated for 2016/17 falls far short of what the Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs said was required in 2012, as well as the approximate $200 million the Caring Society had hoped for in immediate relief while longer term reforms are developed.
Short summary of the process set out by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to refine immediate relief, medium term reform and long term reform.
The Department of Justice responds to the Tribunal's request for clarification regarding immediate relief remedies.
The Assembly of First Nations has filed its submissions regarding immediate relief.
As reported on CBC News, the federal government will not appeal the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling which found it discriminated against First Nations children by inequitably funding for child welfare services on reserves.
The Caring Society submits its recommendations to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for immediate relief remedies.