On May 5, 2026 the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal issued a letter with directions, following the case management conference call on April 30, 2026, to inform the process for the FNCFS long-term reform outside of Ontario.

This document demonstrates how, if the Canadian government had acted on evidence‑based, First Nations‑led solutions to address severe inequities in First Nations children’s services when they were clearly identified decades ago, First Nations children would not have lost their lives, families, and childhoods—and Canada would not now be paying $23.4 billion in compensation for preventable harm.

On April 10, 2026 the Caring Society filed its March-April 2026 update to the Tribunal, addressing their joint responses with the National Children's Chiefs Commission (NCCC) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) to Indigenous Services Canada's December 21, 2025 letter as well as their joint response to the Honourable Mandy Gull Masty's April 3, 2026 letter. 

On March 30, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal issued a letter-decision, with reasons to follow, regarding the Ontario Final Agreement (OFA) on First Nations Child and Family Services.

On March 23, 2026, the Tribunal granted in part the National Children's Chiefs Commission's (NCCC) Interested Party Status motion, in a letter decision with reasons to follow.