On June 4, 2026, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal its ruling, 2026 CHRT 56, granting in part, the National Children's Chiefs Commission's (NCCC) Interested Party Status Motion. This full decision follows the Tribunal's earlier letter decision issued in March 2026.
On May 25, 2026, the Tribunal issued its ruling, 2026 CHRT 50, regarding the FNQLHSSC-AFNQL's joint motion.
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 Canadian Human Rights Commission wrote to the Tribunal with their position on long-term reform.
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.
The Caring Society, with support from the National Children's Chiefs Commission (NCCC) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), filed the Loving Justice National Plan to end Canada’s discrimination in First Nations Child and Family Services (outside of Ontario) with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal pursuant to 2025 CHRT 80.
Along with the Loving Justice National Plan, the Caring Society filed the affidavit of Dr. Cindy Blackstock.