Canada's June 18, 2026 Letter to the Tribunal
On June 18, 2026, Canada filed a letter to the Tribunal regarding Jordan's Principle following the Panel's Direction.
On June 18, 2026, Canada filed a letter to the Tribunal regarding Jordan's Principle following the Panel's Direction.
This document sets out the main myths being advanced about Canada’s proposed plan to permanently end its discriminatory conduct in First Nations Child and Family Services (often called long term reform) and explains what those claims mean in practical terms for First Nations.
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.
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.