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.
2023
The Tribunal issues a letter-decision with reasons to follow regarding the Revised Final Settlement Agreement on compensation.
Written submissions from the Interested Party, Chiefs of Ontario, to the Tribunal regarding the Final Settlement Agreement on Compensation.
Canadian Human Rights Commission submission to the Tribunal regarding the revised Final Settlement Agreement on compensation.
The Caring Society, Canada, and the AFN's written submissions to the Tribunal seeking its endorsement of the revised Final Settlement Agreement signed April 19, 2023.
The Parties (the AFN, the Caring Society, and Canada) filed a joint notice of motion affirming that the revised Final Settlement Agreement on compensation fully satisfies the Tribunal's orders on compensation. The submission also contains four affidavits supporting the joint motion.
Canada's response to the Parties' May 10 and 24 correspondence to the Panel.
The Parties made the following submissions: the Caring Society submitted a response to Canada's May 10 letter submissions to the Tribunal. This submission also supplants the Caring Society's May 10 submissions in response to the Tribunal's March 2023 questions. AFN submitted a response to the Tribunal's March 2023 questions. NAN's submitted a response to the Caring Society, Canada, and COO's May 10 submissions. Canada submitted the Jordan's Principle data deep dive for FY 2021-22, the Back-to-Basics guiding document, and the Jordan's Principle payment timelines guiding document. The Caring Society also submitted the information sheet on ISC's Back-to-Basics Approach to Jordan's Principle
On March 16, 2023, in its correspondence to the Parties, the Tribunal requested a detailed report on the implementation of certain orders. The Caring Society wrote to the Tribunal requesting the opportunity to respond to the May 10 update provided by Canada, and provided brief responses to the Panel's questions about long-term reform implementation.
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society (Caring Society) announce a revised Final Settlement Agreement (FSA) on compensation valued at over $23 Billion for the approximately 300,000 First Nations children, youth and families who experienced discrimination due to Canada’s flawed approaches to First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS) and Jordan’s Principle.
Federal Court order extending the opt-out period for class members by 180 days to August 23, 2023.