“While we celebrate this approval, the work of implementation is just beginning. We’re moving from a system of crisis to a system of care.”

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First Nations leaders praise agreement for child welfare reform in Ontario

First Nations leaders from across Ontario were in Toronto March 29 to celebrate a plan for the long-term reform of First Nations Child and Family Services in the province. The Ontario Final Agreement (OFA), negotiated between First Nations and the federal government, was finally approved by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) and confirms that the OFA fulfills the many orders of CHRT to end systemic racial discrimination in the child welfare program. 

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Chiefs in assembly have endorsed a revised Final Settlement Agreement on individual compensation to First Nations children, youth and families who Canada discriminated against in its approaches to First Nations child and family services and Jordan’s Principle.

If there are no complications, those eligible for compensation of $40,000 plus interest could be getting that money by early 2024.

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Revised agreement on compensation for First Nations children gets approval from chiefs

Chiefs in assembly have fully endorsed a revised Final Settlement Agreement (FSA) on individual compensation to First Nations children, youth and families who Canada discriminated against in its approaches to First Nations child and family services and Jordan’s Principle. The value of the agreement now sits at more than $23.3 billion for the approximately 300,000 children, parents and caregivers.

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“We have to try to find a resolve for this as quickly as possible and…don’t play politics with people.”

Regional Chief Woodhouse hopeful compensation will flow despite judicial review of child welfare ruling

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Regional Chief Woodhouse hopeful compensation will flow despite judicial review of child welfare ruling

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the federal government are seeking a judicial review of the decision from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) to reject a $20 billion compensation package for First Nations children discriminated against in the child welfare system on reserve. The CHRT ruled Oct. 24 that a final settlement agreement, although “outstanding in many ways,” still fell short in meeting the orders set out by the panel.

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