Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 4

Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Alberta"

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April 11, 2023


3 First Nations sign agreement with Ottawa, Alberta to take over child welfare

Loon River First Nation, Lubicon First Nation and Peerless Trout First Nation celebrate new agreement CBC News: Canadian Press – Three northern Alberta First Nations have signed an agreement with the federal and provincial governments to be responsible for their own child welfare systems. The chiefs of Loon River First Nation, Lubicon First Nation and...

February 2, 2023


Alberta First Nation signs child welfare agreement with feds, without the province

CTV News: MASKWACIS –  An Alberta First Nation signed a two-year agreement with Ottawa Wednesday that gives it the autonomy to administer its own child welfare. Louis Bull Tribe in Maskwacis, Alta., south of Edmonton, is the first in the province to sign such an agreement. “This is an important day for Louis Bull Tribe,” Chief...

January 10, 2022


Refusal to sign Co-ordination Agreements with First Nations to implement Bill C-92

Government of Alberta has – so far – refused to sign coordination agreements with the Louis Bull First Nation in Alberta and the federal government as required by Bill C-92 “The Indigenous Child Welfare Act”. Agreements are supposed to be signed within one year of a First Nations applying to assume accountability for delivering their...

January 16, 2020


Delay to Bill C-92

Globe and Mail – Rebecca Schulz, Minister of Children’s Services initially wanted a delay to the Jan. 1, 2020 implementation of Bill C-92. “I’m hopeful for where we are going to go moving forward but we really do need answers specifically around funding, liability, oversight, and we need some improved consultations moving forward if this...

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