Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Canada"

Quebec appeal of C-92 dismissed entirely. The Supreme Court of Canada says the federal law that gives control of child welfare services to First Nations, Inuit and Métis nations is constitutional. APTN News: In a unanimous decision released Friday, the court said the law “protects the well‑being of Indigenous children, youth and families by promoting...

NationTalk: ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (April 17, 2023) – First Nations across Canada are joining Koganaawsawin, the central coordinating body of the Anishinabek Child, Youth, and Family Well-Being System, for a National Indigenous Child Well-Being Summit: How We Govern and Maintain Jurisdiction Over Our Children and Youth. The three-day virtual event will take place from 11am-3pm...

“It does leave a gap there and it leaves the potential to have conflicts of laws and cases before courts, which in the meantime have children in very precarious positions, often not in their home communities.” – Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller Windpeaker.com: The second First Nations’ children’s act has been implemented in Alberta. On...

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...

3 levels of government in Winnipeg Tuesday morning to sign first agreement involving Manitoba CBC News: Peguis First Nation celebrated a historic moment Tuesday as it became the first Indigenous community in Manitoba to take control of child welfare under federal legislation that came into effect three years ago. The First Nation was joined by...

First People’s Law: Penticton Herald – The Kanesatake Health Center (KHC) has received a major boost for child and family programming following a landmark settlement between the federal government and First Nations advocacy groups. According to executive director Teiawenhniseráhte Tomlinson, it is too early to offer specifics on how KHC will use the new funding...

Today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services Canada, announced the launch of a call for proposals to support Indigenous Peoples, communities, and groups as they begin work to develop their own legislation and explore Indigenous-led models for child and family services. More specifically, this funding is intended to provide support to Indigenous Peoples,...

Indigenous groups who have developed their own legislation will have 2 options to exercise jurisdiction under the act.     Every service provider delivering child and family services to Indigenous children and families will need to follow the minimum standards found in the act. Existing agencies will continue to provide services to Indigenous children.  Agreements related to existing delegated...