CHRT provides further clarity on compensation for First Nations children unnecessarily apprehended or denied essential Jordan’s Principal services. The Tribunal agreed with the AFN’s – and FNCFCS – submission that:
- victims should be able to access compensation at the age of territorial or provincial majority;
- that compensation should be available to children who entered care before January 1, 2006, but remained in care as of that date;
- and compensation should be paid to estates of deceased individuals who would have been eligible