Actions and Commitments

Call to Action # 3: Child Welfare (1-5)

CHRT clarity on Jordan’s Principle

April 16, 2020

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