Chiefs welcome 'remoteness quotient' in child welfare deal

Chiefs welcome 'remoteness quotient' in child welfare deal

“We’re going to need that part of the agreement because, right off the bat, we’re disadvantaged in anything that we do in the community because of the remoteness factor.”

‘Full of gratitude’: First Nations child welfare deal approved

TORONTO — First Nations leaders in Ontario are celebrating a decision by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal over the future of child welfare. On Monday, the tribunal approved the Ontario Final Agreement — the nine-year, $8.5-billion deal that the Chiefs of Ontario and Nishnawbe Aski Nation reached with the federal […]

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 welfa…

Human rights tribunal approves massive child welfare deal for Ontario First Nations

By The Canadian Press The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has approved a landmark First Nations child welfare deal between the federal government and First Nations in Ontario, partially ending a decades-long discrimination case. Monday’s decision comes after chiefs across the country twice voted down a national $47.8 billion deal proposed by the federal government to reform the child welfare system in 2024. The decision marks a step toward resolv…