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Payments start for first claimants in First Nations child welfare case
More than 40,000 claims have been received so far as the $23 billion settlement compensates families affected by underfunded on-reserve child welfare services.
- On June 11, 2025, AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak announced the start of compensation payments benefiting more than 300,000 First Nations children and their families.
- Individuals removed from their families between April 1, 1991 and March 31, 2022, plus their parents and grandparents, are now eligible to apply for payments, says Woodhouse Nepinak.
- Claimants have filed over 300,000 applications, and the settlement recognizes nine distinct claimant groups, with applications opening for the first two groups in March.
- Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said the start of payments marks a milestone and urged eligible claimants to apply promptly by the March 2028 deadline.
- Recognizing that no amount of money can fully compensate the harm, the Assembly of First Nations says this settlement is an important acknowledgment and hope for the future.
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'Not a day of celebration,' says plaintiff as payments begin for former First Nations kids in care
The first payments to First Nations people who were harmed by the underfunding of the child welfare system on-reserve and in Yukon are going out this week. AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says the moment is a “tremendous milestone” for people who waited decades as the case was argued.
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Payments start for first claimants in First Nations child welfare case
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Payments start for first claimants in First Nations child welfare case - The Turtle Island News
By Anja Karadeglija Some claimants are now receiving compensation payments through a $23-billion settlement for more than 300,000 First Nations children and their families. The settlement is meant to compensate children and their families for Canada’s chronic underfunding of on-reserve child welfare services. Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says the start of compensation payments marks an important milestone. Woo…
Claimants Now Receiving Compensation in $23 Billion Federal Settlement on Discrimination of First Nations Child and Family Services Program and Jordan’s Principle - Assembly of First Nations
(August 14, 2025 – Toronto, Ontario) — National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak announced today that distribution of compensation to eligible Claimants has begun under the $23 billion federal settlement for discrimination in the First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS) Program and Jordan’s Principle. Deloitte Canada, the Claims Administrator, is processing Claims received in the
AFN says claimants in First Nations child welfare settlements are beginning to receive compensation
The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations says claimants are now receiving compensation from the $23 billion dollar federal settlement for discrimination against First Nations child and family service programs. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak announced today the distribution of compensation for eligible claimants in the settlement has begin. The settlement comes after Canada was found to have discriminated against First Nations children in the…
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