Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Type	Police or court

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal is a body that approved the Ontario Final Agreement.

In Anishinabek News

• November 2014: A June 2013 document submitted to this tribunal detailed the reallocation of approximately $505 million in First Nation infrastructure funding by the federal government.
• January 2016: The tribunal issued a decision in January 2016 regarding the inequitable funding of First Nations child welfare services. Evidence for the case began in February 2013 and included testimony from 25 witnesses and approximately 500 documents. The ruling found that the federal government's provision of services was discriminatory under the Canadian Human Rights Act.
• May 2016: The tribunal ruled in January 2016 that the federal government's handling of Jordan's Principle since 2007 was discriminatory. On April 26, 2016, it ordered the immediate application of Jordan's Principle to all jurisdictional disputes, including those between federal departments.
• June 2017: The tribunal ruled in January 2016 that Canada discriminates against First Nations children by providing inferior services compared to provincial systems. It issued orders for the federal government to implement Jordan's Principle to ensure children receive essential services without jurisdictional disputes.
• July 2017: The tribunal ruled in January 2016 that the federal government discriminates against First Nations children regarding service provision. It found that Canada failed to comply with orders to implement Jordan's Principle.
• September 2019: The tribunal ordered the federal government to pay $40,000 in compensation to First Nations children and families affected by discriminatory child welfare practices. In 2016, it found that Canada willfully discriminated against First Nations through inequitable funding and the failure to implement Jordan's Principle. The tribunal's ruling applies to children placed into care from January 1, 2006, to a date yet to be determined.
• October 2019: In September 2019, the tribunal ordered Canada to pay $40,000 in compensation to First Nations children placed in out-of-home care. The tribunal's ruling addressed discriminatory funding and practices that occurred from January 1, 2006, onward.
• October 2019: The tribunal issued a ruling ordering the federal government to compensate First Nations children who experienced discrimination. The Liberal government's decision to appeal this body's ruling was a key factor in Scott McLeod withdrawing his support for the party.
• October 2019: The tribunal issued an order for compensation for First Nations children and families affected by the discriminatory on-reserve child welfare system. Glen Hare noted that the Anishinabek Nation would continue to address the appeal of this tribunal decision with the federal government.
• February 2020: The government of Canada decided to challenge a compensation ruling from this body regarding First Nations youth and families.
• March 2021: On March 17, 2021, the tribunal confirmed the necessity of increasing funding for First Nations children and families living on-reserve and in the Yukon. The tribunal addressed a non-compliance motion from August 2020 regarding funding for communities not served by First Nations Child and Family Services Agencies.
• June 2021: The Anishinabek Nation urged the federal government to stop opposing residential school survivors at this tribunal.
• January 2022: The tribunal issued a ruling regarding the funding of capital assets for First Nations child and family services and Jordan's Principle providers. Canada announced in January 2022 that it would withdraw its application for a judicial review of the tribunal's decision.
• July 2022: The parties to the child welfare settlement must seek confirmation from this body that the agreement satisfies its previous orders regarding compensation. The tribunal previously found that the First Nations Child and Family Services program was managed in a discriminatory manner. Approval from this body is required before the $20 billion in compensation can be distributed to eligible survivors.
• August 2022: The tribunal recognized federal funding discrimination in the Caring Society v. Canada case. It has ordered long-term reform of federal First Nation Child and Family Services funding and Jordan's Principle.
• June 2023: The tribunal ruled in the case of Dominique v. Public Safety Canada that certain policing funding practices were discriminatory.
• July 2023: In April 2023, Ontario First Nations Chiefs filed a human rights complaint with this tribunal regarding chronic underfunding of police services. The complaint addressed inequitable policing agreements that were described as discriminatory.
• August 2023: The tribunal approved a $23.4 billion settlement agreement in 2023 for First Nations children and families affected by discriminatory child welfare funding. In 2016, the tribunal found that the federal government willfully and recklessly discriminated against First Nations through inequitable funding and failure to implement Jordan's Principle. The tribunal ordered Canada in September 2019 to provide $40,000 in compensation to First Nations children unnecessarily placed in out-of-home care since January 1, 2006.
• October 2023: In 2016, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found that the federal government willfully and recklessly discriminated against First Nations through inequitable service funding. The tribunal ordered Canada in September 2019 to pay $40,000 in compensation to First Nations children unnecessarily placed in out-of-home care since January 1, 2006. The tribunal determined that the federal government failed to fully implement Jordan's Principle.
• December 2023: The tribunal granted approval to the Final Settlement Agreement earlier in 2023.
• September 2024: Hugh Fraser served as a member of this tribunal during his career.
• January 2025: A three-week hearing is scheduled to take place from January 6 to 24, 2025. The tribunal hearing was scheduled in May 2024.
• February 2025: The tribunal must provide approval as the final step before the Ontario Final Agreement can come into effect.
• September 2025: The tribunal established Jordan's Principle to ensure equitable access to services for First Nations children.
• April 2026: The tribunal officially approved the Ontario Final Agreement on March 30, 2026. In 2016, the body ruled that Canada must stop discriminatory funding practices regarding First Nations child welfare services.