Federal government promises to prevent First Nation youth from aging out of care during pandemic
Calling it an “exceptional measure” the federal government announced late Friday it won’t let First…
Child Welfare
‘Potentially deadly’: Doug Ford won’t commit to moratorium on youth aging out of care during pandemic
Ontario Premier Doug Ford refused Thursday to commit to a moratorium on youth aging…
Advocates call for moratorium on youth aging out of care, Ontario says it’s working to ‘implement solution’
Youth continue to age out of Ontario’s child welfare system during the COVID-19 pandemic with…
Tribunal orders Canada to compensate parents who lost children in care
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordered Canada Monday to pay the estates of children who…
No compensation for parents of First Nations children that died in care, Justice lawyer tells tribunal
Canada doesn’t believe the parents of First Nations children that died in the on-reserve…
Federal government holding back true cost of fighting First Nations children at tribunal
Feds say they paid $5.2 million, but Cindy Blackstock says it’s $9.4 million as of 2017 alone.
How many First Nations kids are in care? Canada is trying to figure that out now
There were 9,246 First Nations children classified as in care during the 2017/2018 fiscal year.
New case worker assigned to Brandon couple battling for return of son from child protection
A Brandon couple in a battle with a Manitoba child welfare agency for taking their…
SCO Grand Chief says ‘societal change’ needed to end millennial scoop
Jerry Daniels has a lot of priorities for his second term as the grand chief…