Jordan’s Principle: Assessing substantive equality - October 2023

2 @IFSD_IFPD IFSD’s findings from Jordan’s Principle Part 1 § IFSD’s 2022 report, Data assessment and framing of an analysis of substantive equality through the application of Jordan’s Principle found that while Jordan’s Principle is addressing unmet needs on the ground, data suggest it is addressing gaps in other service areas. [...] Alignment of structure and the goal of substantive equality Approaches for the delivery of Jordan’s Principle Lessons from First Nations-based Jordan’s Principle administrators on recipient needs and operating considerations Changes to provincial services and impacts on Jordan’s Principle Lessons on the provision of Jordan’s Principle on- and off-reserve 4) Financial analysis and costing of Curren. [...] 2) Assess the utility of the data in evaluating responses to matters of substantive equality and equality. [...] 18 @IFSD_IFPD Context and observations § The number and modest size of individual requests suggest that funding for Jordan’s Principle is addressing needs on the ground. [...] @IFSD_IFPD Analysis of data from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) ISC’s data § ISC has changed its approach to data collection on Jordan’s Principle since 2016-17, increasing the number of variables and overall quality of the information captured.