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Ask an Expert: Funding and Measurement Reform for First Nations Child and Family Services with Dr. H

15 May 2023

May 2023 Funding and Measurement Reform for First Nations Child and Family Services: Promoting Thriving Communities By: The Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD)* INTRODUCTION: In 2016, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (Tribunal) found Canada to be discriminating against 165,000 First Nations children in its approach to funding the First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS) progr. [...] • Structure: The incentives, rules, and conditions that determine when and how funding moves in a system should support flexible decision-making in First Nations and agencies who know how to best take care of their children and families. [...] What’s the evidence? How do we know if changes to funding and structure really work for First Nations kids? The overwhelming evidence that the parties put forward to the Tribunal pointed to the fact that the previous approach to funding First Nations child and family services was insufficient, and that change is needed in order to prevent the discrimination from reoccurring. [...] • Structure: The incentives, rules, and conditions that determine when and how funding moves in a system should support flexible decision-making in First Nations and agencies who know how to best take care of their children and families. [...] The overwhelming evidence that the parties put forward to the Tribunal pointed to the fact that the previous approach to funding First Nations child and family services was insufficient, and that change is needed in order to prevent the discrimination...

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