Caring Society Response to March 2023 Tribunal Correspondence

A detailed update on the progress of the implementation of the 2016 CHRT 2 order at paragraph [481] to cease its discriminatory practices and reform the FNCFS Program and 1965 Agreement to reflect the findings in this decision. [...] The Caring Society is concerned that the measures set out in Annex “A” of the update filed by Canada are simply a listing of the general measures taken by Canada in response to the orders versus a serious, evidence-informed demonstration of how specific measures have redressed the discrimination and will prevent the recurrence of this discrimination against First Nations children, youth, and famil. [...] As indicated in an update to the Panel on May 2, 2023, the Parties and Interested Parties to this proceeding are of the view that the forthcoming motion regarding Tribunal approval of the Revised Final Settlement Agreement can proceed in writing, subject to the Panel’s preference for an oral hearing. [...] The Tribunal received a 2022 update report on Jordan’s Principle from the Caring Society, the Tribunal requests the parties’ detailed views on the information contained in this report and the purpose that it may serve, in the implementation of Jordan’s Principle and the reform ordered by this Tribunal. [...] However, the Caring Society continues to hear from families and Jordan’s Principle Service Coordinators that the process of submitting a request to Jordan’s Principle is burdensome and is “a lot of work.” The Caring Society continues to have concerns about how the Back-to-Basics Approach is being operationalized, including with regard to the frequency/quantity of services recommended by profession.