Jordan’s Principle Back-to-Basics Approach Information Sheet (EN)

Keeping with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (Tribunal or First Nations children may need services beyond the kinds or CHRT) orders, the approach must be non-discriminatory, centre levels of services available to non-First Nations children because the needs and best interests of the child, consider distinct of the impacts of Canada’s colonial history and discrimination community circumstances,. [...] • The parent or guardian is acting in the child’s best interest when consenting to the recommended Proper and Timely Identification and product, service, or support; Determination of Urgent Cases • Substantive equality applies to the child (more on this below); ISC staff must identify and determine urgent cases in a proper and timely manner. [...] Understanding that the requestor is in the best Society, the Assembly of First Nations, and Canada (the Parties) position to judge the urgency of a request, call centre staff and entered into negotiations to try and reach an agreement to end Focal Points will accept the requestor’s identification and will not the Canadian Government’s discrimination against First Nations re-assign a request to a l. [...] • Professionals and community-authorized Elders and knowledge holders are acting within their area of expertise and in the best interests of the child; • The parent or guardian is acting in the child’s best interest when consenting to the recommended product, service, or support; • Substantive equality applies to the child (more on this below); • The request is specific to the child and their need. [...] In its ruling, the Tribunal ordered Canada to stop its discriminatory policies and practices, to reform the FNCFS program, to stop applying a narrow definition of Jordan’s Principle, and to immediately implement the full meaning and scope of Jordan’s ...