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First Nations settlement overview:
- Who: The federal government has agreed to a $20 billion settlement with the Assembly of First Nations and two individual plaintiffs.
- Why: The settlement agreement was made to resolve claims the federal government underfunded its child welfare system for First Nations children.
- Where: The settlement affects First Nations children in the Yukon and on-reserve.
The federal government has agreed to pay $20 billion to compensate First Nations children and resolve claims it underfunded its child welfare systems for children on reserve.
The First Nations settlement agreement resolved claims made by the Assembly of First Nations and two individual class action lawsuits with the former saying it expects to start receiving the funds by next year, CBC reports.
“First Nations children deserve to be surrounded by love and live free of discriminatory government policy, and after three decades of advocacy and months of negotiations, I’m proud to say on behalf the AFN that we have reached another historic milestone for our children and their and families” AFN Manitoba Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse says in a statement.
The federal government announced in January that it had reached an agreement in principle to resolve claims that its child welfare system was discriminatory.
An additional $20 billion will go towards reforming the First Nations child welfare system on top of the $20 billion meant to compensate First Nations childrens and families, CTV News reports.
First Nations children in the Yukon and on-reserve who were taken from their homes between April 1, 1991, and March 31, 2022, are eligible to receive compensation from the First Nations settlement.
Caregiving parents or grandparents of eligible First Nations children will also be able to make a claim to receive compensation as will children who were denied access or faced delays in receiving an essential public service from between April 1, 1991, and Dec. 11, 2007, CBC reports.
First Nations settlement must now be approved by Federal Court, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
The First Nations settlement agreement will still have to be approved by both the Federal Court and the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal previously ruled in 2016 that First Nations children who were unnecessarily removed from their homes should receive $40,000 in compensation, CBC reports.
Two class action lawsuits targeting the federal government over the way it funded its child welfare system for First Nations children were certified in 2020.
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