Canada Introduces Major Changes to First Nations Child Services Program The Canadian government has announced big changes to a program that helps First Nations children […]
Tag: Child Welfare
The legal expenses for class actions concerning First Nations child welfare are reduced by 50% by the Federal Court.
The judge deems the $55 million settlement between class action lawyers and Ottawa to still be unreasonably high. The Federal Court has determined that class […]
Legal representatives agree to a $55 million settlement regarding legal fees in First Nations child welfare case.
Class action attorneys have reduced their request for legal fees by $25 million in connection to an $80 million claim linked to a multi-billion dollar […]
Ottawa contends that lawyers are not entitled to an $80 million payout for the First Nation child welfare settlement.
The legal expenses will be in addition to the $23 billion earmarked for compensation and the $20 billion allocated for long-term reform. Ottawa is seeking […]
Report Reveals Canada’s Progress Towards Achieving its $10-a-Day Child Care Commitment
All provinces and territories committed to achieving a 50 percent cost reduction by December 2022, with the complete rollout of $10-a-day child care scheduled for […]
The Federal Court grants approval to a $23 billion settlement for First Nations child welfare.
A Federal Court judge has granted verbal approval for a historic $23 billion settlement, which will entail the Canadian government compensating over 300,000 First Nations […]
Judge to determine the future of a $23 billion compensation fund for First Nations child welfare.
This week, the Federal Court will consider the approval of a $23 billion compensation package aimed at addressing the historic racial discrimination faced by First […]