Ottawa in talks to settle First Nations child welfare class action lawsuit | CBC News
The
proposed class action was filed in March with the Federal Court on
behalf of First Nations children affected by on-reserve child welfare
services between April 1, 1991, and March 1, 2019.
proposed class action was filed in March with the Federal Court on
behalf of First Nations children affected by on-reserve child welfare
services between April 1, 1991, and March 1, 2019.
The
lawsuit is separate from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Ruling that
ordered Ottawa to compensate First Nations children affected by the
on-reserve child welfare system since Jan. 1, 2006.
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) said in a statement Friday that settlement talks were in the preliminary stages.