![]() ![]() First Nation Representative Services based on a formula that multiplies $283 by the First Nations population on-reserve and in the Yukon (or $332.9 million over five years for First Nations in Ontario - funded to First Nations).Prevention based on a formula that multiplies $2,500 by the on-reserve First Nations population and the First Nations population in the Yukon (to be allocated among agencies and First Nations).On April 1, 2022, Canada will begin funding: In 2022, the Parties will undertake to negotiate and seek to conclude a final settlement agreement that will set out the details of long-term reform of the FNCFS Program, establish a path forward for reformed implementation of Jordan's Principle, and consider other initiatives to reform Indigenous Services Canada (the "Final Settlement Agreement").Ĭanada will also implement the CHRT's orders to fund First Nations, FNCFS agencies and Jordan's Principle service providers for the purchase and construction of capital assets to assist in delivery of child and family services, First Nations Representative Services and Jordan's Principle services, and to support capital needs assessments and feasibility studies. The Parties recognize that this amount does not include all program funding, such as for the implementation of Jordan's Principle. The Agreement-in-Principle on Long-Term Reform dedicates $19.807 billion over five years for reforming the FNCFS Program and for major capital relating to the FNCFS Program and Jordan's Principle. The Program also provides funding to First Nations for the delivery of culturally appropriate prevention and well-being services for First Nation children and families on reserve and in the Yukon, and will fund First Nations Representative Services. Indigenous Services Canada provides funding to First Nations child and family services agencies, which are established, managed and controlled by First Nations and delegated by provincial authorities to provide prevention and protection services. The reforms will also respect and conform to First Nations jurisdiction based on the inherent right to self-determination, recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. The reforms, designed to be in the best interest of First Nations children, youth, young adults and families, also aim to ensure that the discrimination they have experienced is not repeated. These reforms aim to satisfy the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ("the Tribunal") orders regarding discrimination perpetrated by Canada in its FNCFS Program and its narrow application of Jordan's Principle. ![]() ![]() ![]() The purpose of the Agreement-in-Principle on Long-Term Reform is to provide a framework for reform of the First Nations Child and Family Services Program (the "FNCFS Program"), for improved implementation of Jordan's Principle, and to reform Indigenous Services Canada to prevent the recurrence of discrimination. Consent Orders Sought from the Tribunal.Provisions Specific to Remote Communities and Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN).Elements of the Reformed CFS Funding Approach.This document summarizes the Agreement-in-Principle on Long-Term Reform of the First Nations Child and Family Services Program and Jordan's Principle, which was signed by the Assembly of First Nations, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, the Chiefs of Ontario, the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, and the Government of Canada (collectively, the "Parties"), on Decem(the "Agreement-in-Principle on Long-Term Reform"). In the interim, a new funding methodology will be put in place for continuity of existing services that will support families whilst the expanded range of prevention supports are developed. Research is underway to inform the development of a longer-term funding approach that recognizes the distinct needs and circumstances of First Nations children, youth and families. In the context of the discussion leading up to this Agreement-in-Principle, a key aim was to enable First Nations and First Nations authorized service providers to provide predictable, evidence informed services calibrated to distinct community needs and circumstances. Executive Summary of Agreement-in-Principle on Long-Term Reform ![]()
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