CBC.ca

Jordan's Principle funding for First Nations children being extended through 2026: Indigenous Services

Ottawa says it will continue to fund Jordan's Principle to support First Nations children through 2026, as some First Nations chiefs decry what they call cutbacks in services. Indigenous Services ...
Global News

First Nations leaders call out Ottawa’s ‘nonsense’ litigation on Jordan’s Principle expansion

First Nations leaders are calling on Ottawa to “stop the nonsense” for seeking review of a decision that expands children’s eligibility to receive crucial public services. Shortly before the holidays, ...
The Globe and Mail

Canada ordered to address backlog in Jordan’s Principle program for First Nations children

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Canada to address a backlog of requests under Jordan’s Principle which is meant to ensure First Nations children don’t wait to receive assistance because ...
The Globe and Mail

First Nations youth programs lose Jordan’s Principle funding after changes to eligibility

For the past three years, Jeff Copenace, Chief of the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation has relied on a legal rule called Jordan’s Principle to fund crisis response and safety patrol teams to serve ...
CBC.ca

New Jordan's Principle co-ordinator will help First Nations students in Brandon find success: superintendent

A southwestern Manitoba school division and the Southern Chiefs' Organization say they're working together to improve outcomes for its First Nation students by hiring a Jordan's Principle co-ordinator ...
Newswire

Agreements-in-Principle reached on compensation and long-term reform of First Nations child and family services and Jordan's Principle

OTTAWA, TRADITIONAL ALGONQUIN TERRITORY, ON, Jan. 4, 2022 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada is pleased to announce that Agreements-in-Principle have been reached on a global resolution related to ...