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Indian Residential Schools – Day Scholar Compensation Payment Claims

The Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars Class Action was brought on behalf of Day Scholars – students who attended Indian Residential Schools (“IRS”) during the day only but did not sleep there overnight, and their Descendants (their children). The Claim Process for the Federal Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars settlement opened on January 4, 2022.

2024-01-03T13:16:48-05:00April 25th, 2023|Categories: Communications, Social|

Federal Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars Class Action Settlement – Important Information

The Claim Process for the Federal Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars settlement opened on January 4, 2022. The deadline to submit a claim for a $10,000 compensation payment is October 4, 2023. Who is a Day Scholar? A Day Scholar is someone who attended a Federal Indian Residential School where some children slept there overnight,

2024-01-03T13:16:55-05:00December 14th, 2022|Categories: Communications, Social|

Call for Proposals: Family Violence Prevention Program

The Family Violence Prevention Program (FVPP) funds the operations of emergency shelters and transitional (second stage) housing to improve the safety and security of Indigenous women, children, families and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people across Canada, including in the North and in urban centres. FVPP also provides funding for community-driven proposals for family violence prevention projects. The 2021

2024-01-03T13:17:16-05:00January 27th, 2022|Categories: Communications, Social|

Chiefs of Ontario Leadership sign Agreement-in-Principle

(Toronto, ON - January 4, 2022) The Chiefs of Ontario have signed an Agreement-in-Principle to chart a path to address the chronic and discriminatory underfunding of First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle. The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, Assembly of First Nations, Chiefs of Ontario, and Nishnawbe Aski Nation have

2024-01-03T13:17:20-05:00January 4th, 2022|Categories: Communications, Social|

Important Notice – Day School Applications – Updated

On August 19, 2019, Canada approved a nationwide Class Action Settlement to compensate claimants to harms suffered while attending federally established, operated, maintained, and controlled Day Schools.  Chiefs of Ontario have supported the compensation of survivors since 2011 with Resolution #11/13, Unified Support For Day School Class Action. Additionally, on June 7, 2021, Grand Chief

2021-09-10T13:49:48-04:00September 10th, 2021|Categories: Communications, Social|Tags: |

Chiefs of Ontario Creating a Healthy & Loving Society for our Children – Conference Summary Report

The Conference was convened by the Chiefs of Ontario and held from May 19 – 20, 2021 via Zoom. There were over 150 participants from First Nations communities. It brought in leaders, experts and practitioners from First Nations communities and Child Well Being Organizations, law firms and Agencies, as well as the federal and provincial

2021-08-05T10:58:06-04:00August 5th, 2021|Categories: Social|

Call for Proposals: Capacity-building funding for An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families for fiscal year 2021-2022

A call for proposals is now open to support capacity-building in relation to An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families for fiscal year 2021-2022. Funding is available to Indigenous Peoples, communities, and groups as they begin work to develop their own legislation and explore Indigenous-led models for child and family

2021-04-06T10:02:19-04:00April 6th, 2021|Categories: Communications, Social|

Chiefs of Ontario C-92 Conference – Logo Contest

The Chiefs of Ontario is hosting a C-92 conference in May discussing the new legislation (An Act Respecting First Nation, Inuit and Metis Children, Youth and Families), its implementation in Ontario, and traditional Indigenous child welfare practices. The goal of this act is to keep Indigenous children and youth connected to their families, communities, and

2021-03-29T12:23:27-04:00March 29th, 2021|Categories: Communications, Social|

Call for Proposals: Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program (CSMARI).

The Department of Canadian Heritage is launching a call for proposals for the Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program (CSMARI). The CSMARI Program has three funding components: Projects, Community Capacity Building and Events. The Projects component provides funding for community development, anti-racism initiatives, and engagement projects that promote diversity and inclusion by encouraging interaction

2020-12-02T14:09:00-05:00December 1st, 2020|Categories: Communications, Social|

Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald Marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

(Toronto, ON, November 26, 2020) Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald is marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence by calling on all levels of government to prioritize ending gender-based violence and providing culturally relevant, essential services for women, girls, two-spirit

2020-11-26T15:32:43-05:00November 26th, 2020|Categories: Communications, Justice, Social|
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