Financial information engagement: First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Settlement

Financial information engagement: First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Settlement

Posted on December 20, 2024

About the Session:
While the Claims Process is not yet open, this session is designed to gather feedback from eligible claimants on draft communication materials for potential Class Members.
Who Can Participate?
• Removed Child Class: First Nations children on-reserve who were removed from their homes and placed into care funded by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) between April 1, 1991, and March 31, 2022.
• Kith Child Class and Kith Child Family Class: First Nations children placed with a non-family caregiver off-reserve during the same period, whose placement was not funded by ISC but where a Child Welfare Authority was involved. This includes caregiving parents or caregiving grandparents.
• Jordan’s Principle Class, Trout Class, or Essential Services Class: First Nations children who, between April 1, 1991, and November 2, 2017, did not receive, or were delayed in receiving, an essential public service or product or who suffered a gap in services during that period.
• Family Class: The caregiving parent or caregiving grandparent of a child who experienced removal or a delay or denial of an essential service.