Statement from Minister Frost about the meeting on Indigenous children in care – Government of YT
Press Release January 26, 2018 Minister of Health and Social Services Pauline Frost, and her counterparts from the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, participated in a national meeting called by federal…
Minister Dempster Reaffirms Provincial Commitment to Address Over-Representation of Indigenous Children and Youth in Care – Government of NL
Press Release January 26, 2018 The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, following a meeting with federal, provincial, territorial and National Indigenous Organizations held in Ottawa…
Child and Youth Advocate releases Summary Report: Five Years of Investigations – OCYA-AB
Press Release January 15, 2018 Edmonton…Del Graff, Provincial Child and Youth Advocate, released a summary report of investigation statistics and trends over a five-year period, coinciding with the Office of…
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs calls on Premier Pallister to stop Manitoba’s divide and conquer tactics in child welfare reform
Press Release Jan 10, 2018 TREATY ONE TERRITORY _ The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) remains resolute that First Nations must lead child welfare reform in Manitoba, and calls on…
Makivik Corporation: Request to Set the Case Down for Judgment by Default – For January 10, 2018
Press Release Montreal, Quebec, December 20, 2017- For Immediate Release We wish to advise beneficiaries of the High Arctic Relocatee Trust (HART) that on December 20, 2017 at 10:20 AM,…
Adoption and Permanancy Numbers Flagging for B.C.’s Children and Youth in Care
Press Release VICTORIA – The provincial government is faltering in its efforts to find permanent homes for the children and youth in its care – particularly for Indigenous children and…
TNG NR – Tsilhqot’in Celebrating Federal Court Rulings. Court dismisses Taseko Mines Ltd.’s challenges to New Prosperity Panel Report and 2014 Federal Rejection
Press Release December 07, 2017 The Tsilhqot’in Nation is celebrating the Federal Court’s dismissal of two judicial reviews brought by Taseko Mines Limited (TML). First, TML challenged the 2013 New…
BCAFN Regional Chief Terry Teegee Responds to the Supreme Court of Canada Peel Watershed Decision
Press Release (Secwepemc Territory/Kamloops, BC) – December 1st, 2017 Today, the Supreme Court of Canada sided with Yukon First Nations against the Yukon government, ending a five year legal battle that…
ON: Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 – Phase 1 Proposed Regulatory Provisions – Comment Period Open
Press Release Once proclaimed, the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA) will provide a modern, child- and youth centred legislative framework to strengthen services and help protect and care for…
Statement from the Government of Yukon regarding the decision in the Peel regional land use planning case
Press Release December 1, 2017 Premier Sandy Silver today issued a statement on the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision on the Peel regional land use planning case: “The Supreme Court…
