Ontario Sixties Scoop Claim
Press Release January 19, 2016 The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne would like to inform the community about the Ontario Sixties Scoop Claim. The term Sixties Scoop refers to the Canadian…
The OHRC responds to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s call for action on Indigenous children in the child welfare system
Press Release December 16, 2015 Page content Today, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) is responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s (TRC) calls to action, and to…
A statement from the Government of Yukon regarding the Peel regional land use planning court case
Press Release December 15, 2015 WHITEHORSE—The Government of Yukon is disappointed that the First Nation of Nacho Nyäk Dun, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, Yukon Conservation Society, and Canadian…
FNCFCS Tribunal decision update
Tribunal decision update on the occasion of the tragic passing of Tribunal member Bélanger. In memory of Tribunal Member Bélanger. We are forever grateful to you for your service. Letter…
NAN Honours Order of Canada Recipient Garnet Angeconeb
Press Release THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, on behalf of the Executive Council, congratulates Indian Residential School survivor and advocate Garnet Angeconeb, who was…
Canada Commits an Abuse of Process in Newfoundland Indian Residential School Trial
Press Release ST. JOHN’S, Nov. 25, 2015 – On November, 25, 2015, Justice Robert Stack of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador held that Canada has committed an abuse…
Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs File in Court for the Minister of Forests to Comply With the Law
Press Release November 25, 2015 KITWANGA, BRITISH COLUMBIA–( Nov. 25, 2015) – On Monday the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs, on behalf of all Gitanyow, filed an application for a court order…
Provincial Advocate hosts annual listening tour to “take stock” of Ontario’s commitment to children and youth
November 13, 2015 (Toronto) – In recognition of the National Day of the Child on November 20th and the creation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the…
Launch of video to understand Nunavut’s court process
Victims, complainants and witnesses now have access to a video to help them understand Nunavut’s court process. The video is an educational tool to learn how the criminal justice system…
A statement from the Government of Yukon on the Yukon Court of Appeal’s decision in the Peel regional land use planning appeal
Press Release November 4, 2015 WHITEHORSE—The Government of Yukon has received the Yukon Court of Appeal’s decision in the Peel Watershed land use planning appeal. The Yukon government will review…
