A compensation agreement has been reached and signed off by all parties to settle a long-standing dispute over the Indigenous child welfare system, CBC News has learned. Sources close to the negotiations told CBC News the agreement was reached Friday to settle compensation claims related to a landmark Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling on Indigenous child welfare compensation. The dispute revolves around federal funding for the child welfare system on reserves. The tribunal issued a decision in 2016 concluding that the federal government did discriminate against First Nations children by under-funding the on-reserve child welfare system. In its recent economic statement, issued earlier this month, the federal government earmarked $40 billion for First Nations child welfare.

Source: CBC News January 01, 2022 03:28 UTC