Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott says her department would immediately move to increase funding for First Nation child welfare services following another compliance order from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found Ottawa fails to grasp the "seriousness and emergency of the issues." The tribunal issued several orders directed at Ottawa, including covering the actual cost of services provided by First Nation child welfare agencies, and the actual cost of mental health services for First Nations children and youth in Ontario. The tribunal ruled in January 2016 that Ottawa discriminated against First Nation children by underfunding child welfare services. Philpott said the department would also stop relocating funds from other social programs for child welfare services. She said more funding for First Nation child welfare services would be included in the upcoming federal budget.

Source: CBC News February 01, 2018 15:26 UTC