CANADA OFFERS UP TO $40BN IN COMPENSATION TO FIRST NATIONS CHILDREN

Wed 15 December 2021:

Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller announced in a statement that the Canadian government will provide more than $30 billion in funding to compensate First Nations children and reform their child and family services system.

“Tomorrow, the Economic and Fiscal Update will show that the Government of Canada is provisioning $40 billion (approximately $31.2 billion USD) to provide compensation and to commit the funds necessary to implement long-term reform so that future generations of First Nations children will never face the same systemic tragedies,” the statement said Monday.

The Canadian government announced in October that they have been engaged in discussions to reach a global resolution to address outstanding litigation related to compensation and long-term reform of the First Nations Child and Family Services system.

The Canadian government will compensate those harmed by their discriminatory funding practices and will lay the foundation for an equitable and better future for First nations children, their families and communities, the statement said.

More information on the outcomes of the discussions will be provided by December 31, and additional steps must be taken before the funds are paid out, according to the statement.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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