The Promise and Pitfalls of C-92: An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Children, Youth and Families

On June 21, 2019, Bill C-92 An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families became law. The Bill is a huge and unprecedented step forward in Canada. It is the first time the federal government has exercised its jurisdiction to legislate in the area of Indigenous child w...

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Main Authors: Metallic, Naiomi, Friedland, Hadley, Morales, Sarah
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Schulich Law Scholars 2019
Subjects:
Bill C-92
An Act Respecting First Nations
Inuit and Métis Children
Youth and Families
Child Welfare
Indigenous Jurisdiction
UNDRIP
Self-Governance
Indigenous
Indian
and Aboriginal Law
Jurisdiction
Law
Legislation
Canada
First Nations
inuit
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/reports/78
https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/context/reports/article/1079/viewcontent/the_promise_and_pitfalls_of_c_92_report.pdf
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Summary:On June 21, 2019, Bill C-92 An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families became law. The Bill is a huge and unprecedented step forward in Canada. It is the first time the federal government has exercised its jurisdiction to legislate in the area of Indigenous child welfare. In this article, we identify both the improvements in Bill C-92 since our last report as well as key problems that remain in the five following areas: 1) National Standards 2) Jurisdiction 3) Funding 4) Accountability 5) Data Collection We also suggest strategies to assist Indigenous communities in trying to work with the new law.

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