Addressing Critical Gaps in Service Provision for First Nations Children in Canada: The Establishment and Expansion of Jordan’s Principle
In 2007, the House of Commons unanimously passed a motion calling for the federal government to adopt Jordan’s Principle. This child-first principle was intended to address jurisdictional disputes over the provision of services for First Nations children. The motion itself was vaguely worded—requiri...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:fc19cca8304441f8b9946c7790749c61 2024-09-15T18:06:18+00:00 Addressing Critical Gaps in Service Provision for First Nations Children in Canada: The Establishment and Expansion of Jordan’s Principle Alexander Ryan Levesque 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/fc19cca8304441f8b9946c7790749c61 EN FR eng fre McMaster University Library Press https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/hro-ors/article/view/3589 https://doaj.org/toc/2291-6369 2291-6369 https://doaj.org/article/fc19cca8304441f8b9946c7790749c61 Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé, Vol 6, Iss 2 (2018) Jordan's Principle Indigenous health First Nations child health Canada Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2018 ftdoajarticles 2024-08-05T17:49:51Z In 2007, the House of Commons unanimously passed a motion calling for the federal government to adopt Jordan’s Principle. This child-first principle was intended to address jurisdictional disputes over the provision of services for First Nations children. The motion itself was vaguely worded—requiring no funding increases or new services for First Nations children—and allowed the federal government to implement a very narrow interpretation of Jordan’s Principle. This narrowed scope applied only to on-reserve First Nations children with complex health issues and who were caught in a jurisdictional dispute. First Nations advocates then engaged in several legal challenges in order to strengthen and broaden the implementation of Jordan’s Principle. In 2016 the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) ordered the federal government to immediately end discrimination against First Nations children and implement Jordan’s Principle in full. Through subsequent compliance orders the CHRT increased the scope of Jordan’s Principle to include all First Nations children living on or off a reserve—regardless of the presence of medical conditions or a jurisdictional dispute. Jordan’s Principle now has the opportunity to address critical service gaps and increase the well-being of First Nations children throughout Canada. However, it remains to be seen if Canada will fully comply with the CHRT's order, and how the federal government will work with the provinces to implement Jordan’s Principle. En 2007, la Chambre des Communes a voté à l'unanimité une motion demandant au gouvernement fédéral d'adopter le Principe de Jordan. Ce principe entend résoudre les conflits de juridictions sur la fourniture des services offerts aux enfants des Premières- Nations. La motion elle-même était rédigée de manière vague—n'imposant aucun coût supplémentaire ni nouveaux services pour les enfants des Premières-Nations—permettant au gouvernement de mettre en œuvre une interprétation restrictive du principe de Jordan. Dans cette interprétation limitée, le ... Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Premières Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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In 2007, the House of Commons unanimously passed a motion calling for the federal government to adopt Jordan’s Principle. This child-first principle was intended to address jurisdictional disputes over the provision of services for First Nations children. The motion itself was vaguely worded—requiring no funding increases or new services for First Nations children—and allowed the federal government to implement a very narrow interpretation of Jordan’s Principle. This narrowed scope applied only to on-reserve First Nations children with complex health issues and who were caught in a jurisdictional dispute. First Nations advocates then engaged in several legal challenges in order to strengthen and broaden the implementation of Jordan’s Principle. In 2016 the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) ordered the federal government to immediately end discrimination against First Nations children and implement Jordan’s Principle in full. Through subsequent compliance orders the CHRT increased the scope of Jordan’s Principle to include all First Nations children living on or off a reserve—regardless of the presence of medical conditions or a jurisdictional dispute. Jordan’s Principle now has the opportunity to address critical service gaps and increase the well-being of First Nations children throughout Canada. However, it remains to be seen if Canada will fully comply with the CHRT's order, and how the federal government will work with the provinces to implement Jordan’s Principle. En 2007, la Chambre des Communes a voté à l'unanimité une motion demandant au gouvernement fédéral d'adopter le Principe de Jordan. Ce principe entend résoudre les conflits de juridictions sur la fourniture des services offerts aux enfants des Premières- Nations. La motion elle-même était rédigée de manière vague—n'imposant aucun coût supplémentaire ni nouveaux services pour les enfants des Premières-Nations—permettant au gouvernement de mettre en œuvre une interprétation restrictive du principe de Jordan. Dans cette interprétation limitée, le ... |
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Addressing Critical Gaps in Service Provision for First Nations Children in Canada: The Establishment and Expansion of Jordan’s Principle |
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