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Q-1427
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Monday, September 21, 2026 |
With regard to the Minister of Indigenous Services' statement during the July 14-16, 2026, Assembly of First Nations Annual General Assembly, that she supports First Nations in the path they wish to take for long-term reform, including using the Loving Justice Plan as their pathway to reforming the First Nations Child and Family Services Program: (a) does the government's mandate for First Nations Child and Family Services Program reform align with the minister's remarks; (b) has the government costed the downstream costs of implementing the government's plan versus the Loving Justice Plan, and, if so, what are the costs associated with each plan; and (c) how will the government operationalize its support for First Nations choosing the Loving Justice Plan? |
Awaiting response |
Friday, November 6, 2026 |
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Q-1426
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Monday, September 21, 2026 |
With regard to the government's claims about cost or sustainability for Jordan's Principle and First Nations Child and Family Services: (a) has the government completed any factual comparison between the cost of full tribunal compliance and the downstream cost of discrimination, including (i) removals into care, (ii) overrepresentation, (iii) unmet needs, (iv) litigation, (v) compensation, (vi) ongoing remedial proceedings; (b) for each answer to (a) that is affirmative, what are the details of each comparison, including (i) who conducted the comparison, (ii) the methodology, including any presuppositions or assumptions used, (iii) findings; and (c) if the response to (a) is negative, what is the factual basis for the government's sustainability claim? |
Awaiting response |
Friday, November 6, 2026 |
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Q-1425
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Monday, September 21, 2026 |
With regard to Jordan's Principle and First Nations Child and Family Services: (a) has the government completed any (i) child-impact, (ii) child-safety, (iii) service-continuity, (iv) implementation-risk, assessment before changing, narrowing, delaying, batching or administratively screening services or requests; and (b) for each assessment in (a), what are the details, including (i) who conducted the assessment (department, agency, and section), (ii) the date, (iii) the methodology, (iv) what was studied, (v) the risks identified, (vi) other findings, if applicable, (vii) mitigation measures, (viii) which experts were consulted as part of the assessment? |
Awaiting response |
Friday, November 6, 2026 |
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Q-1424
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Monday, September 21, 2026 |
With regard to Canada's national plan for First Nations Child and Family Services filed with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on December 22, 2025: broken down by each step the government is taking to implement the plan, (i) what action has the government taken to implement each step, (ii) when was it taken, (iii) what future action is planned and what are the completion timelines or deadlines, (iv) how much funding has been allocated to the implementation of the step and from what budget, (v) who has the authority and responsibility to ensure that the step is implemented? |
Awaiting response |
Friday, November 6, 2026 |
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Q-1021
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Thursday, April 9, 2026 |
With regard to court cases involving the government and Indigenous organizations in the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada over the past 10 years: (a) what is the total amount spent by the government on legal costs, including internal and external counsel, broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) type of claim; (b) what is the breakdown of the amount spent on legal costs by case name; (c) what is the total amount paid by the government in settlements, court awards and negotiated agreements, broken down by category of claim and by case; and (d) what is the total value of outstanding liabilities, including amounts committed but not yet paid, resulting from court decisions and settlement agreements with Indigenous organizations? |
Answered |
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
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Q-1020
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Thursday, April 9, 2026 |
With regard to the 2% budget reduction to Indigenous Services Canada announced in budget 2025: (a) how many employees have been affected by budget cuts, including layoffs, terminations and positions eliminated; (b) how many of the affected employees who were laid off, terminated or have eliminated positions self-identify as Indigenous; and (c) what is the breakdown of these reductions by (i) region, (ii) branch or sector, (iii) occupational group and classification level? |
Answered |
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
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Q-1019
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Thursday, April 9, 2026 |
With regard to bonuses or performance pay paid out at Indigenous Services Canada, broken down by year since 2021: (a) what was the total amount paid out in bonuses and performance pay; (b) how many and what percentage of officials (i) at or above the executive level or equivalent, (ii) below the executive level or equivalent, received bonuses or performance pay; (c) of the amount paid out in bonuses and performance pay, how much went to officials (i) at or above the executive level or equivalent, (ii) below the executive level or equivalent; and (d) what is the breakdown of (a) through (c) by region? |
Answered |
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
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Q-574
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Monday, November 17, 2025 |
With regard to Jordan's Principle funding: (a) what was the total amount (i) budgeted, (ii) lapsed, (iii) reprofiled, each year since 2016; (b) how many requests for funding were received each year since 2016; (c) of the requests in (b), how many were (i) granted, (ii) denied; (d) what is the breakdown of (c) by year the decision was made; (e) what are the internal service standards for receiving, processing, and fulfilling (i) individual, (ii) group, requests; (f) what are the government's estimates on how many children died or experienced serious adverse health outcomes while waiting for an approved Jordan's Principle service between 2016 and 2025; (g) what measures has Indigenous Services Canada implemented to ensure equitable access for children living off-reserve or attending public (non-First-Nation-operated) schools; (h) what percentage of funding for school services currently is going to subsidize non-Indigenous students; (i) what mechanisms does Indigenous Services Canada use to ensure that Jordan's Principle funding directed to off-reserve schools is proportionate to the number of eligible First Nations children, and not a general subsidy to provincial education systems; (j) what audits, if any, has the government undertaken to assess whether Jordan's Principle-funded positions in off-reserve or mixed-enrolment schools also provide services to non-eligible students, and what were the findings of each; (k) how does the government screen applications for fraud; (l) what is the rate, or suspected rate, of attempted fraud on application; (m) what are the details of all consultations undertaken with the Assembly of First Nations, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, or other Indigenous organizations before and after implementing the 2025 operational changes; (n) what evaluation has been conducted to determine whether the February 2025 policy changes are consistent with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal orders on Jordan's Principle; (o) what agreements has the government entered into with provinces and territories since 2022 to clarify cost-sharing or reimbursement for Jordan's Principle services delivered off-reserve; (p) what performance metrics does the government use to evaluate Jordan's Principle service delivery (timeliness, satisfaction, equality outcomes), and what were the most recent results for each; (q) has the government completed any child rights impact assessment on Jordan's Principle, and, if so, what were the findings, conclusions and recommendations; and (r) what data-sharing agreements exist among federal departments and with provinces to track outcomes of Jordan's Principle recipients, and how does the government ensure compliance with privacy and data-sovereignty principles? |
Answered |
Monday, January 26, 2026 |
