Money to compensate young people harmed by Canada’s discriminatory child welfare system is expected to begin flowing to First Nations sometime next year, now that the federal government and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) have reached a final settlement agreement.
Ottawa, the AFN and plaintiffs in two class-action cases reached an agreement-in-principle earlier this year. The parties announced Monday that the agreement had been finalized.
Indigenous Services Canada says the settlement is the largest in Canadian history.
In total, $20 billion will be made available to:
First Nations children on-reserve and in the Yukon who were removed from their homes between April 1, 1991 and March 31, 2022.Those
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