A legal battle between Ottawa and Indigenous children more than a decade and a half in the making has finally come to an end.
An agreement between Canada, and the groups representing the children who suffered under the on-reserve child welfare system has been reached.
In September, Federal Courts voted to uphold a 2016 Human Rights Tribunal decision to compensate the children and their families.
That tribunal ordered Ottawa to pay 40 thousand dollars to each child who was part of the system since 2006, and equal payments to those denied Jordan’s Principle coverage.
The next month, Canada decided to appeal the Court’s decision, but litigation was paused to work on an out-of-court settlement.
During their budget announcement for this year, the Federal Government set aside 40 billion dollars to go towards compensation and future system improvements.
On Friday, just in time for their self-imposed deadline, an agreement was reached with the multiple groups representing the children.
Details of the agreement will be announced later today.
