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Bill Five: Risky Business in Ontario
Thursday, May 8, 2025 | Part 1
On April 17, 2025, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 20251,…
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Indigenous Health Equity Fund
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
In March 2023, the federal government announced its intention to create the Indigenous Health Equity Fund to distribute $2 billion to Indigenous communities over a period…
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Virtual Information Sessions on Long-Term Reform of the FNCFS Program
The Chiefs of Ontario will be hosting a series of virtual information sessions on the long-term reform of the First Nations Children & Family Services (FNCFS) program.
The sessions will…
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Supreme Court of Canada releases its decision interpreting the Robinson Huron and Robinson Superior Annuities provision in Ontario (Attorney General) v Restoule
Friday, July 26, 2024
The Supreme Court of Canada released a unanimous decision today in Ontario (Attorney General) v Restoule, 2024 SCC 27, finding that Canada and Ontario had breached…
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Historic $47.8 Billion Agreement Will Transform First Nations Child and Family Services
Friday, July 12, 2024
On Thursday, July 11, the Assembly of First Nations, Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation, and Indigenous Services Canada announced a $47.8 billion…
OKT Podcast - United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Is UNDRIP going to bring about transformational change to the relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples? What about the federal government’s implementing legislation?
In this episode,…
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Supreme Court applies Charter to Indigenous Governments, but protects “Indigenous difference"
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin interprets the relationship between individual Charter rights and freedoms, and Indigenous collective rights.1 A majority of…
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