Canada challenges order to address Jordan’s Principle backlog – CBC
Jan 07, 2025
Government identified 140,000 unprocessed applications but can’t say when they’ll be cleared
The federal government is challenging a legal order requiring it to immediately address a backlog of requests for assistance, many labelled urgent, at the Jordan’s Principle program for First Nations youth in need.
After hearing allegations that Indigenous Services Canada put children in jeopardy by failing to promptly process these claims, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordered Ottawa to act in a Nov. 21 summary ruling, giving Canada 30 days to challenge the panel’s order.
At the latest possible moment — Friday afternoon on Dec. 20 — federal lawyers filed an application for judicial review in Federal Court, seeking to set the ruling aside.
Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/canada-judicial-review-jordans-principle-1.7424732
