Canada now approves far fewer Jordan’s Principle education requests in Ontario, tribunal hears – CBC

Jan 09, 2026

Chief ‘shocked’ at internal numbers revealed as First Nation alleges underfunding of on-reserve schooling

The federal government has drastically cut funding for First Nations kids in Ontario seeking educational support under Jordan’s Principle — from $122.1 million to just $1.2 million over the same time periods in 2024 versus 2025 — a tribunal hearing revealed this week.

In other words, the funding level in this area was literally 100 times higher before February 2025, when Indigenous Services Canada introduced a new “operational bulletin” restricting the services eligible under the legal initiative, than afterward.

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