Family denied Jordan’s Principle funds for Thunder Bay, Ont., girl’s autism therapy fears she’ll stop talking – CBC

Apr 04, 2025

Program funding services for First Nation children underwent changes to address backlog in requests

Patrick Cully wasn’t sure his daughter Scarlet would ever be able to say, “I love you.”

But she’s now talking, thanks to applied behaviour analysis (ABA) therapy in Thunder Bay, Ont., where the four-year-old lives with her parents, and a $190,000 grant the family says they received under Jordan’s Principle, a program run by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC).

Last week, however, the family’s request for continued federal coverage — amounting to $217,650 — was denied.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/thunder-bay-family-denied-jordans-principle-1.7501545