Canada agrees to a revised settlement of $17 billion to compensate Indigenous children and families for discrimination in child welfare system
The announcement came after a series of unmarked mass graves of Indigenous children found in residential schools.
The final deal, announced on Wednesday by the Canadian government and Indigenous groups the Assembly of First Nations and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, boosted the settlement a further $2.2 billion from the nearly $15 billion agreed last year and expanded eligibility for compensation.
The settlement impacts some 300,000 children, adolescents and families and would close a case brought before a human rights tribunal more than 15 years ago that found the government had underfunded Indigenous children's services compared to those for non-Indigenous children.The tribunal must still green light the revised agreement, which has been approved by the Assembly of First Nations.
The settlement announced on Wednesday will apply to those who were part of the welfare system between April 1, 1991, and March 31, 2022.
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