The federal government is entering an agreement on Tuesday with the Assembly of First Nations to outline how it will fund an overhaul of the First Nations child welfare system — a piece left out of legislation.
The federal government will enter an agreement on Tuesday with the Assembly of First Nations to outline how it will fund an overhaul of the First Nations child welfare system — a detail that was left out of recent legislation.
The Trudeau government passed Bill C-92 — officially known as An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families — last year to reduce the number of youth in care, and allow communities to create their own child welfare systems to bring and keep their youth home.
The groundbreaking legislation came into effect this year, but did not include any funding tied to the law.
The new agreement is expected to start the long process of mapping out the funding model.
Determining funding for First Nations child and family services will be a joint effort under the agreement, which has no dollar figure attached, according to a draft document obtained by CBC News.
