An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families

This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

Seamus O'Regan  Liberal

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

This enactment affirms the rights and jurisdiction of Indigenous peoples in relation to child and family services and sets out principles applicable, on a national level, to the provision of child and family services in relation to Indigenous children, such as the best interests of the child, cultural continuity and substantive equality.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

April 11, 2019 Passed Time allocation for Bill C-92, An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on May 7, 2019

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on May 9, 2019

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on May 14, 2019

  • Daniel Watson, Deputy Minister, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
  • Jean-François Tremblay, Deputy Minister, Department of Indigenous Services Canada
  • Suzanne Grondin, Senior Counsel, CIRNAC/ISC Legal Services, Operations and Programs Section, Department of Justice
  • Jean-Pierre Morin, Departmental Historian, Strategic Policy Directorate, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
  • Clerk of the Committee, Mr. Leif-Erik Aune
  • Jocelyn Formsma, Executive Director, National Association of Friendship Centres
  • Pamela D. Palmater, Chair in Indigenous Governance, Department of Politics & Public Administration, Ryerson University, As an Individual
  • Joshua Ferland, As an Individual
  • Chief Jerry Daniels, Southern Chiefs' Organization Inc.
  • Morley Watson, First Vice-Chief, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations
  • Vera Sayese, Executive Director, Peter Ballantyne Child and Family Services Inc.
  • Lyle Thomas, Cultural Advisor, Secwépemc Child and Family Services Agency
  • Bernie Charlie, Senior Resource Specialist, Resources and Foster Care, Secwépemc Child and Family Services Agency
  • Judy Wilson, Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on May 28, 2019

  • Philippe Méla, Legislative Clerk
  • Isa Gros-Louis, Director General, Child and Family Services Reform, Department of Indigenous Services Canada
  • Marcus Léonard, Social Policy Researcher, Child and Family Services Reform, Department of Indigenous Services Canada