Indigenous governments and communities may choose to exercise their inherent right of self-government in relation to child and family services through self-government agreements.
We have experience assisting Indigenous governments and communities in negotiating bilateral self-government agreements with Canada that recognize their jurisdiction in relation to child and family services.
Our team represents Indigenous governments and communities at different tables with Canada and is negotiating bilateral self-government agreements that would recognize jurisdiction in relation to child and family services. In this work, we often work closely with federal colleagues at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (“CIRNAC”) and the Department of Justice Canada (“DOJ”). We also have experience in negotiating these issues with provincial colleagues at the Ministry of Children and Family Development (“MCFD”) and the Ministry of the Attorney General (“MAG”).
Our work includes:
- negotiating jurisdiction over child and family services in self-government agreements
- drafting, implementing and advising on child and family services laws enacted under self-government agreements
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