Purpose

In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its 94 Calls to Action for the Federal government. Since that time progress has been made, but in 10 years that have passed, 40% of these calls to action have either not been started or have stalled. Only 14 objectives have actually been completed. 

This petition shines the spot light once again on the second call to action. Below describes the primary focus as written in the original document by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

 

Call to Action #2

We call upon the federal government, in collaboration with the provinces and territories, to prepare and publish annual reports on the number of Aboriginal children (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) who are in care, compared with non-Aboriginal children, as well as the reasons for apprehension, the total spending on preventive and care services by child-welfare agencies, and the effectiveness of various interventions.

 

Additional Information 

In Canada, 53.8% of children in foster care are Indigenous, but account for only 7.7% of the child population according to Census 2021.

Results from the 2011 National Household Survey also show that 38% of Indigenous children in Canada live in poverty, compared to 7% for non-Indigenous children.

 

Sources

94 Calls to Action PDF Document​

94 Calls to Action Status​

Indigenous children in foster care statistics