Indigenous Resources - Background, Policy, Analysis: Jordan's Principle

"Jordan's Principle is a child-first principle intended to ensure that First Nations children do not experience, delay, denial, or disruption of services that are normally available to all other children. A Members Motion (M-296) endorsing the adoption of Jordan's Principle was unanimously passed in the House of Commons in 2007. One area in which Jordan's Principle applies is in the area of child welfare services.
This page provides information related to the formulation of, background to, and governmental responses to Jordan's Principle."

Jordan's Principle is meant to prevent First Nations children from being denied essential services or experiencing delays in receiving them.

"“Jordan’s Principle is meant to prevent First Nations children from being denied essential services or experiencing delays in receiving them. Jordan’s Principle: applies to all First Nations children; involves all jurisdictional disputes, between federal departments or between federal and provincial governments; and provides payment for needed services by the government or department that first receives the request"--p. [1]."