Caring Society v. Canada, ten years later

Overview of litigation on substantive equality for First Nations
Mar 31, 2026 — 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.

The Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) is pleased to partner with the Gordon F. Henderson Chair in Human Rights, Professor Anne Levesque, to present this webinar in French.

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Caring Society v. Canada, ten years later: Overview of litigation on substantive equality for First Nations

In 2016, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) issued a landmark decision concluding that Canada had engaged in discriminatory practices against more than 165,000 First Nations children. Since then, the Tribunal has remained seized of the complaint, and a final decision on long term reform to end the racial discrimination has not yet been issued.

Meanwhile, other complaints regarding the inequitable funding of services for First Nations funded by Canada, including services for adults with disabilities and policing, are before the CHRT.

This panel will provide an update on the Caring Society’s complaint as well as on other active complaints regarding substantive equality for First Nations before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.

Speakers

David Taylor
Managing Partner, Conway

Joëlle Pastora Sala
Director, Public Interest Law Centre

Léonie Boutin
Attorney, Cain Lamarre

Anne Levesque
Gordon F. Henderson Chair in Human Rights, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa

Moderator | Lauren Aussant
Student, French Common Law Program, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa