1. Jordan’s Principle

2. Plan Jordan’s Principle Support from the FNQLHSSC Background
Objectives
How to submit a case
Support from the FNQLHSSC

3. The FNQLHSSC
Vision
For First Nations individuals, families and communities to be healthy, have equitable access to quality care and services, and be self-determining and culturally empowered. 
Mission
To accompany Quebec First Nations in achieving their health, wellness, culture and self-determination goals.

4. Jordan’s Principle Background
Named in memory of Jordan River Anderson
Puts children’s interests first
Aims to ensure that First Nations children have access to the services they need without delay caused by jurisdictional issues

5. Background (cont.)
December 2007: Motion No. 296 in support of Jordan’s Principle passed unanimously by the House of Commons
Adoption of a very limited definition of Jordan’s Principle

6. Background (cont.)
Former process for analyzing applications under Jordan’s Principle

7. Background (cont.)
January 26, 2016: Historic decision by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Confirms the discriminatory application of First Nations child services
Orders the federal government to:
Reform the First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS) Program – engagement process with First Nations
Apply the broader meaning of Jordan's Principle

8. Objectives of Jordan’s Principle
Ensure that all First Nations children have access to the health, education and social services they need
Promote substantive equality
Support services that go beyond the provincial services that aren’t adequately meeting children’s and families’ needs

10. Who is Eligible?
All First Nations children in Canada under the age of 18, regardless of where they live
In Quebec, persons under the age of 21 who are studying full-time at the high school level (e.g., adult education, vocational school diploma) may also be eligible.

11. It is not necessary for the child or student to have an official diagnosis (e.g., autism, ADHD) to be eligible for these services.

12. Request Types Individual – service intended for a single child
Group – service intended for more than one child

13. Services That Can Be Covered
Health
Social services
Education
Screening assessments and tests (e.g., ADHD, autism)
Professional services (e.g., speech therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy)
Pharmaceuticals
Mental health services
Medical supplies and related equipment
Social workers
Activities for the development of parenting skills
Home assistance
Specialized summer camps
Respite care (for individuals or groups)
Staff support and training
Special education services
Psychoeducational assessments
Specialized school transportation
Teacher’s aides
Technical or electronic assistants
Based on children’s needs

14. Retroactive Reimbursement
Parents who have covered the cost of services for their children could be reimbursed retroactively as far back as To do so, they must submit the following information:
The completed application form
Proof of payment for services (invoice or receipt)
Proof that the service was referred by a professional (e.g., physician, teacher, childcare educator).
This information is sometimes found in the report of the professional who provided the service or in the record notes.

15. How to Submit a Child’s Case
Contact the Jordan’s Principle representative in your community.
Inform families of existing services.
Establish or facilitate engagement with provincial services.
Help families navigate the system.
Refer cases that cannot be supported by Health Canada’s existing services.
Document service access problems.
Ce n’est pas une chronologie. La Commission peut être sollicitée en tout temps pour transmettre l’information et faciliter la liaison entre les communautés et les partenaires gouvernementaux.

16. How to Submit a Child’s Case (cont.)
Contact the Jordan's Principle Call Centre
The mandate of this centre, which is available in French and English, 24/7, is to serve as the first point of contact and support parents who wish to fill out an application for services.
1-855-JP-CHILD ( )

17. How to Submit a Child’s Case (cont.)
3. People responsible for Jordan’s Principle at Indigenous Services Canada
Julia Thibeault 
Nathalie Metzger
Caroline Boucher
Lyne Bonhomme 

18. Response Times Individual requests
Immediate intervention if the harm is irreparable
12 hours if the request is urgent
48 hours if the request is not urgent
Group requests (e.g., specialized educator from the community’s daycare centre)
48 hours if the request is urgent
7 days if the request is not urgent
Note that complete information must be provided and included in the file for this timeframe to apply.

19. Support from the FNQLHSSC
Developing tools (e.g., information, website)
Offering advice and assistance on the procedures to be undertaken concerning child cases
Submitting requests or support communities in project development
Networking (e.g., between local coordinators, with provincial health establishments)
Based on the communities’ needs

20. Support from the FNQLHSSC
NIHB Program Agent
Jessie Messier
Health Care Liaison Agent
Isabelle Verret
Regional problems – Continuum of care
Support for workers at all stages enabling access to services for specific patients
Support in the development of strategic documents
Writing of appeal letters
Support in negotiations with government partners
Contact with professionals and with Health Canada to facilitate access
Medical transportation
Database
Jordan's Principle
Tool development

21. “Jordan could not talk, yet people around the world heard his message
“Jordan could not talk, yet people around the world heard his message. Jordan could not breathe on his own and yet he has given the breath of life to other children. Jordan could not walk but he has taken steps that governments are now just learning to follow.”
Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director,
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada

22. Questions? Comments? Jessie Messier Jessie.messier@cssspnql.com
, ext. 2705