Examples of Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement in a sentence
We call upon the parties and, in particular, the federal government, to work collaboratively with plaintiffs not included in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement to have disputed legal issues determined expeditiously on an agreed set of facts.
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement signals a historic shift in relations with Aboriginal people in Canada, the Church entities, and the Government of Canada.
The largest class action settlement in Canadian history, the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement received court approval on March 21, 2007, with the full support of all parties involved: the Government of Canada, legal counsel for former students, Churches, the Assembly of First Nations, and Inuit Representatives.
This report would also like to highlight two additional initiatives of note with respect to Aboriginal Peoples: Bill C-30, Specific Claims Tribunal Act and the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement came into effect on September 19, 2007 and pursuant to its provisions, Canada placed $1.9 billion into a trust fund referred to as the Designated Amount Fund intended to be allocated among eligible claimants for the Common Experience Payment or CEP.
Some action has been taken in this regard, including the ongoing implementation of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, which was negotiated and agreed upon by former students, the churches that ran the schools, the Assembly of First Nations, other aboriginal organizations and the Government of Canada.
This recommendation reportedly helped advance the negotiations towards the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, signed by the Government, the claimants, AFN and various Churches in May 2006.
We call on Canada to work with people who were not included in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement to make sure that any legal problems they have are fixed.
A concern among several witnesses appearing before the Committee relates to the exclusion of some individuals and groups under the terms of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
Your Appeal to the Court of the NAC decision relates to a school or schools listed in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (“Settlement”).