Question Period Note: Sixties Scoop

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• In 2018, Canada reached a settlement with Class Members to provide compensation to Status Indian and Inuit who were adopted by or placed in long term care with non-Indigenous families during the Sixties Scoop.
• Of the 34,816 claims received, 99% have been assessed, and the remaining claims have been withdrawn.
• Eligible Class Members received payments of $25,000 each.
• Canada is expected to file a motion with the Federal Court to proceed with closing the administration of the Class Action.

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If pressed on Métis/ Non-status not included
• We acknowledge that there are other claims that remain unresolved.
• These claims are about Métis and Non-status individuals and their experiences under provincial child welfare legislation and programming.
• Some of these claims have named the Provinces as defendants, others have not.
• As the provision of child welfare services to Métis and Non-status individuals is provincial, Canada is not seeking to settle this litigation.
• The Sixties Scoop Foundation benefits all survivors, including Métis and Non-status persons. If pressed on Petition calls for apology to Sixties Scoop survivors
• The Sixties Scoop settlement represents a historic milestone in Canada’s efforts to address the harms done. The settlement included funding for a Foundation whose mission is to accompany Survivors and their descendants along their healing journey by supporting cultural reclamation and reunification, holistic wellness services, advocacy, commemoration, and educational initiatives. If pressed on Foundation
• The Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation – an independent, charitable foundation – was created as part of the Sixties Scoop settlement with direct input from survivors to support them, their families and their communities.