The Chief Adjudicator of the Indian Residential Schools Independent Assessment Process brought a Request for Direction regarding the notice program for the disposition of highly confidential records.
The court previously ordered the destruction of these records subject to a 15-year retention period during which claimants could choose to archive them at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.
The main issue was whether the court had jurisdiction to order Canada to fund the participation of the Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Representatives, and the NCTR in the notice program.
The court found it had jurisdiction under the Class Proceedings Act and its inherent supervisory powers, and ordered Canada to provide funding, albeit at reduced amounts reflecting the organizations' limited roles.
