Jordan's Principle is a human rights principle established by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) to make sure that First Nations children do not face gaps, delays, or denials in accessing government services because of their identity as First Nations children.
If you have an urgent request that meets the following interim criteria, please contact the Jordan's Principle Call Centre at 1-855-JP-CHILD (1-855-572-4453). This could include:
life threatening cases
cases involving end-of-life or palliative care
risk of suicide
risk to physical safety
no access to food or basic necessities
risk of entering the child welfare system
caregivers and children fleeing from domestic violence
Requests for Inuit children can be made through the Inuit Child First Initiative.
Direct Support Services (Health care; legal aid etc.)