Accountability to Community
Canada's Current Position (#1): Canada requires FNCFS agencies to co-develop child and community well-being plan with the affiliated First Nation to be submitted to ISC under a deadline and subject to annual updates. There are also provisions that allow ISC to trigger audits, annual reporting, and funding reviews. NCCC Opening Position: Agreement should respect accountability processes that already exist between First Nations and Agencies and "agree to develop an accountability framework including development of planning and measurement provisions that at minimum, ensures the nations are informed of agency activities, promote reciprocal accountability, consistent with the Act.
Canada's Current Position (#2): Canada has a facultative option to report to First Nations and the Reform Implementation Committee on an agency’s compliance with the terms in its funding agreement. NCCC Opening Position: a) See 1, above. Accountability measures in Agreement must also recall that ISC, not Agencies, was held liable for discrimination. Reform must ensure that ISC is accountable to rights holders. b) The Honour of the Crown extends to provincial governments as well on this issue. There can be no actual Long Term Reform without including accountability to Nations from other service providers (ie: provinces and territories for non-delegated Nations)
Canada's Current Position (#3): The Reform Implementation Committee, which is confidential, is the sole entity charged with making recommendations to Canada and is also responsible for overseeing and monitoring the implementation of the reform. It is staffed by ISC. NCCC Opening Position: National Secretariat/Regional/FNIGC - hold ISC accountable for data collected to ensure compliance. Need solid program evaluation focused on ISC compliance. Governance mechanisms must operate openly and transparently.