The Justice Sector is providing the following posting for information purposes only. The Justices of the Peace Appointments Advisory Committee (JPAAC) is calling for applications for current Justice of the Peace vacancies in Ontario. A Justice of the Peace is an independent judicial officer who presides in court over various proceedings under federal and provincial
Please find attached the Spring 2023 Edition of the COO Environment Newsletter for your information and reading. This edition of the Environment Newsletter includes updates on current COO Environment projects, water and wastewater legislation information and updates, and updates on events hosted and attended by the COO Environment Sector. Download the Newsletter here: Environment Newsletter
(March 8, 2023 – Toronto, Ontario) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare issued the following statement celebrating International Women’s Day: “Today, on International Women’s Day, we celebrate the diversity and vibrant social, political, and cultural achievements of women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ communities across Canada and around the world and raise awareness about gender-based discrimination and the importance
(Toronto, ON – February 21, 2023) The Chiefs of Ontario (COO) Women’s Initiatives Sector will host a lunch and learn session on March 3, 2023, to highlight human trafficking prevention and awareness. During the lunch and learn session, service providers and First Nations will join together to discuss the importance of eradicating human trafficking, how
Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, Canada bears responsibility for the climate crisis that is driving humans to the precipice of a global catastrophe. While the Government of Canada has begun to acknowledge this crisis and has enacted some measures to try to help pull humanity back from the edge, two major problems characterize government action. Current
The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with Ontario Health and the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, is launching a Call for Proposals for one-time mental health & addictions funding for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Funding will support the creation of safe spaces for mental health and addictions programming, delivery of traditional healing programs,
The Claim Process for the Federal Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars settlement opened on January 4, 2022. The deadline to submit a claim for a $10,000 compensation payment is October 4, 2023. Who is a Day Scholar? A Day Scholar is someone who attended a Federal Indian Residential School where some children slept there overnight,
(Algonquin Unceded Territory, Ottawa, Ontario – December 8, 2022) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare issued the following statement offering condolences to the families of Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, and Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe (Buffalo Woman), and calling for justice to address ongoing genocide against Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit and gender-diverse people across Canada: “On
(Toronto, ON – November 25, 2022) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare issued the following statement marking the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and calling for all to stand in support of all First Nations women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people throughout Ontario and with women around the world. “Two out
Please find attached COO Environment Newsletter – October, November, and December 2022 for your information and reading. For additional information, please contact Kathleen Padulo at Kathleen.Padulo@coo.org. Download the Newsletter here: COO Environment Sector - Newsletter October-December 2022 (11.23.22)
