Please find attached the Spring 2025 Edition of the COO Women’s Initiatives Newsletter for your information and reading. In this edition, you will find updates on the Women's Initiatives Sector Director, the Community Safety Forum, the Women Chiefs Network, the 2S+ Council Resolution, Intimate Partner Violence Toolkit, MMIWG2S+ Federal/Provincial Roundtable and more. Download the Newsletter
(Toronto, Ont.–March 19, 2025) Ontario Regional Chief Abram Benedict has released a statement in response to remarks provided earlier today by Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre that, if elected, his government will “unlock” the Ring of Fire region in Northern Ontario by green lighting all federal permits within six months. This morning during
The Chiefs of Ontario’s Research and Data Management Sector has released a research paper analyzing the effects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on First Nations in Ontario. AI is a powerful and disruptive technology. It has a great deal of potential, but this potential comes paired with serious risks for First Nations. This paper lays out
Please find attached Spring Edition of the Chiefs of Ontario Health Secretariat’s Newsletter filled with many important updates and opportunities. Questions or inquiries can be forwarded to Tobi Mitchell, Director of Health at Tobi.Mitchell@coo.org or Zachariah General, Associate Health Director at Zachariah.General@coo.org. Download: Spring Health Newsletter FINAL
Key messages: Since late Nov 2021, there has been no change in the proportion of First Nations people with 2 or more doses or with those receiving 1 dose in the week ending Jan 24, 2022. The number of new positive results decreased among First Nations and across Ontario in the week ending Jan 30,
