(October 7, 2024 – Toronto, Ontario) The Chiefs of Ontario will be hosting a media event following the Chiefs of Ontario Special Chiefs Assembly (SCA) on Thursday, October 10, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario on the ancestral territory of many nations, including the Anishnabeg, Chippewa, Haudenosaunee, and Wendat peoples. Toronto is also part of Treaty 13, signed by representatives of the Crown and Mississaugas of the Credit, as well as the Williams Treaties, signed with various Mississauga nations.

The SCA will focus on the draft Final Agreement (FA) related to the long-term reforms of the First Nations Child & Family Services (FNCFS) program. First Nations Leadership in Ontario will have the opportunity to learn more about proposed long-term reform and vote on the resolution to consider the approval of the FA.

Please note that media are not permitted in the meeting room however, can watch the live stream on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@ChiefsOfOntario/streams.The livestream will begin at 9:30 a.m. on October 10, 2024. For more information, including an agenda, please visit https://www.chiefsmeeting.com/sca-ltr.

The media event will begin promptly at 3:30 p.m. EDT on October 10, 2024, and will begin with remarks from First Nations Leadership, including Ontario Regional Chief Abram Benedict and Grand Chief Joel Abram, Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians (AIAI). Additional speakers will be confirmed in the coming days.

Following these remarks, First Nations Leadership will be available to answer questions from the media.

Members of the media are cordially invited to attend as follows:

Date:              Thursday, October 10, 2024
Time:              3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. EDT
Location:       Windsor Room, Chelsea Hotel Toronto, 33 Gerrard St W, Toronto, ON  

A virtual participation option is available for reporters via Zoom.

Media accreditation is required. Please register by emailing Isak Vaillancourt, Communications Manager at isak.vaillancourt@coo.org – please specify whether you will be attending in-person or virtually.

There is no cost for accredited media to attend.

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Media Contact:

Isak Vaillancourt

Communications Manager

Chiefs of Ontario

Telephone: 416-819-8184

Email: isak.vaillancourt@coo.org