Tag: Indigenous Identification

British Columbia (Child, Family and Community Service) v W and H, 2022 BCPC 216.

The Director seeks an order pursuant to s. 41(1)(b) of the Child, Family, and Community Service Act (CFCSA) placing the child in the temporary care of “The Caregivers”. There are differing opinions on child’s Indigeneity. The Court adopts Ontario court’s test of self-identification. A.H. is found to be Métis and placed with The Caregivers on temporary order for 3 months…