On February 10, 2025 Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) released a Jordan’s Principle Operational Bulletin to “Provide information on the changes to operating procedures related to processing requests under Jordan’s Principle.”
An excerpt is below, find this bulletin in full on ISC’s website here: ISC – Jordan’s Principle Operational Bulletin – February 2025
Jordan’s Principle Operational Bulletin
“Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) is implementing changes to operating procedures related to processing requests under Jordan’s Principle.
ISC is reviewing Jordan’s Principle processes and policies at regional and national levels with long-term sustainability in mind. This will ensure more consistent and clearer policies and communications about the services First Nations children can access through Jordan’s Principle and the required documentation to access those services and supports.
ISC has begun implementing updated procedures for the approval of products, services, and supports under Jordan’s Principle. To make sure resources are used in line with Jordan’s Principle, requests must relate to achieving substantive equality for First Nations children.
Due to the significant increase in the numbers of requests, ISC is implementing new ways to process requests to expedite decision making and address the increased demand.
ISC is expanding the decision making in regional offices to limit duplication in processes and extending decision-making powers to regional staff to speed up the processing of requests.”
