Save the Date

The Chiefs of Ontario will be hosting a Special Chiefs Assembly on October 10, 2024 in Toronto, ON, 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.

Ontario First Nations Leadership will have the opportunity to learn more about proposed long-term reform and vote on the resolution to consider the approval of the FA.

The SCA is open to Chiefs and proxies. To vote, you must be a Chief or a designated proxy.

Proxies are required to fill out a proxy letter signed by their Chiefs and returned to Hayley Lucas, Interim Manager: Policy & Government Relations, at Hayley.Lucas@coo.org. The Proxy Letter template is available below in Meeting Materials.

COO will be covering the cost of travel and accomodations for Chiefs and Proxies to attend the SCA.

Date & Time:

• October 10, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST

Location: Churchill Ballroom, Chelsea Hotel Toronto, 33 Gerrard St W, Toronto, ON

Hybrid In-Person and Online

Registration: http://coo.smudging.ca/Meeting/Register/c51692b1-c36a-4760-a790-31f963ec464d (Leadership is required to register to attend the SCA)

Upon registration, you will receive a Zoom link via email if you will be attending virtually.

Important notice: Please continue to check back regularly, as this site will be updated with important documentation leading up to the sessions.