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Jordan’s Principle is a legal rule that ensures that all Indigenous children living in Canada can access the products, services and supports they need, when they need them. Funding can help with a wide range of health, social and educational needs, including the unique needs that Indigenous Two-Spirit and LGBTQQIA children and youth and those with disabilities may have. | Jordan’s Principle is a legal rule that ensures that all Indigenous children living in Canada can access the products, services and supports they need, when they need them. Funding can help with a wide range of health, social and educational needs, including the unique needs that Indigenous Two-Spirit and LGBTQQIA children and youth and those with disabilities may have. | ||
Criteria for access:<BR> | '''Criteria for access:'''<BR> | ||
The child must be under 19 years old, a permanent resident of “Canada,” and meet one of the following criteria: | The child must be under 19 years old, a permanent resident of “Canada,” and meet one of the following criteria: | ||
* Registered or eligible to be registered under the ''Indian Act'', or | * Registered or eligible to be registered under the ''Indian Act'', or |
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