1. www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo 1 Therapeutic Justice: The Art of the Possible The Independent Assessment Process Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (SOAR) Shelley Trevethan Executive Director, Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat (IRSAS) November 6, 2014

2. Agenda  Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement  Independent Assessment Process  Resolution of IAP Claims using a Claimant-centred Model  DVD “Telling your Story – The Independent Assessment Process”  Lessons Learned 2www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

3. Indian Residential Schools

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5. 5 Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement - Timeline  Early 1990s: first residential school lawsuits  1996: Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples finds abuse “widespread” at residential schools  1997-2002: Over 10,000 litigation claims filed  2001: Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada created  2003: Alternative Dispute Resolution process created  2005–2006: Negotiations of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement  2007: Court approval for the Settlement Agreement  June 11, 2008: Prime Minister’s Apology www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

6. 6 Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement - Components  Common Experience Payment  Independent Assessment Process  Truth & Reconciliation Commission  Commemoration  Healing www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

7. 7 Independent Assessment Process  Out-of-court process to resolve claims of serious physical abuse, sexual abuse & other wrongful acts suffered at an Indian Residential School  Separate from other parts of the Settlement Agreement  Replaced Alternative Dispute Resolution process  Attended listed residential school  Administered by the Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat  Independent Chief Adjudicator  All parties to the Settlement Agreement involved  Arms length from government, but funded by the Government of Canada  Ensure all admitted claims come to resolution  Claimant-centred process www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

8. 8 IAP Adjudication Hearing CLAIMANT WITNESSES - Alleged Perpetrators - Others DEFENDANT CHURCH DEFENDANT CANADA Health Canada Support Workers Chief Adjudicator Adjudicators Deputy Chiefs Adjudication Secretariat Executive Director Deputy Minister COURTS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT COURT COUNSEL COURT-APPOINTED MONITOR National Administration Committee IAP Oversight Committee PARTIES - Claimant - Defendant – Canada - Defendant – Church - Aboriginal Organizations OVERSIGHT - Courts - Court Monitor - National Administration Committee - IAP Oversight Committee NEUTRALS - Chief Adjudicator - Adjudicator - Adjudication Secretariat KEY PLAYERS Parties & Key Players Elder Interpreter Support Person

9. IAP Hearings 9www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

10. 10 Claimant-centred Our success will be measured not only by the sheer number of claims resolved this year & the years ahead, but by our ability to handle all of them in accordance with our core values of fairness, consistency, impartiality, claimant-centeredness, and compassion. I will continue to work with the Oversight Committee & all stakeholders in the IAP to make this vision a reality Former Chief Adjudicator, Dan Ish www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

11. 11 Claimant-centred: prior to hearing  Traditional outreach/relationship building  Information products  Lawyer  Support for Self-Represented Claimants  Claimant chooses location of hearing  Adjudicator gender  Organize Hearing  Expedited Hearing  Lost Claimant Protocol www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

12. 12 Claimant-centred: at hearing  Independent Adjudicator  Inquisitorial model  Culturally sensitive & safe hearings  As much time as needed  Family member or friend can provide support  Health Support  Elders or Church  Interpreters  Validation www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

13. 13 Claimant-centred: post-hearing  Legal Fee Review  Apology  Measures to protect claimants  Disposition of Records  Group IAP: funding to support healing & reconciliation for groups of claimants  Relationship-building www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

14. DVD: Telling your Story – The Independent Assessment Process The DVD Telling your Story is a 17-minute video created to help Claimants prepare for their IAP Hearing The entire DVD can be viewed in both French and English on the YouTube links:  English: http://youtu.be/4rxsPJ_tf3Uhttp://youtu.be/4rxsPJ_tf3U  French: http://youtu.be/JDMNAIb_X7chttp://youtu.be/JDMNAIb_X7c 14 www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

15. Lessons Learned  Independence  Involvement of all Parties  Claimant-centred management culture  Cultural sensitivity  Choice  Support  Transparency  Uphold the integrity of the IAP 15www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

16. 16 Reason to CallWho do you call?NumberHours Crisis SituationsCrisis Line1-866-925-4419 7 Days a week 24 hours a day Information on the Independent Assessment Process (IAP) IAP Info Line 1-877-635-2648 www.iap-pei.ca Monday to Friday 8:00am – 8:00pm EST Common Experience Payment (CEP) Service Canada1-866-699-1742 Monday to Friday 7:30am – 7:30pm EST CEP ReconsiderationCEP Response Centre1-866-565-4526 Monday to Friday 9:00am –10:00pm EST Information on the IRS Settlement Agreement and to get a copy of the IAP Application Form and Guide Indian Residential Schools Settlement Info Line 1-866-879-4913 www.residentialschoolssettlement.ca Monday to Friday 9:00am –11:00pm EST Information on the list of Indian Residential Schools Indian Residential Schools Settlement Info Line 1-866-879-4913 Monday to Friday 9:00am –11:00pm EST Information on Group IAP Initiative and to get a copy of the Group IAP Application Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat groupiap@iap-pei.ca www.iap-pei.ca Monday to Friday 10:00am – 6:00pm EST www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo Contact Information

17. Shelley Trevethan Shelley.trevethan@irsad-sapi.gc.ca IAP Information Online: www.iap-pei.cawww.iap-pei.ca Group IAP Contact Information Email: groupiap@iap-pei.cagroupiap@iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo 17 Questions? www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo