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Jordan's Principle

Jordan's Principle proper noun: the principle that the government or department that first receives a request to pay for a service for a First Nations child must pay for the service and resolve jurisdictional issues only thereafter.

Proper noun

Jordan's Principle

  1. (Canada) The principle that the government or department that first receives a request to pay for a service for a First Nations child must pay for the service and resolve jurisdictional issues only thereafter.

Origin of Jordan's Principle

It was established in response to the death of Jordan River Anderson, a child from Norway House Cree Nation who suffered from Carey Fineman Ziter syndrome.

Questions about Jordan's Principle

What does Jordan's Principle mean?
Jordan's Principle means the principle that the government or department that first receives a request to pay for a service for a First Nations child must pay for the service and resolve jurisdictional issues only thereafter.
What part of speech is Jordan's Principle?
Jordan's Principle is a proper noun.

Words near Jordan's Principle in the dictionary

  1. Jordan networks
  2. Jordan rule
  3. Jordan Springs
  4. Jordan Valley
  5. Jordan's law
  6. Jordan's Principle
  7. Jordan's rule
  8. Jordana
  9. Jordanes
  10. Jordanesque
  11. Jordanhill

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