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ABORIGINAL JUSTICE INQUIRY
CHILD WELFARE INITIATIVE

IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE

PHASE 3
TERMS OF REFERENCE


August 1, 2001 to December 31, 2001


GENERAL:

  • The Joint Management Committee has adopted a schedule based on five separate stages or phases. Each phase is dedicated to a step in the overall process leading to the establishment of three separate and distinct province-wide mandates. The schedule of phases includes:
  • Phase 1: September, 2000 to December, 2000 -- Working Groups struck to develop proposals and recommendations for the Conceptual Plan.
  • Phase 2: January, 2001 to July, 2001 -- Implementation Committee prepares Conceptual Plan based on Working Groups proposals and recommendations.
  • Phase 3: August, 2001 to December, 2001 -- Detailed Implementation Plan developed.
  • Phase 4: January, 2002 to March, 2003 -- Plan substantially implemented.
  • Phase 5: April, 2003 to October, 2003 -- Stabilization of changes implemented.

IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE PURPOSE:

The Implementation Committee is established under Section 2.1(b) of the Child and Family Services Protocol. The Implementation Committee is an instrument of the Joint Management Committee to assist in the development of an implementation plan.

In Phase 1, the Implementation Committee was charged with the responsibility for the overall management and coordination of the Working Groups, including participating, where necessary, on the Working Groups; providing interpretation of JMC direction; and ensuring Working Groups achieved their objectives and met established deadlines;

In Phase 2, the Implementation Committee supported the Joint Management Committee to develop a Conceptual Plan. The Implementation Committee achieved this objective by synthesizing and building upon the reports of the Working Groups.


In Phase 3, the Implementation Committee will support the Joint Management Committee by preparing a Detailed Implementation Plan; provide Change Management Oversight; develop a Phase 3 Communications Plan, and undertake Transition/Quick Success Initiatives.

SPECIFIC:

1. These Terms of Reference require approval by the Joint Management Committee.
2. These Terms of Reference apply to Phase 3, the period from August 1st, 2001 to December 31st, 2001.
3. The membership of the Implementation Committee shall be 2 First Nation representatives; 2 Metis representatives and 2 Government representatives.
4. The Implementation Committee is co-chaired by a First Nations representative and a Government representative.
5. The representatives to the Implementation Committee will inform and consult with their respective Steering Committees. As in Phase 1 and Phase 2, the Steering Committees provide direction and feedback to the representatives.
6. The Implementation Committee will operate and achieve decisions on a consensus basis. In the event that the Implementation Committee is not able to reach a consensus, the matter will be referred to the Joint Management Committee.
7. The Implementation Committee shall be responsible for taking the steps necessary to complete the Detailed Implementation Plan by initiating discussions with appropriate experts, collaterals and others; and by referring specific matters to the respective Steering Committees for consideration.
8. The members of the Implementation Committee will be individually and collectively responsible for preparing components of the Detailed Implementation Plan. This may include, but is not limited to, research, analysis and writing aspects of the plan.
9. The Implementation Committee is a working forum that identifies and undertakes clarification and further development of the Conceptual Plan.
10. The Implementation Committee identifies aspects of the Detailed Implementation Plan which must be referred to the Joint Management Committee for resolution.
11. The Implementation Committee shall work closely with the Communications Sub-Committee to ensure that all interested parties continue to be informed as appropriate.
12. Administrative support and pre-approval of expenditures in relation to preparation of the above deliverables shall be provided by the Province of Manitoba.
13. The Implementation Committee shall deliver the Detailed Implementation Plan to the Joint Management Committee on December 14th, 2001, and will support Joint Management Committee to deliver the plan to the Executive Committee on December 31st, 2001. These dates are subject to review and modification by Joint Management Committee.

DELIVERABLES:

1. The Implementation Committee shall deliver the following reports:
1.1. June 29th, 2001 -- Phase 3 Process/Project Proposal;
1.2. August 31st, 2001 -- Phase 3 Communications Plan;
1.3. August 31st, 2001 -- Change Management Plan;
1.4. October 31st, 2001 -- Report and recommendations regarding changes to the Conceptual Plan resulting from the Public Feedback;
1.5. October 31st, 2001 -- Status report on Transition/Quick Success Initiatives;
1.6. November 16th, 2001 -- Draft of Detailed Implementation Plan;
1.7. December 14th, 2001 -- Finalized Detailed Implementation Plan.
2. The Implementation Committee shall bring to the attention of the Joint Management Committee matters which require discussion, problem-solving and decision-making. This includes matters upon which Implementation Committee could not achieve consensus.
3. The Implementation Committee shall prepare briefing notes and interim reports as requested by the Joint Management Committee.
4. These dates are subject to review and modification by Joint Management Committee.

 
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