Ontario Child Welfare System

• Ford government stops reports summarizing child welfare network deaths

  The government said the 'information continues to be tracked in real time,' but appears to have ended reports summarizing trends and broader patterns.

  Canada

  Feb 25
  
• ‘Just the next step’: Ontario launches financially focused audit of children’s aid

  On Wednesday, the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services launched a request for service to complete an audit of the child welfare system.

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2024
  
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• Child welfare deaths ‘profound tragedy’ but Ont. minister has no timeline to reduce fatalities

  The minister of children, community and social services said his government was strengthening the tools to deal with child neglect and would continue to push new changes.

  Politics

  Sep 17, 2024
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• Ontario child-welfare groups housing kids in offices, trailers under probe

  The Ontario ombudsman is opening an investigation into safety concerns about the practice of child-welfare agencies housing young children and teens in motels and hotels.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2024
• Ford’s Conservative government failing vulnerable Indigenous youth: Ontario NDP

  The Ontario NDP blasted the Ford government Tuesday, suggesting it is failing to protect vulnerable Indigenous youth in the province.

  Politics

  Mar 5, 2024
• No home. No options: Ontario Indigenous kids ‘damaged’ by system sending them south

  Many Grassy Narrows children have endured being sent to foster and group homes far away, inflicting what child-welfare experts call 'significant culture shock.'

  Investigations

  Mar 2, 2024
• Indigenous kids allegedly called ‘cash cows’ of Ontario’s child-welfare system

  More than 50 insiders from Ontario’s child-welfare system allege for-profit group home companies are targeting or charging more to care for Indigenous youth to increase revenue.

  Investigations

  Mar 1, 2024
• Ontario proposing fines of $250K for anyone caught breaking child-protection laws

  Ontario is proposing to increase fines for individuals convicted of breaking child-welfare laws from $1,000 per day of non-compliance to a maximum court-imposed fine of $250,000.

  Investigations

  Jul 18, 2023
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• Ontario ombudsman slams foster care company, child welfare agencies for failing Indigenous girl

  Ontario's ombudsman has released a searing report which details how multiple child welfare agencies failed to ensure the safety of a 13-year-old Indigenous girl.

  Investigations

  Apr 13, 2023
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• Ontario children’s aid society handed $1.3M after Global News report

  Sarnia-Lambton Children’s Aid Society (CAS) received the new money and is home to a groundbreaking initiative in the province's child-welfare system

  Investigations

  Mar 23, 2023