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Foster children in Canada are known as permanent wards (crown wards in Ontario). [1] A ward is someone, in this case a child, placed under protection of a legal guardian and are the legal responsibility of the government. Census data from 2011 counted children in foster care for the first time, counting 47,885 children in care.
Children's Aid Societies (CAS) are certified non-governmental child protection organizations in Ontario, Canada which operate independently of the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community, and Youth Services to provide child protection services. The declared goal of CAS is to "promote the best interests, protection and well being of children".
The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services is the ministry in Ontario, Canada responsible for services to children and youth, social services such as welfare, the Ontario Disability Support Program, and community service programs to address homelessness, domestic violence, spousal support, adoption, and assisted housing for people with disabilities.
Many years before the Child Welfare League of Canada was founded, Canadians working in the field of child and youth services were active in the Child Welfare League of America, the oldest and largest North American organization devoted to the well-being of children. Canadian agencies and government departments have been members of the Child ...
The CFSRB conducts hearings and appeals mandated under the Education Act, [3] Child, Youth and Family Services Act, [4] and Intercountry Adoption Act. [5] Under these three acts, the CFSRB resolves complaints and disputes regarding children’s aid societies, [6] emergency secure treatment, crown ward removal, refusal of adoption, and expulsion from school boards [7]
The Ministry of Children, Seniors and Social Development is a provincial government department in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.The department is headed by a member of the provincial cabinet, typically a Member of the House of Assembly, who is chosen by the premier and formally appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth (MACY) is an independent, non-partisan office of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly. The office represents the rights, interests, and viewpoints of children, youth, and young adults throughout Manitoba who are receiving, or should be receiving, provincial public services.
Origins Canada (full name: Origins Canada: Supporting Those Separated by Adoption) is a Canadian federal non profit organization providing support and resources to people who have been separated from a family member by adoption practices, including natural parents, persons adopted, and other family members.