British Columbia
In British Columbia, the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) provides child welfare services under the mandate of the Child, Family and Community Service Act (1996). Child protection services in British Columbia are provided through 429 ministry offices in five regions and 22 delegated Aboriginal agencies (MCFD, 2011). The Adoption Act (1996), Infants Act (1996), and the Representative for Children and Youth Act (2006), are other legal acts that relate to the well-being and protection of children in British Columbia. There are 22 Aboriginal child welfare agencies that provide child welfare services and an additional eight agencies that are in start up or planning stages. Of the total 30 Aboriginal child welfare agencies, 23 are First Nations agencies, four are Métis agencies, and three are urban Aboriginal agencies. The Federal government is responsibility for funding services to First Nations children and families living on-reserve. For more information, see the information sheet British Columbia's child welfare system.
British Columbia - Statistics
External Statistics Links
British Columbia: Children and youth in out-of-home care in 2016
| Children in care | Child (0-18) population | Rate per 1000 |
|---|---|---|
| 7,216 | 892,265 | 8.1 |
§ Child welfare services fall under the jurisdiction of provincial and territorial authorities, making it difficult to compile statistics at the national level. The most notable variations between provinces include mandate variation by jurisdiction with respect to the age to which children are eligible for services, differences in the length of time a child can receive out-of-home care and the definition of out-of-home care.
| Title | Authors |
Year |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standards for Staffed Children's Residential Services Provided Under the Child, Family and Community Service Act 1998 |
Standards for Staffed Children's Residential Services Committee:
|
1998 | Report |
| Supporting young people's transition from government care research project |
Rutman, Deborah |
2001 | Report |
| Health status of children and youth in care in British Columbia: What do the mortality data show? |
Office of the Provincial Health Officer |
2001 | Report |
| Children and youth in care in British Columbia: An epidemiological review of mortality |
Office of the Provincial Health Officer |
2001 | Report |
| Child and Family Development Service Standards |
Ministry of Children and Family Development |
2003 | Report |
| Kinship care |
Gough, Pamela |
2006 | Information sheet |
| Health and well-being of children in care in British Columbia: Report 1 on health services utilization and mortality |
Child and Youth Officer for British Columbia |
2006 | Report |
| BC children and youth review: An independent review of BC’s child protection system |
Hugues, Ted |
2006 | Report |
| BC's Children in Care: Improving Data and Outcomes Reporting |
McKinnon, Ian |
2006 | Report |
| British Columbia's child welfare system |
Gough, Pamela |
2007 | Information sheet |
British Columbia - Legislation
| British Columbia legislation |
|---|
| Child, Family and Community Service Act |
| Adoption Act |
British Columbia - Links
| Last Name | First Name | Organization | Province/Territory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | Leslie | University of Victoria | British Columbia |
| Charles | Grant | University of British Columbia | British Columbia |
| Gillespie | Judy | University of British Columbia – Okanagan | British Columbia |
| Marcellus | Lenora | University of Victoria | British Columbia |
| Moosa-Mitha | Mehmoona | University of Victoria | British Columbia |
| Rutman | Deborah | University of Victoria | British Columbia |
| Schmidt | Glen | University of Northern British Columbia | British Columbia |
| Sookraj | Dixon | University of British Columbia – Okanagan | British Columbia |
| Carriere | Jeannine | University of Victoria | British Columbia |
| De Finney | Sandrina | University of Victoria | British Columbia |
| Strega | Susan | University of Victoria | British Columbia |
| Wells | Susan | University of British Columbia – Okanagan | British Columbia |
| Saewyc | Elizabeth | University of British Columbia | British Columbia |
| Sullivan | Richard | University of British Columbia | British Columbia |
| Bryson | Stephanie | University of British Columbia | British Columbia |
| Lee | Laura M. | International Institute for Child Rights and Development | British Columbia |
