Indigenous child welfare

Canada has a decentralized child welfare system that consists of 13 Canadian provincial and territorial child welfare systems. In addition, there exists Métis, First Nations and urban Indigenous child and family service agencies that are to varying degrees affected by federal policies and funding models.

Most commonly, Indigenous child welfare agencies have signed agreements with either the federal or both the federal and provincial governments that authorizes them to provide the full range of child protection services and receive federal funding to do so.

For more information about First Nations child welfare, see Denouncing the Continued Overrepresentation of First Nations Children in Canadian Child Welfare.

For information on the First Nations human rights complaint case against the federal government for under-funding child welfare services on-reserve: I am a witness.

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Title Authors Year
Saskatchewan's child welfare system

Fast, Elizabth
Simpson, Megan
Trocmé, Nico

2014
The Other Side of the Door: A Practice Guide for Child Welfare Professionals working with First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples

Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies (OACAS)

2014
Type of investigation, substantiation and primary category of substantiated maltreatment for First Nations children across Canada

Quinn, Ashley
Nutton, Jennifer
Blumenthal, Anne
Trocmé, Nico

2014
2012 Annual Report - Saskatchewan Children's Advocate Office

Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth

2013
Analyse des trajectoires des jeunes des Premières Nations assujettis à la Loi sur la protection de la jeunesse Rapport D'Analyse VOLET 1: Analyse des données finançières et clientèles d'AADNC

Bagirishya, Hélène; First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission

2013
Analyse des trajectoires des jeunes des Premières Nations assujettis à la Loi sur la protection de la jeunesse: Rapport Synthèse

Bagirishya, Hélène; First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission

2013
Analysis of the Trajectories of Young First Nations subject to the Youth Protection Act: Component 1: Analysis of AANDC financial and client data

Bagirishya, Hélène; First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission

2013
Analysis of the Trajectories of Young First Nations subject to the Youth Protection Act: Summary Report

Bagirishya, Hélène; First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission

2013
Annual Report 2012-2013

Office of the Child and Youth Advocate

2013
Does child abuse and neglect explain the overrepresentation of aboriginal and Torres Strait islander young people in youth detention? Findings from a birth cohort study

Doolan, I., Najman, J. M., Mills, R., Cherney, A., & Strathearn, L. 

2013