Canadian Research

The Canadian Research section summarizes published child welfare studies that have been conducted in Canada. Browse over 20 years of Canadian Child Welfare research below.

Canadian Research Publications

Title Year
Police Involvement in Child Maltreatment-related Investigations in Ontario in 2023
Chowdhury, R.,;Lefebvre, R., & Fallon, B.;
 2025
Federal Court Decision on Jordan’s Principle: Cully v. Canada Information Sheet
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society
 2025
Kids Count: Decolonizing Approaches to Understanding and Documenting Out-of-Home Care. Summary report: Canadian child welfare administrative data knowledge exchange meeting (2025)
McGonegal, C., Denault, K., Esposito, T., Fallon, B. & Trocmé, N.
 2025
Clash Actions: Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights and Class Actions
Cindy Blackstock, Pamela Palmater
 2025
What is Emotional Maltreatment?
Nico Trocmé, Rachael Lefebvre;, Barbara Fallon<span class="Apple-converted-space">;
 2025
Nothing to Celebrate: The Crisis of Youth Aging out of Care
2025
Implementation and Impact of the First Nations and Family Services Program and Principle in First Nations Communities in Quebec. Summary Report of the Situation in 2023-2024
Patricia Montambault, FNQLHSSC;
 2025
The impact of changes in Jordan’s Principle funding on prevention programs and child and family services
Nico Trocmé, Cindy Blackstock
 2025
“Finally my turn to write my story”: A convergent mixed methods study exploring the perceptions and experiences of emerging adults who aged out of foster care in Canada
Jackson, B., Holland, M. L., Smye, V., Lowe, S., & Sadler, L. S.;
 2025
An Exploratory Typology for Understanding Family-Relationship Issues in Kinship-Care Placements
Dorval, A., Hélie, S., & Poirier, M.-A.
 2024