Ontario Incidence Study

The Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (OIS) is designed to collect information about the children and families who are investigated by child welfare services on a periodic basis, using a standardized set of definitions, from every jurisdiction in Ontario.

There have been seven cycles of the study, conducted in 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018 and 2023.

NOTE: These are findings that reflect the Ontario child welfare system. Please also note that publications related to the OIS are often only available in English.

Title Year
Previous investigations by primary category of substantiated maltreatment in Ontario in 2023
Chowdhury, R., Lefebvre, R., & Fallon, B.
2025
Child Custody / Access Disputes in Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations in Ontario in 2018
Black, T., Fallon, B., Joh-Carnella, N., & Allan, K.
2023
OACAS Webinar. Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect 2023 (OIS-2023)
Barbara Fallon
2023
Understanding the over-representation of Latin American children in Ontario child welfare services
Parada, H., Fallon, B., Best, L., Escobar Olivo, V., Filippelli, J., King, B.
2023
Child Welfare Investigations involving Latin American Children in Ontario in 2018
Henry Parada, Barbara Fallon, Laura M Best, Joanne Filippeli
2022
Investigaciones de Bienestar Infantil Involucrando a Niños Latinoamericanos en Ontario en el 2018
2022
The overrepresentation of First Nations children in the Ontario child welfare system: A call for systemic change
Quinn, A., Fallon, B., Joh-Carnella, N., Saint-Girons, M.
2022
Characteristics of Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving Older Adolescents Aged 16 to 17 in Ontario in 2018
Alman, Isayah; Lyons, Olive; & King, Bryn
2021
Mashkiwenmi-daa Noojimowin: Let’s have strong minds for the healing: First Nations Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect-2018
Crowe, Amber; Schiffer, Jeffrey; Fallon, Barbara; Houston, Emmaline; Black, Tara; Lefebvre, Rachael; Filippelli, Joanne; Joh-Carnella, Nicolette; Trocmé, Nico
2021
Medical Neglect in Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations in Ontario in 2018
Giokas, Danielle; Lefebvre, Rachael; Joh-Carnella, Nicolette; Fallon, Barbara
2021