National
Child welfare services fall under the mandate of provincial and territorial governments, including a rapidly expanding system of Aboriginal child welfare authorities. This section contains material related to federal initiatives concerned with child welfare services as well as statistics compiled at the national level.
All Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect reports can be found here.
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Information Sheet
Balancing Immediate Protection and Long-Term Well-Being |
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Information Sheet
Supreme Court of Canada’s Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families: What Indigenous Peoples and Governments Need to Know |
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Information Sheet
Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation: What First Nations Should Know |
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Information Sheet
Legislation, Regulation and Soft Law |
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Information Sheet
What are Child Welfare Prevention Services? |
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Information Sheet
What is Child Neglect? |
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Information Sheet
What is Child Physical Abuse? |
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Information Sheet
What is Out-of-Home Care? |
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Information Sheet
Corporal Punishment: Fact Sheet |
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Information Sheet
The National Child Welfare Outcome Matrix (NOM): Fundamental Information to Support Public Accountability. |