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
Financial Strain, Child Maltreatment and the Great Recession in Canada |
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Information Sheet
Foster Care Disparity for Aboriginal Children in 2011 |
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Information Sheet
Foster Care Disparity for First Nations Children in 2011 |
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Journal article
How do social workers respond to potential child neglect? |
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Information Sheet
How is Jordan’s Principle related to the Tribunal? |
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Other
Jordan's Principle Infographic |
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Report
Jordan’s Principle – Background Information |
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Report
Jordan’s Principle Advocacy Needed Soon |
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Information Sheet
Legal Age for Leaving Children Unsupervised Across Canada |
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Information Sheet
Long-term Trends in Out of Home Care for On-reserve First Nations Children |