policy & legislation

This section contains information on Canadian child welfare legislation and policy. In Canada, child welfare services are provincially and territorially funded and legislated, with the exception of federally funded services to First Nations peoples living on reserves. In accordance with individual agreements negotiated between First Nations communities, provincial/territorial governments, and the federal government, an increasing number of First Nations are delivering child and family services in accordance with provincial and territorial child welfare laws.

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Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation: What First Nations Should Know
Desrochers, F.
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
Legislation, Regulation and Soft Law
Bissett, T.
2025
Don’t Look Away: Issues Spotlight Too Many Left Behind: Ensuring Children and Youth with Disabilities Thrive
2025
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
Bissett, T.
2025
Socio-judicial trajectories of children receiving post-investigati in Québec (TRAon services under the Youth Protection ActJUD): Final report to the Quebec ministry of Health and social services and to the Quebec ministry of justice
Hélie, S., Chateauneuf, D., Lavallée, C., Robitaille, C., Rivest-Beauregard, A.;
2025
Legal Representation for Children, The Child Welfare Toolkit, Brief #5
Milne, C., Fallon, B., Wu, A., Ariganello, A., Tempesta, C.
2024
Understanding the Effects of Corporal Punishment on Children, Families and Communities and Implications for Legal Reform in Canada
Sansone, G., Fallon, B., Vandermorris, A., Zunino, A. & Milne, C.
2024
Corporal Punishment: Fact Sheet
Zunino, A., Sansone, G., Fallon, B., & Vandermorris, A.
2024
Supports and Systems to Respond to Complex Needs Among Children and Youth in Ontario
Sansone, G., Williams, C.C., Crowe, A., Kartusch, M., Vandermorris, A., Fallon, B., D’Angiulli, A. & Maxie, J.;
2024