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.

Title Year Sort ascending
Legal Age for Leaving Children Unsupervised Across Canada, 2021
Ruiz-Casares,;Mónica; Kilinc,;Deniz
2021
British Columbia Child Welfare Services Information Sheet
Sarah Tremblett; Nico Trocmé; Ashleigh Delaye
2021
Vaccination and Child Welfare: Does vaccine hesitancy constitute medical neglect?
Allan, Kate; Livingston, Eliza
2021
A conversation about equity with Dr. Cindy Blackstock and Dr. Barbara Fallon (Video)
Blackstock, Cindy; Fallon, Barbara
2021
Nova Scotia Child Welfare Services Information Sheet
Tremblett, Sarah; Trocmé, Nico; Delaye, Ashleigh
2021
Newfoundland & Labrador's Child Welfare System Information Sheet
Tremblett, Sarah; Trocmé, Nico; Delaye, Ashleigh, ;
2021
An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families Technical Information Package
Indigenous Services Canada; Government of Canada; ;
2021
Worlds Apart: Canadian Companion to UNICEF Report Card 16
UNICEF Canada
2020
Annual Report 2019/20
Children, Seniors and Social Development Newfoundland and Labrador
2020
Worlds of Influence: Understanding What Shapes Child Well-being in Rich Counties. Innocenti Report Card 16.
Gromada, Anna, Rees, Gwyther, Chzhen, Yekaterina
2020