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
Worlds Apart: Canadian Summary of UNICEF Report Card 16
UNICEF Canada
2020
Worlds Apart: Canadian Companion to UNICEF Report Card 16
UNICEF Canada
2020
19-Year-Old Dakota: An Investigative Review
Office of the Child and Youth Advocate Alberta
2018
17-Year-Old Susan: An Investigative Review
Office of the Child and Youth Advocate Alberta
2018
16-Year-Old Dillion Serious Injury: An Investigative Review
Office of the Child and Youth Advocate Alberta
2017
2016 Annual Report - Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth
Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth
2017
15-Year-Old Jimmy: An Investigative Review
Office of the Child and Youth Advocate Alberta
2017
Defining ‘reasonable force’: Does it advance child protection?
Durrant, Joan E.; Fallon, Barbara; Lefebvre, Rachael; Allan, Kate
2017
Towards A Better Tomorrow: 14-Year-Old Asinay, 15-Year-Old Sage, 18-Year-Old Cedar, 15-Year-Old Morley, 15-Year-Old Kari, 15-Year-Old Victoria, 18-Year-Old Jacob: Addressing the Challenge of Aboriginal Youth Suicide
Office of the Child and Youth Advocate Alberta
2016
Provincial/Territorial Protocol On Children, Youth and Families Moving Between Provinces and Territories
Government of British Columbia; Government of Alberta; Government of Manitoba; Government of Saskatchewan; Government of New Brunswick; Government of Newfoundland and Labrador; Government of Nova Scotia; Government of Prince Edward Island; Government of Northwest Territories; Government of Nunavut; Government of Yukon; Government of Ontario
2016