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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Shifting definitions of emotional maltreatment: An analysis child welfare investigation laws and practices in Canada
Trocmé, Nico; Fallon,Barbara; MacLaurin, Bruce; Chamberland, Claire; Chabot, Martin; Esposito, Tonino
2011
Employment outcomes of former foster youth as young adults: The importance of human, personal, and social capital
Hook, Jennifer L.; Courtney, Mark E.
2011
Report on the Process for the Review of Child Welfare and Collateral Services After the Death of Child
Manitoba Obudsman
2011
Corporal punishment and physical abuse: population-based trends for three-to-11-year-old children in the United States
Zolotor, A. J., Theodore, A. D., Runyan, D. K., Chang, J. J., & Laskey, A. L.;
2011
Report on the Review of the Child and Family Services Act: Building Stronger Families
Northwest Territories Standing Committee on Social Programs
2010
Closing the Gap Between Vision and Reality: Strengthening Accountability, Adaptability and Continuous Improvement in Alberta’s Child Intervention System
Alberta Child Intervention Review Panel
2010
Alberta Children and Youth Services Business Plan 2010-13
Alberta Ministry of Children and Youth Services.
2010
Annual Performance Report of the Department of Health and Community Services 2009-2010
Department of Health and Community Services
2010
Review of the Child and Family Services Act: Recommendations of the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies
Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies
2010
New Brunswick Child Care Residential Centre Service Standards for Operators
New Brunswick Department of Social Development
2010