Northwest Territories

This section contains material related to child welfare in the Northwest Territories.

Statistics
Northwest Territories: Children and youth in out-of-home care in 2022 1
Children in out-of-home careChild (0-18) populationRate per 1000
21811, 22819.42

Child welfare services fall under the jurisdiction of provincial and territorial authorities, making it difficult to compile statistics at the national level.

The most notable variations between provinces include, mandate variation by jurisdiction with respect to the age to which children are eligible for service, differences in the length of time a child can receive out-of-home care and the definition of out-of-home care.

References

1 Pollock, N., Ouédraogo, A., Trocmé, N., Hovdestad, W., Miskie, A., Crompton, L., Campeau, A., Tanaka, M., Zhang, C., Laprise, C., Tonmyr, L. (2024). Original quantitative research – Rates of out-of-home care among children in Canada: an analysis of national administrative child welfare data. Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada (44)4. https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.44.4.02.

Reports
Title Year
Provincial/Territorial Protocol On Children, Youth and Families Moving Between Provinces and Territories
A Report on the Northwest Territories Child and Family Services Act
I Want to Grow up in my Community: A Review of the Child and Family Service Act
Report on the Review of the Child and Family Services Act: Building Stronger Families
Report to the Standing Committee on Social Programs of the16th Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories: Review of the Child and Family Services Act
Review of the Child and Family Services Act: Summaries of Five Focus Groups Held in Yellowknife NWT
Northwest Territories Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect-2003 (NWTIS-2003): Major Findings
It Takes a Community: A Report on Child Welfare Services in the Northwest Territories
Legislation
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