Prince Edward Island

This section contains material related to child welfare in Prince Edward Island.

Statistics

Prince Edward Island: Children and youth in out-of-home care in 2022 ¹
Children in out-of-home care	Child (0-17) population	Rate per 1000
387	29, 995	12.90

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.

Publications

Title	Authors	Year
Child protection act review: Advisory committee report	Prince Edward Island Family and Human Services	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
Aboriginal Cultural Connections: A Child Protection Resource Guide	Child Protection Services, Department of Community Services and Seniors	2015
Adoption Act		2010
Child Protection Act		2010
Prince Edward Island Department of Social Services and Seniors Child and Family Services Division: Residential Services Review	Haire, Basil	2009
Prince Edward Island Department of Social Services and Seniors Strategic Plan 2009-2011	Prince Edward Island Department of Social Services and Seniors	2009
Prince Edward Island’s child welfare system	Gough, Pamela	2008
What We Heard, A Report of the Child Protection Act Review Advisory Committee	Child Protection Act Review Advisory Committee	2008
Social Work Act		1988

Legislation

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