Child Welfare System

• ‘Something we grew up with’: Podcast highlights impact of ’60s scoop

  An Indigenous, women-led podcast, 'Spilling Labrador Tea Under Cedar Trees,' has launched its third season, centering on the child welfare system and impacts of the '60s scoop.

  Canada

  Nov 20, 2023
  
• Ontario proposing fines of $250K for anyone caught breaking child-protection laws

  Ontario is proposing to increase fines for individuals convicted of breaking child-welfare laws from $1,000 per day of non-compliance to a maximum court-imposed fine of $250,000.

  Investigations

  Jul 18, 2023
  
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• Saskatchewan horse ride to raise awareness for Indigenous children in care completes final year

  The QBOW Bring Home the Children Ride ends after 10 days of raising awareness of Indigenous children who were lost to the welfare system, residential schools and Sixties Scoop.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2022
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• Federal Court certifies class action for off-reserve Indigenous kids in foster care

  The Federal Court of Canada ruled the class period will cover from Jan. 1, 1992 to Dec. 31, 2019, which the plaintiffs call the period the "Millennium Scoop."

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2022
• ‘We’re invisible’: Amid residential school reckoning, ’60s Scoop survivors in B.C. want action

  Amid the reckoning over unmarked graves at residential schools across Canada, '60s Scoop survivors in B.C. are sharing their stories — and calling for more government action.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2022
• B.C. Child Protection Services ‘residential schools part two,’ say Métis lawyers

  Two Métis lawyers say B.C. Child Protection Services is failing to minimize the harm involved in removing Indigenous children from their families and culture.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2021
• Ottawa’s legal challenge of 2 First Nations child welfare cases set to begin

  Ottawa's legal challenge of two rulings involving First Nations children taken from their families by an underfunded child-welfare system will be heard in Federal Court Monday. 

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2021
• ‘Maybe I can help other families’: Young woman advocates for child welfare system reform

  In addition to being neglected, Faith Harding says she also faced emotional mistreatment at school and at home.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2020
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• Former child refugees file lawsuit against N.S. government over allegations of abuse while in care

  Nova Scotia government being sued by former child refugees who allege years of abuse while in foster care system.

  Canada

  Sep 2, 2020
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• Ontario plans to redesign child welfare system to focus on prevention, early intervention

  Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues Jill Dunlop says the new strategy will also work to address the over-representation of Black and Indigenous families in the children's aid system.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2020