Quebec Youth Protection
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1 in 3 adults who grew up in Quebec’s youth protection out of work, school at 21: studyA new study paints a bleak picture of Quebec's youth protection system. Many children who age out of care have trouble getting an education and maintaining a job.CanadaApr 19
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West Island organization helping children and families needs more fundingA West Island community organization says it needs more funding or else it will have to cut down on the amount of children it helps through its programs.CanadaJun 20, 2023
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Quebec youth protection dealing with increased reports, staffing shortagesAlthough cases are on the rise at Quebec Youth Protection departments as it continues to deal with staffing shortages, there has been an improvement since last year.CanadaJun 13, 2023
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Genital mutilation allegation in Quebec City unfounded, youth protection saysA medical evaluation of the two-year-old girl found normal physical development without any abnormalities and that her psychomotor development exceeded expectations for her age.HealthMay 12, 2023
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Alleged toddler genital mutilation case investigation opened by Quebec rights commissionLa Tribune reported Wednesday that a daycare worker in the Quebec City region discovered while changing a girl's diaper that her clitoris had been removed.CrimeMay 4, 2023
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Quebec man guilty of murdering young sons handed life sentenceMichael Chicoine, 32, was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 16 years and six months, minus time he spent in preventive detention since October 2020.CrimeDec 14, 2022
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Quebec’s human and youth rights commission to investigate separate homicides involving childrenThe commission will probe whether the rights of the young victims were violated. Citing media reports, the commission says the children died in the "context of filicide."CrimeOct 20, 2022
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Family of slain Quebec girl sues youth protection, school board for $3.7 millionThe $3.7-million lawsuit filed Monday comes about three and a half years after death of the child in Granby, Que. while in the care of her father and stepmother.CanadaOct 17, 2022
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Class-action lawsuit authorized for people abused in Quebec youth protection centresA Quebec superior court judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit for people who say they were abused in Quebec youth protection centres. Experts say there is a long road ahead.CanadaAug 31, 2022
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Mom of slain Quebec boys seeking compensation over alleged youth protection failuresIn a lawyer's letter, Émilie Arsenault accuses Quebec's youth protection service of failing to act despite it being allegedly contacted three times prior to her children's deaths.CrimeApr 25, 2022
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