Canada Foster Care

• Ontario ombudsman slams foster care company, child welfare agencies for failing Indigenous girl

  Ontario's ombudsman has released a searing report which details how multiple child welfare agencies failed to ensure the safety of a 13-year-old Indigenous girl.

  Investigations

  Apr 13, 2023
  
• Ontario youth group home chain hit with $60M proposed class-action over alleged ‘abuse’

  A proposed class-action lawsuit filed against an Ontario group home chain alleges the company’s key figures “enriched” themselves at the expense of vulnerable kids in their care.

  Investigations

  Mar 6, 2023
  
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• Opposition calls for investigation into Ontario for-profit group home chain

  Ontario's NDP are calling for an investigation into the province’s second-largest operator of kids’ group homes following an investigation by Global News.

  Investigations

  Nov 23, 2022
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• Reports, inspections, a death: Red flags raised for years inside kids group home chain

  A Global News investigation has uncovered two government reports that raised serious concerns about a large Ontario group home chain.

  Investigations

  Nov 23, 2022
• Ontario ombudsman finds ‘substantial increase’ in complaints involving kids in care

  Paul Dubé outlined trends and investigations his office handled between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022 in a report released Tuesday.

  Investigations

  Aug 10, 2022
• Inside Ontario group homes where kids were called ‘paycheques’

  A Global News and APTN investigation discovered the key players behind Connor Homes have amassed real-estate assets estimated to be in excess of $10 million.

  Investigations

  Jul 4, 2022
• 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
• ‘A body check’: Kids restrained over 2000 times in one year in Ontario’s child-welfare system

  An investigation by Global News and APTN has found physical restraints occur at an alarming rate inside Ontario's group homes. Experts say their use is psychologically damaging.

  Investigations

  Jun 7, 2022
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• Inspection reports reveal disturbing conditions inside Ontario group homes

  A child sleeping on a soiled mattress and lack of access to dental care were among some of the violations cited by ministry inspectors who visited Ontario's group homes.

  Investigations

  Jun 1, 2022
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• NDP, Green Party call for end to for-profit care in Ontario child-welfare system

  NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said her party is immediately pledging to remove profit-motivated group homes and foster care operators.

  Investigations

  May 30, 2022