Child Welfare
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Ontario child welfare audits may not address impact of high-needs kids, government docs sayThat call to action from the premier appears to have been the catalyst for a series of now-delayed reviews of every non-Indigenous Children's Aid Society in Ontario.PoliticsJan 6
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Ottawa, First Nations submit latest child welfare reform plans to tribunalProgress on a child welfare agreement to reform the system stalled last year when First Nations twice rejected a $47.8-billion deal they said did not go far enough to protect kids.CanadaDec 22, 2025
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Ontario says delayed audits of child welfare agencies will be done in ‘weeks’The government said the audits, which were initially due to be published in the spring, had been pushed back at the request of children's aid societies.PoliticsOct 31, 2025
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Minister’s office reviewing tribunal order on First Nations child welfareOttawa must resume talks with First Nations on child welfare reform, as Minister Gull-Masty pledges to work toward a fair deal for affected children.CanadaAug 23, 2025
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Ontario announces new oversight plans for child welfare — before audits concludeOn Thursday, the education minister tabled an omnibus bill focused on the province's school boards, with changes included for children's aid societies and universities as well.PoliticsMay 29, 2025
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Number of kids who died under Ontario’s care network reaches new highInternal government data tracks the number of children who died in care, with an open social work file or a case that had closed within a single year.PoliticsMay 22, 2025
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Family claims child welfare agency apprehended children, left them in hotel for two weeksA Winnipeg family says five children under age 16 were put in hotels by child welfare workers despite such practice being banned in Manitoba since 2015.InvestigationsMay 14, 2025
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1 in 2 Manitoba First Nations parents with child protection services, study saysNearly 50 per cent of all First Nation parents in Manitoba have had a child protective file opened against them.PoliticsApr 8, 2025
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More First Nations could join Manitoba class action, lawyers sayLawyers for three First Nations suing the federal and provincial governments say they expect others to join the class action lawsuit focused on the child welfare system.PoliticsApr 4, 2025
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Child welfare reform is in the hands of the AFN after deal voted down: HajduChiefs rejected the 10-year reform deal at a gathering in Calgary last week.CanadaOct 23, 2024
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