Child Welfare System
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‘Something we grew up with’: Podcast highlights impact of ’60s scoopAn 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.CanadaNov 20, 2023
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Ontario proposing fines of $250K for anyone caught breaking child-protection lawsOntario 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.InvestigationsJul 18, 2023
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Saskatchewan horse ride to raise awareness for Indigenous children in care completes final yearThe 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.CanadaAug 12, 2022
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Federal Court certifies class action for off-reserve Indigenous kids in foster careThe 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."CanadaJun 20, 2022
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‘We’re invisible’: Amid residential school reckoning, ’60s Scoop survivors in B.C. want actionAmid 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.CanadaJun 14, 2022
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B.C. Child Protection Services ‘residential schools part two,’ say Métis lawyersTwo Métis lawyers say B.C. Child Protection Services is failing to minimize the harm involved in removing Indigenous children from their families and culture.CanadaSep 30, 2021
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Ottawa’s legal challenge of 2 First Nations child welfare cases set to beginOttawa'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.CanadaJun 14, 2021
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‘Maybe I can help other families’: Young woman advocates for child welfare system reformIn addition to being neglected, Faith Harding says she also faced emotional mistreatment at school and at home.CanadaSep 16, 2020
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Former child refugees file lawsuit against N.S. government over allegations of abuse while in careNova Scotia government being sued by former child refugees who allege years of abuse while in foster care system.CanadaSep 2, 2020
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Ontario plans to redesign child welfare system to focus on prevention, early interventionAssociate 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.CanadaJul 29, 2020
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