Crown Wards

• Ontario raises age of protection for youth from 16 to 18 to prevent homelessness

  Ontario is overhauling its Child, Youth and Family Services Act to raise the age of protection from 16 to 18 to help young people further their education and prevent them from becoming homeless.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2016
  
• Ontario promising $24 million in supports for adoptive families and Crown wards

  Ontario is promising $24 million in increased supports for adoptive families, including a new grant program to help cover the costs of college or university for adopted children.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2016
  
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• Ontario could face class-action suit over alleged failure to protect Crown wards

  Two former wards of the Crown allege the Ontario government deprived them of their right to seek compensation for the abuse they suffered as children.

  Mar 24, 2014