The investment follows recommendations from a commission looking into the management of Quebec's youth protection system.

Health and Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant called for the move.

In Quebec, 289 new cases are flagged to the province's youth protection agency on a daily basis.

In Montreal, out of the 4,571 reports that were investigated further, 1,491 of the cases involved physical abuse.

A commission looking into the problems of youth protection services across the province starts next month.

The Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission said important communication issues between youth protection authorities and a local shelter led to the two-year-old's death.

The funeral for the seven-year-old girl who died in tragic circumstances last week in Granby, will be held on Thursday at Saint-Eugène church.

Quebec has ordered a coroner's public inquiry into the tragic death of a seven-year-old child as a result of abuse in Granby.

The young girl died Tuesday in hospital, one day after being found at a home in Granby, Quebec.