Foster Care

• Lack of Quebec data clouds assessment of child protection system disparities

  One of the researchers explained that she did not include Quebec data in her findings partly because some of the information required from the province isn't easy to get.

  Canada

  Jan 16
  
• More foster parents needed in the Edmonton area: ‘Some of these kids have nobody’

  McMan Foster Care is looking for more foster parents to take on 75 kids in care but said the need is great across all of Alberta, in order for children to stay closer to home.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2025
  
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• 2 women sexually assaulted by foster father to sue child protection services: lawyer

  The foster father, Éric Jean, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in November after he pleaded guilty to assaulting both girls.

  Crime

  Apr 25, 2024
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• ‘A lovely kid’: Investigation launched after 6-year-old dies in B.C. foster care

  The family of Oliver Ratchford said he was found face-down in a pond on Feb. 26. They said he was playing unsupervised and fell in.

  Crime

  Feb 29, 2024
• Charges laid in death of 5-year-old boy in foster care: Alberta RCMP

  A 47-year-old man from Leduc County has been charged with manslaughter after a five-year-old boy died at a rural home south of Edmonton in June 2022.

  Crime

  Nov 14, 2023
• All former youth in care in B.C. now eligible for education tuition waivers

  The ombudsperson has released a report calling on B.C. to compensate a woman who left government care at 17 years old to live with her aunt, but was denied post-secondary funding.

  Education

  Sep 14, 2023
• Family and Children’s Services staff in Lanark, Leeds & Grenville go on strike

  Children's aid workers in several eastern Ontario communities went on strike Wednesday morning after an agreement could not reached between the union and the employer.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2023
• Hamilton SPCA seeks more pet fosters with recent influx of dogs, cats

  The Hamilton-Burlington SPCA is looking for temporary foster homes to provide opportunities for animals to decompress and learn social skills amid tight quarters at the shelter.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2023
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• Father convicted in death of malnourished Calgary teen must wait to speak at inquiry

  Court heard the boy was hospitalized twice due to malnutrition and taken into foster care before later being returned to his parents, who moved to Calgary in 2008.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2023
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• Foster kids of all ages get free tuition in B.C.

  The British Columbia government is opening to all ages its tuition waiver for those who were in foster care in the province.

  Education

  Mar 14, 2023