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Cases & Decisions

• Ontario Children’s Lawyer v Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner [Privacy of OCL Records]

  JFCY intervened in this case. The background to this case is that a child was represented in a custody and…

• Her Majesty the Queen v TB-J [Sentence of Reprimand]

  JFCY intervened in this case where the Court was considering whether the sentence of a reprimand was appropriate when the…

• Toronto Police Service v LD v Mignardi [Access to Youth Records for Police Discipline]

  The Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal and the lower court’s decision was set aside on the technical ground…

• Lewis v The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness [Deportation of Parent, Aboriginal Child]

  This is an appeal of an Enforcement Officer’s decision to deport the Appellant, the father of an Aboriginal Canadian child. The Appellant argued…

• Boyer v John Doe et al [YCJA records disclosure sought for civil proceeding]

  A civil proceeding was commenced by the Applicant, seeking damages in relation to a fire to the Applicant’s home against…

• RG v KG [Withdrawal from Parental Control]

  JFCY represented OG, the young person in this case. Brief details: OG withdrew from parental control and made an application…

• NL v RRM [Custody and Withdrawal from Parental Control]

  This is a case where an Arbritator awarded RRM (the father) sole custody over DM and MM (the children) and,…

• Landlord Tenant Board requires Youth Court Order for YCJA records to be used for Eviction Application

  In this case, a landlord sought to evict the parent of a child on various grounds including allegations of illegal…

• KAB v Registrar General [Name change for Transgender Youth]

  JFCY represented a 17 year-old transgender youth who sought to have her name changed. The Change of Name Act in…