Child and Youth Rights
- Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, Re: Bill C-14 on Assisted Dying and the exclusion of capable minors, 2016
- Submission on U.N. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, September 2007
- UN Committee on the Rights of the Child: Day of General Discussion on “The Child’s Right to be Heard”, 2006
- Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Re: Bill S-21 to Repeal Section 43 of the Criminal Code, 2005
- Accountability to and for Canada’s Children and Youth, Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights: Canada’s International Obligations to the Rights and Freedoms of Children, 2005
Education
- Bill 52 – Learning to 18, Legal Concerns and Qualified Praise, 2006
- Submission to the Safe and Compassionate Schools Taskforce of the Toronto District School Board, 2004
- Submissions to the Ontario Human Rights Commission, Norton Task Force on Disability and Education, 2002
Child Welfare and Protection / Family
- Submission to the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, proposed legislative amendments to the Child, Youth and Family Services Act on strengthening oversight for children in out-of-home care (23-MCCSS010 and 23-MCCSS011)
- Submission to the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, 2023 Review of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act
- Submissions to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor in Counsel, Proposed Regulatory Amendments and Policy Directive to Strengthen Supports for Youth Leaving the Care of Children’s Aid Societies
- Submission to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario – Standing Committee on Justice Policy on Bill 251 – Combating Human Trafficking Act, 2021
- Submission to Ministry of Children and Youth Services, Re: Regulations to the Child Youth and Family Services Act: Regulations relating to requirements for qualifications of Children’s Aid Society Staff – Proposal Number 17 – CYS034, 2018
- Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy, Re: Bill 89 – Supporting Children, Youth and Families Act, 2016, 2017
- Submission to the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, 3rd Review of the Child and Family Services Act, 2014
- Open Letter regarding Child Support deductions for social assistance recipients, 2014
- Submission to Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills, Bill 88, Child and Family Services Amendment Act (Children 16 Years of Age and Older), 2013
- Submission to Provincial Child Advocate’s Youth Leaving Care Hearings, 2011
- Submission to Standing Committee on Social Policy, Bill 103, amendments to Child and Family Services Act and other Acts, 2008
- Submission to Standing Committee on Social Justice, Bill 210, Child and Family Services Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005
- Bill 86 (Child Prostitution) Submission, 2002
Immigration
- Joint Submission to the Working Group on Universal Period Review of Canada, 30th session on Rights Violations Associated with Canada’s Treatment of Vulnerable Persons in Immigration Detention, 2017
- Submissions to Canada Border Services Agency’s Consultation on the National Immigration Detention Framework, JFCY focused on the Immigration Detention of Children, 2017
- Submissions on the Federal Government’s consultations on the immigration program; JFCY focused on Unaccompanied Minor Asylum Seekers, 2016
- Submission to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration on Applications for Citizenship by Minors, 2016
- Submission for CMW-CRC Joint General Comment on Children in Context of Migration, 2016
Youth Criminal Justice
- Submission of JFCY regarding the proposed changes to the Youth Criminal Justice Act, 2010 – Bill C-10
- Submission of JFCY regarding the proposed changes to the Youth Criminal Justice Act, 2010 – Bill C-4
- Submission of JFCY regarding the proposed changes to the Youth Criminal Justice Act, 2008 – Bill C-25
- Submission of JFCY regarding the proposed Youth Criminal Justice Act, 2001 (previously Young Offenders Act)
Policing
- Submissions to the Independent Police Oversight Reviewer regarding the OIPRD, 2016
- Letter to the Toronto Police Services Board on carding, Nov 2012
- See JFCY’s deputation about youth and racial profiling online at 59:00 minutes
- See JFCY’s deputation about youth records online at 254:50:00
- JFCY letter to the Toronto Police Services Board on carding, Mar 2012
- Changes – The Affidavit Project, 2011 Report, captures the experience of youth and their first-hand interactions with police officers
- Can I See Your ID? The Policing of Youth Homelessness in Toronto, 2011, by Stephen Gaetz, Bill O’Grady, and Kristy Buccieri, conducted in partnership with JFCY
Homelessness
- Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on Children in Street Situations, 2016
- Perspective: Personal Experiences of Racialized Youth in their Interactions with Toronto Police Services and the Barriers they face to Obtain Justice, discussion paper for the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s Racial Profile Policy Dialogue held in 2016
- Street Youth of Toronto, 2015 photo project
- Access to Justice for Homeless Youth, feature article in Housing Again Bulletin, 2014
- Surviving Crime and Violence: Street Youth and Victimization in Toronto, 2010 Report, and the accompanying Town Hall Presentation, 2010 Slides
- Homelessness Youth and Access to Justice, 2002 Report
Further Youth Homelessness materials available on our Street Youth Legal Services page
Other / Misc.
- Submission regarding Proposed Amendments to Ontario Regulation 201-96 made under the Ontario Drug Benefit Act, OHIP+ changes, 2019
- Submission regarding Bill C-45, Cannabis Act, 2018
- Submission regarding Bill C-22, Age of consent
- Position Statement on R v. Sharpe and the Child Pornography Law
- Submission regarding Bill-165, An Act to establish and provide for the office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth
- Bill 107, Human Rights Code Amendment Act: Qualified Support for the Direct Access Model, June 20, 2006