Resources Policy & Position Papers

Child Welfare / Family

• Submission regarding Bill 33: Supporting Children and Students Act, an Act to amend various Acts in relation to child, youth and family services, education, and colleges and universities. 2025
• Submission to Child Welfare Secretariat and Child Welfare and Protection Division of the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services on the VYSA Review – The Importance of Disaggregated Data Collection, 2024
• Submission to the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services Submissions on Proposed Regulatory Amendments and Policy Directive to Strengthen Supports for Youth Leaving the Care of Children’s Aid Societies, the “Ready, Set, Go” program, 2023
• 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, 2023
• Submission to the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, Five Year Review of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2023
  • Student commentary series: The Five-Year Review of the CYFSA, Shedding Light on the Forcible Confinement and Restraint of Children, Equality for Marginalized Communities in the Child Welfare System
• 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, 2023
• Submission to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario – Standing Committee on Justice Policy on Bill 251 – Combating Human Trafficking Act, 2021
• 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