Understanding child welfare
- Children's aid: Information for parents [2019]Two-page guide from CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario). Available in additional languages here
- Child welfare in Ontario: A shared responsibility [2019]This OACAS brochure gives an overview of what Children's Aid Societies (CAS) are and what they do. It also provides information about the signs of neglect and abuse
- About Children's Aid Societies (CAS)Information from the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies (OACAS) website
- Child welfare in Ontario [2018]Excerpt from Serving LGBT2SQ Children and Youth in the Child Welfare System, a resource guide providing information on how to support LGBT2SQ children and youth involved with the child welfare system. Note: not all information is still accurate and current; for example, this resource references the Child and Family Services Act (which has since been replaced by the Child, Youth, and Family Services Act), uses the term Crown Ward, and mentions the Ministry of Children and Youth Services
- Understanding the Children's Aid Society process from the inside [2013]Slides from a webinar in the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series covering the basics of how the child welfare system works. Note: not all information is still accurate and current; for example, this resource references the Child and Family Services Act (which has since been replaced by the Child, Youth, and Family Services Act), uses the term Crown Ward, and mentions the Ministry of Children and Youth Services
