In Review 2019: Key publications and information

This report traces the evolution of the HairStory initiative and the working partnership between the Ontario Child Advocate and Black/African Canadian youth in Ontario’s systems of care. The bulk of the report is a summary of the recommendations made by over 130 youth to improve systems – including child welfare, mental health, and youth justice – and to make services more relevant and effective for Black youth in all their diversity

One of three final investigative reports completed by the Ontario Child Advocate prior to the office being closed. This report investigates the conditions at three foster homes in Thunder Bay operated by Johnson Children's Services which have since been shut down. It also contains 10 recommendations, all aimed at the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

One of three final investigative reports completed by the Ontario Child Advocate prior to the office being closed. This report investigates a complaint from a father with a daughter in CAS care. It makes no recommendations

One of three final investigative reports completed by the Ontario Child Advocate prior to the office being closed. This report investigates a complaint from a foster parent and makes over 20 recommendations ranging from new documentation standards to improved access to mental-health supports and services

Report from the Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA) based on extensive engagement with over 3,360 community members including over 250 self-identified Indigenous human trafficking survivors

Annual report for 2018-2019 from the Ontario Child Advocate

Annual report for the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario. OACAS and CASs are mentioned in three of four volumes: Volume 1 (value for money audits); Volume 3 (reports on correctional services and court operations); and Volume 4 (follow-up report on audit recommendations)

This two-volume report is informed by testimony, stories, and statements from over 2,380 family members, survivors of violence, experts, and Knowledge Keepers shared over two years of cross-country public hearings and evidence gathering. It also contains 231 Calls for Justice directed at governments, institutions, and sectors, including child welfare

This report highlights the shortcomings of Canada's system of parental leave benefits, specifically in terms of how it fails to recognize the unique challenges related to attachment and bonding in resource families. It also recommends that the federal government add a new category of Employment Insurance (EI) benefits for adoptive parents, kin caregivers, and customary caregivers

Report from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection providing an update on Project Arachnid and a framework for action regarding the removal of online child sexual abuse images and harmful/abusive images

Annual report produced by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics under the Federal Family Violence Initiative. This report provides current data on the nature and extent of family violence in Canada, including sections dedicated to police-reported data on family violence against children and youth, intimate partner violence, and family violence against seniors

This resource was created through the One Vision One Voice (OVOV) program to inform African Canadian families of how anti-Black racism can operate in child welfare. It offers African Canadian families support and guidance about how to navigate and interact with the system

The Eligibility Spectrum is a tool designed to assist child protection professionals in making consistent and accurate decisions about eligibility for service at the time a society becomes involved. It was last revised in 2021 to reflect the addition of the HEART and SPIRIT programs, as well as child sexual exploitation as a category.

Annual report providing a summary of OACAS's programs and projects, achievements, and progress towards a reimagined child welfare system

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