Child and Family Services Review Board

The Child and Family Services Review Board (CFSRB; French: Commission de révision des services à l'enfance et à la famille) is an independent, quasi-judicial agency in Ontario, Canada. It is one of 14 adjudicative tribunals under the Ministry of the Attorney General that make up Tribunals Ontario.

Child and Family Services Review Board
Commission de révision des services à l'enfance et à la famille (French)
Agency overview
TypeTribunal
JurisdictionProvince of Ontario
Headquarters25 Grosvenor Street Toronto, Ontario
Minister responsible
Parent agencyTribunals Ontario
Key document
  • Child, Youth and Family Services Act
Websitetribunalsontario.ca/cfsrb/

The CFSRB is responsible for reviewing and hearing issues that involve children, youth, and families in Ontario..[1]

Authority

The role and authority of the CFSRB conducts hearings and appeals mandated under the Education Act,[2] Child, Youth and Family Services Act,[3] and Intercountry Adoption Act.[4] The following issues can be reviewed under these three acts: emergency secure treatment, crown ward removal, refusal of adoption, expulsion from school boards, complaints against children’s aid societies[5]

References
  1. "Child and Family Services Review Board".
  2. "Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2". 24 July 2014.
  3. "Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 14, Sched. 1". 24 July 2014.
  4. "Intercountry Adoption Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 29". 24 July 2014.
  5. "CFSRB: What We Do".


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