Child Protection

CAS Emergency Removal in Ontario and Canada: Emergency Apprehension Explained

A CAS emergency removal in Ontario and Canada may occur before a full child-protection hearing, but only under legal authority. In Ontario, the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA) generally describes this as bringing a child to a…

CAS Interviews for Ontario and Canada: A Plain-Language Guide

CAS interviews for Ontario and Canada help child-welfare authorities gather information about a child’s safety, needs and family circumstances. Interviews may involve children, parents, caregivers, alleged perpetrators, professionals or…

CAS Investigation in Ontario: Understanding a Children’s Aid Investigation

Learning that a children’s aid society has contacted your family can be frightening and confusing. A Children’s Aid Investigation, sometimes searched as a Family Services Investigation, is a child-protection process intended to assess reported…

CAS and Children’s Rights in Ontario and Canada: A Plain-Language Guide

CAS and children’s rights in Ontario and Canada involves more than asking what adults believe is best. Children have rights to safety, dignity, participation and information. Ontario’s Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA) gives…

Crown Wardship in Ontario and Canada: Current Meaning and Terminology

Crown Wardship in Ontario and Canada is a phrase that still appears in older court orders, child-welfare records, benefit applications, personal histories, and online searches. In Ontario, however, “Crown ward” and “Crown wardship” are no…

CAS and Customary Care in Ontario and Canada: A Plain-Language Guide

CAS and customary care in Ontario and Canada can be difficult to understand because customary care is rooted in the laws, customs and caregiving traditions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, while child-welfare legislation differs…

CAS and Family Service Plans: What Ontario Families Should Know

CAS and family service plans can cause confusion. A plan may list concerns, goals, services, responsibilities and review dates, but its significance varies. Ontario’s Child Protection Standards generally use service plan, although some people…

CAS Protection Hearings in Ontario: What Families Should Understand

CAS protection hearings are court proceedings in which a judge considers issues involving a child’s safety, care, and legal status. The phrase may refer broadly to several stages of an Ontario child-protection case, including an early temporary…

Society Care: When CAS Has Care of a Child in Ontario

Society care when CAS has care of a child is an Ontario child-protection term describing situations in which a children’s aid society has legal care and custody under a court order. It does not identify where the child lives, how much family…

Temporary Care: CAS Temporary Care of a Child in Ontario and Canada

Temporary care can describe several different child-welfare arrangements, and the legal meaning depends on the document involved. A person searching for CAS temporary care of a child Ontario and Canada may be dealing with a voluntary agreement,…

Temporary Orders: CAS Temporary Orders in Ontario and Canada

CAS temporary orders in Ontario and Canada can determine who will care for a child, whether a children’s aid society will supervise the placement, and what family contact may occur while a child-protection case continues. A temporary order…

CAS kinship care Ontario: What Families Should Know

Ontario child-protection process | Reviewed August 12, 2026

How CAS closes a file Ontario: What Families Should Know

Ontario child-protection process | Reviewed August 12, 2026

CAS foster care Ontario: Understanding Placement, Rights and Review

CAS parents rights Ontario: Understanding the Child-Protection Process