Agency Name: | Child and Family Services Review Board Commission de révision des services à l'enfance et à la famille (French) |
Jurisdiction: | Province of Ontario |
Headquarters: | 25 Grosvenor StreetToronto, Ontario |
Minister1 Name: | Attorney General of Ontario |
Agency Type: | Tribunal |
Parent Agency: | Tribunals Ontario |
Keydocument1: | Child, Youth and Family Services Act |
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 13 adjudicative tribunals under the Ministry of the Attorney General that make up Tribunals Ontario.[1] The CFSRB is responsible for reviewing and hearing issues that involve children, youth, and families in Ontario.[2]
The CFSRB conducts hearings and appeals mandated under the Education Act,[3] Child, Youth and Family Services Act,[4] and Intercountry Adoption Act.[5] Under these three acts, the CFSRB resolves complaints and disputes regarding children’s aid societies,[6] emergency secure treatment, crown ward removal, refusal of adoption, and expulsion from school boards[7]