About Us

Message from the Chair

On behalf of the Child and Family Services Review Board, I am pleased to welcome you to our new website.

The Board is an adjudicative tribunal that conducts reviews and hearings on a number of matters affecting children and families in Ontario. The Board operates under the jurisdiction of several pieces of legislation including the Child and Family Services Act and Education Act.

The Child and Family Services Review Board has been conducting reviews and hearings since 1979 and has undergone significant growth since amendments were made to the Child and Family Services Act in December 2006. The Board recognizes that it is time for a website that not only provides easy access to information about all areas of the Board’s work, but also ensures that the Board’s decisions and processes are open and transparent to the people of Ontario.

It is the Board’s hope that this website offers useful and detailed information, which will assist service providers and the many children, youth and parents involved with the educational, child welfare and adoption systems in understanding their rights when a review is requested.

Thank you for visiting our website.

Suzanne Gilbert,

Chair
June 2008