The applicant foster parent applied to the Child and Family Services Review Board to rescind the Society's decision refusing her application to adopt a Crown ward.
The Society had decided to place the child for adoption with extended family members residing in Alberta, a plan supported by the child's First Nation Band.
The Board weighed the best interests of the child under s. 136(2) of the Child and Family Services Act, emphasizing the importance of the child's cultural background, blood relationships, and the Band's perspective.
The Board concluded that the kinship placement was in the child's best interests and confirmed the Society's decision.
