Alexis Kinnear

The applicants, foster parents of a child, sought to review the respondent society's decision to refuse their adoption application.

The society argued the applicants missed the 10-day deadline to apply for a review after receiving a letter on November 17, 2023.

The Board found the letter did not satisfy the mandatory notice requirements under section 192(2) of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, as it lacked specific statutory references and clear wording regarding appeal rights.

Consequently, the 10-day deadline was not triggered, and the application was permitted to proceed to a hearing on the merits.

The applicant alleged that the respondent children's aid society failed to comply with a settlement agreement resolving a prior application.

The agreement required the society to provide reasons for its decisions.

The adjudicator reviewed the written submissions and found that the society had provided timely, comprehensive, and clearly articulated reasons as required by the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017.

The adjudicator noted that the tribunal's mandate is to determine whether reasons were provided, not to review the decisions themselves.

The allegation of non-compliance was dismissed.

The applicant father filed a complaint with the Child and Family Services Review Board regarding the respondent children's aid society's actions in a child protection proceeding.

The court had previously ordered the applicant's children into the temporary care of the respondent and directed that they remain in Ontario, despite the family's plans to move to Nova Scotia.

The applicant raised issues regarding mobility rights and the fairness of the court process.

The Board dismissed the application, finding that the complaints related to substantive issues before the court and were therefore barred from review under section 120(8)(a) of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017.