A child protection application under Part III of the Child and Family Services Act concerning a child apprehended at birth.
The Catholic Children's Aid Society sought a finding that the child was in need of protection and a crown wardship order without access for adoption purposes.
The respondent parents opposed the application and sought either dismissal or, alternatively, a society wardship order followed by a supervision order.
The court found the child was in need of protection based on the parents' extensive prior child protection history, the mother's criminal convictions including fraud offences, the father's inconsistent commitment to parenting, and the lack of a viable plan for the child's care.
The court made a crown wardship order without access, finding that permanency planning through adoption was in the child's best interests.
