CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES REVIEW BOARD
BETWEEN:
SM Applicant
-and-
Children's Aid Society of Algoma Respondent
DECISION
Adjudicator: Michelaine Lahaie Date: August 08, 2025 Citation: 2025 CFSRB 104 Indexed As: SM v Children's Aid Society of Algoma (CYFSA s.120)
OVERVIEW
1This is an Application filed with the Child and Family Services Review Board (“CFSRB”) under section 120 of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c.14, Sched.1 (the “Act”).
2The Applicant resides in another province and is the mother of three children, including a son (‘the Child’) who lives with her.
3The Applicant filed an Application with the CFSRB on July 25, 2025. The Application was voluminous and contained multiple legal and court documents. The Application was focused on the alleged misconduct of an employee of the Respondent.
4Following its review of the Application, the CFSRB was uncertain if it had jurisdiction over the matter as it did not appear that the Applicant was in receipt of a service from the Respondent as defined by the Act.
5On July 29, 2025, the CFSRB issued a Case Management Direction seeking submissions from both the Applicant and Respondent on whether the Respondent provided services to the Applicant or the Child.
ISSUE
6The issue is:
- Is the Application eligible for review by the CFSRB?
RESULT
7The Application is not eligible for review by the CFSRB because the Applicant was not in receipt of a service from the Respondent.
ANALYSIS
8In order for an Application under s.120 of the Act to be eligible for review by the CFSRB, the Applicant must have been seeking or receiving a service from a society.
9In her submissions, the Applicant indicated that the employee who is the subject of the Application has not provided services to her. Additionally, she stated that the employee was never assigned to her family by the Respondent and neither she nor her child have an open file with the Respondent.
10In its submissions, the Respondent stated that “neither [the Applicant] nor [the Child] were in receipt of services from the Society in the past or are currently in receipts of services from the Society.”
11I find that the Applicant is not, nor has she ever been in receipt of services from the Respondent. Accordingly, the Application is not eligible for review by the CFSRB.
ORDER
14The Application is dismissed.
CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER
15Pursuant to Rules 9.3 and 9.4 of the CFSRB’s Rules of Procedure, parties and their representatives must not use, share, discuss or disclose any CFSRB documents or decisions or any other documents or information provided or used in this Application with anyone, including through the media or online. The CFSRB prohibits the use of any of this information for any purpose outside of the CFSRB’s proceedings, except with an order of the Court or the CFSRB, as appropriate.
Michelaine Lahaie
Michelaine Lahaie
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