EF-C v. The Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, 2026 CFSRB 34

CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES REVIEW BOARD

BETWEEN:

EF-C Applicant

-and-

The Children’s Aid Society of Toronto Respondent

DECISION

Adjudicator: Henry Pateman Date: March 11, 2026 Citation: 2026 CFSRB 34 Indexed as: EF-C v The Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (CYFSA s.120)

Introduction

1This is an Application filed under section 120 of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c.14, Sched.1, (the “Act”).

ISSUE

2Has the Applicant abandoned the Application?

RESULT

3The Applicant has abandoned the Application and it must be dismissed.

ANALYSIS

The Applicant did not attend the March 6, 2026 Pre-Hearing/Mediation

4On March 6, 2026, the Applicant was not present at the scheduled start time of 9:30 a.m. Shortly after 9:30 a.m., a CFSRB Case Processing Officer attempted to contact the Applicant via the identified contact number to request that she attend the pre-hearing. The Applicant did not join. The CFSRB Case Processing Officer confirmed that email communications to the Applicant, including the Notice of Pre-Hearing Mediation sent on February 18, 2026, were not returned as undeliverable.

5The Applicant did not contact the CFSRB following her non-attendance at the pre-hearing to describe any technical difficulties or other circumstances that prevented her attendance. I conclude that she chose not to attend.

The Applicant did not respond to the March 6, 2026 Pre-Hearing/Mediation Report

6On March 6, 2026, the CFSRB issued a Pre-Hearing/Mediation Report which directed the Applicant to tell the CFSRB by no later than March 9, 2026, at 12:00 p.m., why she did not attend the pre-hearing, and to confirm whether she wished to proceed with her Application.

7In the Pre-Hearing/Mediation Report, the CFSRB provided notice to the Applicant that if she did not contact the CFSRB by March 9, 2026, at 12:00 p.m., the Application may be dismissed as abandoned.

8The Pre-Hearing/Mediation Report was sent to the email address provided by the Applicant and was not returned as undeliverable. I conclude that she received the Report.

9The Applicant did not contact the CFSRB by March 9, 2026, or at any time up to today. I conclude that she has abandoned the Application, and it must be dismissed

ORDER

10The Application is dismissed.

confidentiality order

11Pursuant 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.