CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES REVIEW BOARD
BETWEEN:
AGL Applicant
-and-
The Catholic Children's Aid Society of Toronto Respondent
DECISION
Adjudicator: Tracy Foster Date: March 13, 2026 Citation: 2026 CFSRB 36 Indexed as: AGL v The Catholic 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 10, 2026 Pre-Hearing/Mediation
4On March 10, 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 emailed the Applicant and requested that he attend the pre-hearing. The Applicant did not join or respond to the email. The CFSRB Case Processing Officer confirmed that the email communications to the Applicant, including the Notice of Pre-Hearing Mediation sent on February 18, 2026 were not returned as undeliverable. The CFSRB also called the Applicant with the phone number provided by the Applicant in the Application. The phone number was not in service.
5The Applicant did not contact the CFSRB following his non-attendance at the pre-hearing to describe any technical difficulties or other circumstances that prevented his attendance. I conclude that he chose not to attend.
The Applicant did not respond to the March 10, 2026 Pre-Hearing/Mediation Report
6On March 10, 2026, the CFSRB issued a Pre-Hearing/Mediation Report which directed the Applicant to tell the CFSRB by no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on March 12, 2026, why he did not attend the pre-hearing, and to confirm whether he wished to proceed with his Application.
7In the Pre-Hearing/Mediation Report, the CFSRB provided notice to the Applicant that if he did not contact the CFSRB by March 12, 2026, 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 he received the Report.
9The Applicant did not contact the CFSRB by March 12, 2026, or at any time up to today. I conclude that he has abandoned his 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.
Tracy Foster
Tracy Foster
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