Charmaine Pette

The applicant filed a complaint against the respondent children's aid society regarding statements made by its staff about his mental health.

The Child and Family Services Review Board considered whether it had jurisdiction to hear the complaint under section 120(8) of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017.

The Board found that the respondent's letters commenting on the applicant's mental health had been placed before the court in previous custody and access proceedings.

As the issues were already before the court, the Board concluded it lacked jurisdiction and dismissed the application.

The applicant filed a complaint against the respondent children's aid society under section 120 of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017.

The respondent requested the application be dismissed as an abuse of process, arguing the applicant was attempting to relitigate issues from a previous application that had been settled.

The Child and Family Services Review Board found that most of the applicant's concerns had either been addressed in the prior settlement, were outside the Board's jurisdiction, or were more appropriately dealt with by the court or the Information and Privacy Commissioner.

The Board dismissed the application in part, allowing only one unaddressed issue regarding the applicant's mental health to proceed.