E. Deluzio

The Society sought Crown wardship with no access for a young child, and a supervision order for an older sibling to remain with his father.

The mother sought the return of the younger child to her care under a supervision order and unsupervised access to the older sibling.

The court found that the Society's apprehensions of the younger child and a newborn sibling were unreasonable, and that the Society failed to properly investigate kinship care options or work cooperatively with the mother.

The court ordered that the younger child be returned to the mother's care under a six-month supervision order and that the older sibling be placed in the joint care of both parents under a supervision order.

The applicant Society sought an order of Crown wardship with no access for two children.

The respondent parents conceded the children were in need of protection due to their ongoing struggles with drug addiction but requested the children be returned to their care under a supervision order.

The court found that the initial apprehension of the children was not justified by the evidence and that the Society had unreasonably restricted the parents' access and failed to support their rehabilitation.

Despite the parents' ongoing addiction issues, the court found they had a stable, supportive relationship, strong extended family support, and a deep bond with the children.

The court concluded it was in the children's best interests to be returned to their parents' care pursuant to a reintegration plan and a strict supervision order requiring drug testing and treatment.