Edward F. Kravcik

The Children's Aid Society brought a child protection application seeking to make a two-year-old child with special needs a Crown ward without access.

The child had been in foster care since birth.

The mother had significant cognitive and physical limitations, and her five previous children had been made Crown wards.

The father had serious health issues, including stage 4 cancer.

The parents sought a supervision order placing the child in the mother's care.

The court found that the parents lacked the capacity and skills to care for the child and that a supervision order would not mitigate the risks.

The court ordered that the child be made a Crown ward without access to facilitate adoption.

The Children's Aid Society brought a summary judgment motion on a status review application, seeking a final order granting custody of two children to their maternal great aunt and uncle.

The children's mother and maternal grandmother opposed the motion, seeking custody or placement with supervision.

The court found that the children had flourished in the care of their great aunt and uncle for three years and that there was no realistic possibility of an outcome other than a custodial order in their favour.

Summary judgment for custody was granted, but the issue of access was directed to trial.