The applicant children's aid society sought a finding that four children were in need of protection and an order for Crown wardship without access for the purposes of adoption.
The children had been apprehended due to severe neglect, hazardous living conditions, and exposure to domestic violence.
The respondent mother, who suffered from untreated complex post-traumatic stress disorder, sought the return of the children under a supervision order.
The court found the children in need of protection and ordered Crown wardship without access, concluding that the mother's unresolved trauma prevented her from safely parenting the children and that access would not be beneficial and could impair adoption opportunities.
