The applicants, foster parents to a three-year-old child since birth, appealed the Children's Aid Society's decision to remove the child from their care.
The Society proposed removal after discovering the applicants failed to report that their biological daughter had been sexually abused by a cousin, raising concerns about their parenting capacity and judgment.
Relying on expert evidence regarding attachment theory, the Board found that removing the child would cause severe emotional trauma.
The Board directed the Society not to carry out the removal, concluding it was in the child's best interests to remain with the applicants, though they required additional support to improve their parenting skills.