TG v. The Children's Aid Society of London and Middlesex, 2025 CFSRB 113

CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES REVIEW BOARD

BETWEEN:

TG Applicant

-and-

The Children's Aid Society of London and Middlesex Respondent

DECISION

Adjudicator: Tracy Foster Date: August 18, 2025 Citation: 2025 CFSRB 113 Indexed As: TG v The Children's Aid Society of London and Middlesex (CYFSA s.120)

OVERVIEW

1This is an Application filed under section 120 of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c.14, Sched.1, (the "Act").

2The Applicant is the Child's ("the Child") grandparent. She was the Child's guardian for the first two years of his life. According to the Application, the courts granted custody of the Child to the Child's parents in 2022. The court also granted the Applicant visitation with the Child on every second weekend, to be facilitated by the Respondent. The Applicant claims that the Respondent has not heard her concerns regarding facilitating the Child's visitation and has not allowed her to supervise telephone communication between the Child and the Child's father. She also complains of the responsive of Respondent workers.

3This decision explains why the Application is not eligible for review by the CFSRB.

ISSUE

4The issue is:

a. Is the Application eligible for review by the CFSRB?

RESULT

5The CFSRB finds that the Application is not eligible for review.

ANALYSIS

6In paragraph 6 of the Application, where an applicant identifies why they have applied to the CFSRB, the Applicant checked off the following box:

• The Society did not give you a chance to be heard when decisions that affected your interests were made.

The CFSRB Cannot Review a Non-Parent's Complaints about Not Being Heard

7The box checked by the Applicant relates to the right to be heard, Section 120(4)4 of the Act.

8Section 120(4)4 defines complaints that the CFSRB may review as: "Allegations that the society has failed to comply with subsection 15 (2)." Subsection 15(2) of the Act limits the right to be heard to "children and young persons and their parents."

9Section 120(4)4 is therefore limited to "children and young persons and their parents."

10As such, the CFSRB does not have the jurisdiction to review the Applicant's complaints about not being heard by the Respondent.

ORDER

11The Application is dismissed.

CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER

12Pursuant to Rules 9.3 and 9.4 of the CFSRB's Rules of Procedure, parties and their representatives must not use, share, discuss or disclose any CFSRB documents or decisions or any other documents or information provided or used in this Application with anyone, including through the media or online. The CFSRB prohibits the use of any of this information for any purpose outside of the CFSRB's proceedings, except with an order of the Court or the CFSRB, as appropriate.