JK v. The Children’s Aid Society of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, 2025 CFSRB 124

CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES REVIEW BOARD

BETWEEN:

JK Applicant

-and-

The Children’s Aid Society of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo Respondent

DECISION

Adjudicator: Lise Henrie Date: September 08, 2025 Citation: 2025 CFSRB 124 Indexed As: JK v The Children’s Aid Society of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo (CYFSA s.120)

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JK, Applicant

No one appearing

The Children’s Aid Society of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Respondent

Jeffrey Boich, Counsel

OVERVIEW

1This is an Application filed with the Child and Family Services Review Board (“CFSRB”) under section 120 of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c.14, Sched.1 (the “Act”).

BACKGROUND

2The Applicant raises issues and concerns related to the conduct of the Respondent in its termination of services to her and the children in her care and its transfer of responsibility for services to another child protection agency.

3The CFSRB found the Application eligible to proceed under sections 120(4)4 and 120(4)5 of the Act on May 20, 2025.

4At a Mediation/Pre-hearing on June 16, 2026, the parties were unable to reach an agreement. A hearing was then scheduled for September 8, 2025.

5On September 4, 2025, the Respondent’s representative emailed the CFSRB to advise that the parties had come to an agreement to resolve this matter.

6At the hearing on September 8, 2025, the Respondent’s representative confirmed that the parties had reached a settlement. The Applicant was not present. The CFSRB indicated that the file would be closed based on the settlement reached by the parties.

ORDER

7The file is closed as settled in accordance with the terms of the agreement set out in the email from the Respondent’s representative to the Applicant and the CFSRB on September 4, 2025.

CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER

8Pursuant 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.