The applicant mother filed an application with the Child and Family Services Review Board under section 120 of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, seeking an investigation into an anonymous referral made to the respondent society and an unredacted copy of the report.
The Board dismissed the application for lack of jurisdiction, finding that requests for access to personal information fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario pursuant to Part X of the Act.
Furthermore, the Board noted that it does not have the statutory authority to conduct investigations or order the disclosure of unredacted reports.
