The applicant Children's Aid Society sought judicial review of a decision by the Child and Family Services Review Board.
The Board had rescinded the Society's decision to refuse an adoption application by the respondent foster parents.
The Divisional Court dismissed the application, finding that the Board's mandate under s. 144 of the Child and Family Services Act allows it to make substantive determinations regarding the best interests of the child, rather than being limited to procedural fairness.
The Court determined the standard of review was reasonableness and found the Board's decision to place the children for adoption with the respondents was reasonable.
