Rachelle Phillippe

The applicant foster parent applied to the Child and Family Services Review Board to review the respondent society's decision to remove a child from her home.

The respondent argued the Board lacked jurisdiction because the child was placed under a customary care agreement, not an extended society care order.

The Board found that under section 109(7) of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, an application is only eligible for review if the child is in extended society care.

As the child was in customary care, the Board dismissed the application for lack of jurisdiction.

The applicant, a foster parent, filed an application under section 109 of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act to oppose the removal of a child from her home.

The respondent society argued the CFSRB lacked jurisdiction because the child was placed under a customary care agreement, not an extended society care order.

The CFSRB found that section 109 only applies to children in extended society care.

As the child was in customary care, the application was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.