Robin McDonald

The applicants filed a complaint against the Peel Children's Aid Society regarding the termination of residential placement funding for a Crown ward upon her turning 18.

The applicants alleged the Society failed to provide adequate notice, reasons, or transitional planning, and denied them an opportunity to be heard.

The Child and Family Services Review Board found that while the termination of funding was not a discretionary decision, the Society's communication and planning were seriously inadequate.

The Board ordered the Society to provide written reasons for its failure to conduct concurrent planning in the six months leading up to the ward's 18th birthday.

The applicants filed a complaint with the Child and Family Services Review Board after the Children's Aid Society refused their application to adopt a child and closed their file.

The applicants alleged that the Society failed to provide them with understandable reasons for its decision.

The Board found that while the Society attempted to provide reasons, the written reasons were insufficient and failed to afford the applicants enough information to fully understand the decision.

The Board ordered the Society to provide written reasons in language understandable to the applicants within three months.