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Ontario's Bill 93, 2008 (Formally Bill 88 2006)
An Act to amend the Ombudsman Act with respect to children's aid societies

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are Children's Aid Societies Government Agencies? Absolutely not! every singe one of Ontario's 53 Children's Aid Societies are non-government organisations (private corporations) just like a fast food restaurant.

Are you trying to close down Children's Aid Societies? No, sadly Child Protection service are required but what we are asking is Government pass legislation to allow independent oversight or take control of Child Protection Services.

Does the Children's Aid do anything good? Probably, but without Ontario Ombudsman Oversight or criminal investigations the general public will never know who is or isn't good. You can read the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect – 2003 the data collected was from Child protection and related services so take the information with a grain of salt.

Do they get paid commissions to take children? Better than that they get a sizable, guaranteed salary most with full benefits and full legal representation. The more Children they take requires more workers giving them better job security. All they need to do is make the Government believe on paper they are busy and in need. Plus, other charities are throwing money at them without knowing or bothering to find out if the allegations of abuse, abductions, deaths or forced adoptions allegations are true. They also attempt seizing valuable assets, savings, investments on top of forcing the parents to pay fines and all court costs.

Hasn't Children's Aid been complaining lately about not having money to protect children in need? Yes but they are well known for easily spending tens of thousands of dollars fighting innocent parents. And we all know what the Auditor General had to say about the small audit of only four Children's Aid Offices. The AG investigation resulted in damning reports of including misspending, purchasing SUV's, trips and gym memberships. You can see what CAS did to correct things in follow up report. Also, just weeks after a Northern Ontario Children's Society workers held CAS crisis rallies claiming their deficit would affect programs and camps the CAS workers voted 90% in favour of a strike. Where was that $211,000 destined?

Have Children's Aid Societies taken children away from good parents? Yes, it's been proven in Ontario Courts that children have been taken from innocent parents the true numbers are impossible to gauge until the Ontario Government begins ordering criminal investigations followed by permanent independent oversight.

Is taking children away from good parents child abuse? It most certainly is! It's a form of emotional abuse and many professionals feel its the worst form of abuse.

Can parents complain to the College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers? No, while it would bring some credibility to the Child Protection profession CAS began the practice of using the title "Child Protection Worker" and not using their titles social worker, social service worker, registered social worker or registered social service worker to circumvent accountability under the Social Work and Social Service Work Act (1998) that's main interest was public safety.

Isn't the Children's Aid accountable to anyone? Technically under the Child and Family Services Act but we are unaware of any legitimate complaints being investigated. Only if a child dies in care and/or the family has enough money to hire private investigators, professionals, expert witnesses or begin learning law themselves to file appeals and private charges can they hope for justice. It's happened but it's rare for anyone to be able to afford several hundred thousand dollars to mount a case.

What types of complaints are excluded from the CAS and CFSRB complaint review processes?
The CAS and CFSRB review processes cannot consider:
    • Matters currently before the courts or that the courts have already decided
    • Matters that fall under other decision making processes under the Child and Family Services Act or the Labour Relations Act.
Please review the Child and Family Services and Children's Aid Societies Complaint Brochure.
We must assume everyone without physic abilities are at risk.

What can we do to stop this? Please Call your local MPP immediately! Demand they support accountability with Ontario's Bill 93. MPP's are very pleasant to talk to and It's exactly what your MPP's office does for it constituents. The call will only take a ten minutes and you'll be surprised at how easy it is.
Learn more about Bill 93 by visiting this website

The legislation we are seeking was a private members bill first introduced as Bill 88, 2006 by Hamilton East MPP Andrea Horwath. Then Dalton McGuinty prorogued the legislature in 2007. Andrea reintroduced the Bill as Bill 93, 2008. Well as promised for about a year now the McGuinty Government prorogued the Legislature again on Mar 4, 2010. We are currently waiting for Andrea to reintroduce and as it stands only about 55 bills have been introduced for the current session. Please contact Andrea Horwath for more information

What do I do if my MPP won't support ~~Bill 93~~ Ombudsman Oversight? That's a question your going to need to ask yourself and inform all of your friends, neighbours, family and the media. Who wouldn't want children from innocent parents returned home, who wouldn't want accountability over private corporations with more power than the police, with the power of taking children and getting paid billions of Ontario's taxes every year to do it? If your MPP refuses please send us a copy of the letter and again tell everyone!

Are you associated with OACAS or the Children's Aid Society? NO

Can you help me with a Child Protection Case? No, we are not lawyers and cannot offer any legal advise.
We would like to hear from any OACAS or Children's Aid employee willing to blow the whistle by exposing any criminal activity to help with criminal investigations.

Are you aware of any information on this website that is incorrect? If so please contact us! immediately so we can correct it.

How can you improve Child Protection with Ombudsman Oversight for Children?
1) Please attend/promote rallies in your area. If you would like to participate in a rally in your city or would like help in promoting one please visit our Children's Aid Oversight and Accountability Rallies page or contact us for assistance

2) Tell everyone you know about what's happening and ask your local MPP to support oversight.

3) Get lots of "properly signed petitions". Ontario Legislatures for petition guideline.

Download a copy of the proposed Bill 93 for Ombudsman Oversight       (PDF Format)

View a copy of the proposed Ontario Bill 93 for Ombudsman Oversight (html Format)

Download a copy of the Bill 93 Petition for Ombudsman Oversight          (PDF Format)

4) Join Facebook support groups like Stop the Children's Aid Society from taking Children from Good Parents

Ontario's Children's Aid Societies Algoma, Brant, Bruce, Chatham-Kent, Dilico Anishinabek, Fort William, Thunder Bay, Dufferin, Durham, Elgin, Kingston & County of Frontenac, Owen Sound and the County of Grey, Haldimand & Norfolk, Halton, Burlington, Hamilton Agencies, Catholic Children's Aid Society of Hamilton, Hastings, Belleville, Huron Perth, Stratford, Services Familiaux Jeanne Sauvé Family Services, Kapuskasing, Kawartha-Haliburton, Peterborough, Kenora-Patricia, County of Lanark and the Town of Smiths, Perth, Leeds & Grenville, Brockville, Lennox-Addington, Napanee, London-Middlesex, London, Muskoka, Bracebridge, Niagara, St. Catharines, Nipissing & Parry Sound, North Bay, Northumberland, Cobourg, ON, Ottawa, Gloucester, OxfordCounty, Woodstock, Payukotayno James & Hudson Bay, Moosonee, Peel, Mississauga, Prescott-Russell, Plantagenet, Prince Edward, Picton, Rainy River, Fort Frances, Renfrew, Pembroke, Sarnia Lambton, Pt. Edward, Simcoe County, Barrie, Stormont Dundas & Glengarry, Cornwall, Sudbury - Manitoulin, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Tikinagan, Sioux Lookout, Timiskaming, Kirkland Lake, Timmins and District, Catholic Children's Aid Society, Toronto, Jewish Family, North York, Native Child and Family Services, Waterloo, Kitchener, Guelph and Wellington County, Windsor-Essex, York Region, Newmarket, Weechi-it-te-win, Fort Francess