Child protection service directives, forms and guidelines

Forms

Forms related to the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 can be found on the central forms repository.

Guidelines

2023 Ontario Permanency Funding Policy Guidelines

The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services is committed to ensuring that children, youth and families that receive child welfare services have the supports they need to succeed and thrive. The objective is for children’s aid societies (societies) to continually work with the child’s family and extended family or community towards establishing a stable, safe and permanent home for the child. It is anticipated that members of a child’s family, extended family or community may require financial assistance and service supports in order to support this goal.

Serving LGBT2SQ children and youth in the child welfare system

Learn about how children’s aid societies, residential service providers and caregivers can better meet the needs of LGBT2SQ children and youth.

Preparing Youth for Successful Transition from the Care of Children’s Aid Societies

Learn more about the Ready, Set, Go Guide and how it can help children’s aid societies better support children and youth as they transition out of care.

Directives

The following policy directives set mandatory requirements for Ontario children’s aid societies in a number of areas.

2024

• Policy directive: CW 001-24 — Preparing Youth for Successful Transition from the Care of Children’s Aid Societies

2023

• 2023 Ontario Permanency Funding Policy Guidelines
• Policy Directive: Residential Licensing 001-23 - Training on the Provision of Foster Care
• Policy Directive: CW 002-23 - Respecting the Delivery of Child Protection Services under the Child, Youth, and Family Services Act, 2017 by Children’s Aid Society of Toronto
• Policy directive: CW 003-23 — Preparing Youth for Successful Transition from the Care of Children’s Aid Societies
• Policy directive: CW 004-23 — Ontario Permanency Funding Policy Guidelines
• Policy directive: CW 005-23 — Ontario Permanency Funding Policy Guidelines

2022

• Policy directive: CW001-22 – Supporting Consistency of Care for Youth whose Care Arrangements are Scheduled to Expire During the COVID‑19 Pandemic

2021

• 2021 Ontario Permanency Funding Policy Guidelines
• Policy Directive: CW 001-21 Supporting Consistency of Care for Youth whose Care Arrangements are Scheduled to Expire During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Policy Directive: CW 002-21 – Respecting the provision of child protection services under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 in the District of Thunder Bay
• Policy Directive: CW 003-21 – Collection and Reporting of Identity-based Data
• Policy Directive: CW 004-21 – Protection Services for 16-17 Year Olds
• Policy Directive: CW 005-21 – Respecting the provision of child protection services under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA), in the District of Thunder Bay
• Policy Directive: CW006-21 – Increasing Opportunities for Adoption Matching through the AdoptOntario Website
• Policy Directive: CW007-21 – 2021 Ontario Permanency Funding Policy Guidelines

2020

• Policy Directive: CW 001-20 – Supporting Consistency of Care for Youth whose Care Arrangements are Scheduled to Expire During the COVID‑19 Pandemic
• Policy Directive: CW 002-20 – Respecting the provision of child protection services under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA), in the District of Thunder Bay
• Policy Directive: CW 003-20 – Approved Tools for Caregiver Assessment and Pre-service Training, and for Plan of Care Development
• Policy Directive: CW 004-20 – Supporting Consistency of Care for Youth whose Care Arrangements are Scheduled to Expire During the COVID‑19 Pandemic
• Policy Directive: CW 005-20 – Ceasing the Practice of Birth Alerts in Ontario
• Policy Directive: CW 006-20 – Respecting the Delivery of Child Protection Services under the Child, Youth, and Family Services Act, 2017 in the Regional Municipality of York
• Policy Directive: CW 007-20 – Respecting the provision of child protection services under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 in the District of Thunder Bay
• Policy Directive: CW 008-20 – Supporting Consistency of Care for Youth whose Care Arrangements are Scheduled to Expire During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Policy Directive: CW 009-20 – Respecting the provision of child protection services under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 in the District of Thunder Bay
• Addendum to Policy Directive: CW 009-20 – Respecting the provision of child protection services under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 in the District of Thunder Bay
• Compliance Order made under section 43 of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (Dec 10, 2020)

2019

• Policy Directive: CW 001-19 – Verifying the Credentials of Individuals Conducting Parenting Capacity Assessments
• Policy Directive: CW 002-19 – Respecting the provision of child protection services under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA), in the District of Thunder Bay

2018

• Policy Directive: CW 001-18 – Continued Care and Support for Youth
• Policy Directive: CW 002-18 – Ontario Child Benefit Equivalent (OCBE)
• Policy Directive: CW 003-18 – Protection Services for 16-17 Year Olds
• Policy Directive: CW 004-18 – Registered Education Saving Plans (RESPs)

2017

• Policy Directive: CW 001-17 – Policy Directive-Posting of Executive Travel and Board Expenses
• Policy Directive: CW 002-17 – Respecting the provision of child protection services under the Child and Family Services Act, R.S.O. 1990 c.C.11 (CFSA), in the District of Thunder Bay
• Policy Directive: CW 005-17 – Collection and Reporting of Identity-Based Data

2016

• 2016 Ontario Permanency Funding Policy Guidelines and Addendum
• Policy Directive: CW 002-16 – Ontario Child Protection Tools Manual and Eligibility Spectrum (2016)
• Policy Directive: CW 003-16 – 2016 Ontario Permanency Funding Policy Guidelines

2015

• Policy Directive: CW 001-15 – Use of and Reliance on Hair-Strand Drug and Alcohol Testing
• Policy Directive: 003-15 – Modernized Fasttrack Information System Policy on Security and sharing of Information among Children's Aid Societies

2006

• Joint Directive: Ministry of Children and Youth Services Ministry of Community and Social Services Office of the Chief Coroner for the Province of Ontario
• Policy Directive: CW 004-06 – Kinship Service Standards Directive
• Policy Directive: CW 005-06 – Alternative Dispute Resolution

Questions about the directives

If you have questions regarding these directives, please contact CYFSA@ontario.ca.