This joint report is a collaborative initiative undertaken by the Representative for Children and Youth and the Ministry of Children and Family Development. The report was initiated after the tragic death of a British Columbia youth in care in September …
How are youth doing in British Columbia? What do they think about health, money, bullying, and other issues they face? To follow up our report Growing Up in B.C. 2015, the Representative’s Office has released a new infographic that …
Dec. 14, 2015
By Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
B.C. Representative for Children and Youth
Today the provincial government released a document, Part 1 of “Decision Time, a Review of Child Policy, Practice and Legislation”, written by Bob Plecas.
I was pleased …
The Representative’s latest B.C. Adoption Update provides key statistics for this fiscal year to date and for the two previous fiscal years. Numbers released today show improvement in some areas of B.C.’s provincial adoption process, including an increase in the …
A letter from the Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to work with his federal and provincial/territorial colleagues to address the dire situation of Indigenous child welfare in Canada.
On National Child Day (November 20, 2015), the members of the Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates (CCCYA) repeat their call to the federal government and provincial and territorial governments to come together and address the dire situation of Indigenous …
Canada’s National Child Day – marked on Nov. 20 each year – commemorates the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Child (UNCRC) and gives us the opportunity to step back and take a look at the state of children …
VICTORIA – Two announcements today are kick-starting the Youth Futures Education Fund (YFEF) to support former youth in care with living expenses while they pursue post-secondary education on a tuition waiver or bursary.
The YFEF will make an inaugural disbursement …
Cyberbullying involves the use of digital technologies and services including social media, texts, and instant messaging to repeatedly harass and intimidate others. This report, a joint effort by B.C.’s Information and Privacy Commissioner and Representative for Children and Youth, provides important context …
STATEMENT FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia has released his decision on the matter of the internal MCFD review directed by Robert Plecas. Chief Justice Hinkson found that Mr. Plecas had his status …