Appendix C
CHILDREN’S RIGHTS WEBSITES
Canadian Children’s Rights Council—HTTPS://CANADIANCRC.COM/DEFAULT.ASPX
The Convention on the Rights of the Child—HTTP://WWW.OHCHR.ORG/EN/PROFESSIONALINTEREST/PAGES/CRC.ASPX
Legal Information and Help
Canadian Legal Information Institute: contains most of Canada’s laws and many court judgments—HTTP://WWW.CANLII.ORG/
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms—HTTP://LAWS-LOIS.JUSTICE.GC.CA/ENG/CONST/PAGE-15.HTML
Children’s Legal and Educational Resource Centre: a youth legal rights information website run by a Calgary-based youth legal clinic—YOUTHLAW.CA
Department of Justice of Canada: contains useful information on family law, criminal justice, and Canada’s system of justice—HTTP://WWW.JUSTICE.GC.CA/ENG/
Éducaloi: detailed website about Québec law; includes youth pages—HTTPS://WWW.EDUCALOI.QC.CA/EN
Families Change: useful advice for youth whose parents are divorcing; run by the Justice Education Society of BC but with information on every province and territory—WWW.FAMILIESCHANGE.CA
Justice for Children and Youth: JFCY is a free, non-profit legal aid clinic in Ontario; for young people under 18 and homeless youth under 25; site includes information about legal rights and blog—HTTPS://JFCY.ORG/EN/.
Legal Aid of Montreal | Laval: website published by Centre communautaire juridique de Montréal, a law firm that helps youth; website contains articles on legal issues—HTTP://WWW.AIDEJURIDIQUEDEMONTREAL.CA/EN/SERVICES-2/YOUTH-LAW/
Ontario Office of the Children’s Lawyer—HTTPS://WWW.ATTORNEYGENERAL.JUS.GOV.ON.CA/ENGLISH/FAMILY/OCL/
Society for Children and Youth of BC: non-profit Vancouver children’s and youth rights organization; includes legal assistance (Child and Youth Legal Centre)—HTTP://WWW.SCYOFBC.ORG/
Child Protection Agencies (Social Services)
Please note: each province or territory organizes its social services in different ways. This list of departments and agencies should not be taken as comprehensive.
Indigenous Services Canada
First Nations Child and Family Services—HTTPS://WWW.SAC-ISC.GC.CA/ENG/1100100035204/1533307858805
Social Services by Province and Territory
Alberta Ministry of Children’s Services—HTTPS://WWW.ALBERTA.CA/MINISTRY-CHILDRENS-SERVICES.ASPX
British Columbia Child Protection Services—HTTPS://WWW2.GOV.BC.CA/GOV/CONTENT/SAFETY/PUBLIC-SAFETY/PROTECTING-CHILDREN
Manitoba Child and Family Services—HTTP://WWW.GOV.MB.CA/FS/CHILDFAM/
New Brunswick Child Protection Services—HTTPS://WWW2.GNB.CA/CONTENT/GNB/EN/SERVICES/SERVICES_RENDERER.9355.CHILD_PROTECTION.HTML
Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development—HTTPS://WWW.CSSD.GOV.NL.CA/
Northwest Territories Child Protection Services (Yellowknife Health and Social Services Authority)—HTTPS://WWW.YHSSA.HSS.GOV.NT.CA/SOCIAL-SERVICES/SERVICES-CHILDREN-AND-YOUTH/CHILD-PROTECTION-SERVICES-0
Nova Scotia Department of Community Services—HTTPS://NOVASCOTIA.CA/COMS/
Nunavut Children and Family Services—HTTPS://WWW.GOV.NU.CA/FAMILY-SERVICES/INFORMATION/CHILDREN-FAMILY-SERVICES
Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies (Locate a Children’s Aid Society)—HTTP://WWW.OACAS.ORG/CHILDRENS-AID-CHILD-PROTECTION/LOCATE-A-CHILDRENS-AID-SOCIETY/
Prince Edward Island Child Protection Services—HTTPS://WWW.PRINCEEDWARDISLAND.CA/EN/TOPIC/CHILD-PROTECTION-SERVICES
Québec Director of Youth Protection—HTTPS://WWW.QUEBEC.CA/EN/FAMILY-AND-SUPPORT-FOR-INDIVIDUALS/ASSISTANCE-AND-SUPPORT/DIRECTOR-OF-YOUTH-PROTECTION-DYP/
Saskatchewan Child Protection—HTTPS://WWW.SASKATCHEWAN.CA/RESIDENTS/JUSTICE-CRIME-AND-THE-LAW/CHILD-PROTECTION
Yukon Family and Children’s Services—HTTP://WWW.HSS.GOV.YK.CA/FAMILY_CHILDREN.PHP
Children’s Advocates and Ombudsmen
Alberta Office of the Child and Youth Advocate—HTTP://WWW.OCYA.ALBERTA.CA/
British Columbia Representative for Children and Youth—HTTPS://WWW.RCYBC.CA/
Manitoba Office of the Children’s Advocate—HTTP://WWW.CHILDRENSADVOCATE.MB.CA/
New Brunswick Office of the Child and Youth Advocate—HTTP://WWW2.GNB.CA/CONTENT/GNB/EN/CONTACTS/DEPT_RENDERER.201262.HTML
Newfoundland Advocate for Children and Youth—HTTP://WWW.CHILDANDYOUTHADVOCATE.NF.CA/
Nova Scotia Youth Ombudsman—HTTPS://NOVASCOTIA.CA/OMBU/YOUTH.HTM
Nunavut Representative for Children and Youth—HTTP://RCYNU.CA/CHILDREN-YOUTH
Ontario Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth—HTTPS://WWW.PROVINCIALADVOCATE.ON.CA/
Québec—Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse HTTP://WWW.CDPDJ.QC.CA/EN/MOBILE/PAGES/ACTUALITES.ASPX
Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth—HTTPS://WWW.SASKADVOCATE.CA/
Yukon Child Advocate Office—YCAO.CA/