OACAS Lobby Reports

September 30, 2014 permalink

The Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies (OACAS) is a lobbying organization and as such is subject the the laws regulating lobbying. FOI researcher Chris Carter has obtained twelve pages of reports on the OACAS (pdf). There is a seven page report prepared by the OACAS itself and a five page report from the Office of the Integrity Commissioner.

Here are the OACAS plans for its $8,719,817 of government funding for the current year (2014):

• Will monitor legislative agenda for relevant proposals related to child welfare.
• Will participate in five-year review of Child and Family Services Act.
• Bill 88, Child and Family Services Amendment Act (Children 16 Years of Age and Older), 2013
• Bill 42, Ombudsman Amendment Act (Children's Aid Society), 2013 which would extend Ombudsman oversight to CASs.
• Bill 53, Children and Youth in Care Day Act, 2013 which would establish May 14 as Children and Youth in Care Day.
• Regulatory exemption tor child protection professionals with respect to Psychotherapy Act
• Educational supports for children and youth,
• financial and emotional supports for youth,
• Continued Care and Supports tor Youth(CCSY),
• child protection standards,
• adoption supports,
• Child welfare agenda,
• Work of the Commission on Sustainable Child Welfare and various initiatives which may result from their recommendations to government including:
  • amalgamation of Children's Aid Societies (CAS),
  • administrative streamlining,
  • funding model for CASs,
  • accountability relationship between CAS Boards and government,
  • performance tracking and reporting,
  • shared services models,
  • changes to foster care and general CAS mandate.
• Family Law administration rules;
• Aboriginal child welfare and Customary Care,
• regulation of psychotherapists and impact on child welfare workers,
• program development related to educational opportunities for crown wards,
• shared services for CASs.
• Funding for training of front-line child protection workers and supervisors.
• Funds for tracking child outcomes.
• Subsidies for youth to attend conference for youth in state care.
• Liaison role related to new Child Protection Information Network (CPIN).
• Funds to support regional adoption events to be hosted by local CASs.
• Adoption Resource Exchange events,
• YouthCAN conference grant,
• Accountability and Data Tracking,
• Education Services for CAS workers and supervisors.
• Start-up funds for shared services (in approval phase).

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