Advocacy Positions and Submissions to Government

OACAS Pre-Budget Submissions

2020 Pre-Budget Submission

2019 Pre-Budget Submission

2018 Pre-Budget Submission

Cover image from 2024 OACAS pre-budget. Colourful shapes with OACAS logo and the date January 31, 2024.

OACAS Responses to Government Proposals

Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy, Bill 194, Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024 (November 2024)

Letter to the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services on Ontario’s 2020 – 2025 Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy

Letter to the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services on Policy Directive Updates to Clarify Data Collection and Reporting Requirements (June 2024)

Letter to the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services on Regulatory Proposal on Children in Care in Adoption Placement Settings (June 2024)

OACAS Submission to the Standing Committee on Social Policy regarding Bill 188, Supporting Children’s Futures Act, 2024 (May 2024)

OACAS submission on the oversight of children’s licensed out-of-home care and amendments to the Child, Youth and Family Services Act and regulations (September 2023)

OACAS submission on the 2023 review of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (July 2023)

OACAS response to the proposed regulatory amendments and policy directive to strengthen supports for youth leaving the care of children’s aid societies (February 2023)

OACAS response to the proposed statutory amendments to the CYFSA – Enhancing Access to Customary Care (October 2021)

OACAS response to the proposed statutory and regulatory amendments to the CYFSA – Improving Access to Prevention Services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Young Persons, and Families (October 2021)

OACAS submission on Ministry Consultations on Proposed Regulatory Changes to Support Implementation of Ontario’s Quality Standards Framework (October 2021)

OACAS response to 2021 Ontario Permanency Funding Policy Guidelines (September 2021)

OACAS response to the proposed policy directive to require children’s aid societies to register children and prospective parents who are approved for adoption with AdoptOntario (September 2021)