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Child and Family Services Review Board (Tribunals Ontario)

Ministry
Attorney General
URL
http://tribunalsontario.ca/cfsrb/
Address
655 Bay Street, 14th Floor
TORONTO
M7A2A3
Phone
416-327-0111
Fax
416-327-0558
Background
Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (opens a new window)
Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability, Governance and Appointments Act, 2009 (opens a new window)
Function

The Child and Family Services Review Board has jurisdiction under the Child and Family Services Act and the Education Act to hear applications and appeals of matters affecting children, youth and families. These include: emergency secure treatment admissions; school expulsions; adoption refusals; inter-country adoption denials or restrictions; removals of Crown wards from long term foster care placements: and complaints about children's aid societies. The Child and Family Services Review Board is designated as part of an adjudicative tribunal cluster by regulation made under the Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability, Governance and Appointments Act, 2009.

Membership

Members of the Child and Family Services Review Board are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. All members are cross-appointed to the Custody Review Board and some are cross-appointed to other tribunals within Tribunals Ontario.

Term

Members are appointed for a term specified by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

Remuneration

Appointees are remunerated according to Schedule B of the Agencies and Appointments Directive

Appointments & Vacancies

No. Position Member Term Location
1. Associate Chair (Part-Time) CAROLINE FLETCHER-DAGENAIS
12-Dec-2024 - 11-Dec-2026
rockland
2. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) CAROLINE SAND
15-Feb-2024 - 14-Feb-2026
toronto
3. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) DONNA WOWK
15-Feb-2024 - 14-Feb-2026
toronto
4. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) LISE HENRIE
15-Feb-2024 - 14-Feb-2026
ottawa
5. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) TAMARA JORDAN
29-Feb-2024 - 27-Feb-2026
toronto
6. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) JANE FITZGERALD
07-Mar-2024 - 06-Mar-2026
kingston
7. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) CATHERINE BICKLEY
18-Jan-2025 - 17-Jan-2028
toronto
8. Vice-Chair (Part-Time)
9. Member (Part-Time) TRACY FOSTER
04-May-2023 - 03-May-2025
lynden
10. Member (Part-Time) LINDA LENNON
10-Aug-2023 - 09-Aug-2025
kitchener
11. Member (Part-Time) KARYNN VON CRAMON
07-Mar-2024 - 06-Mar-2026
brockville
12. Member (Part-Time) ALEXANDRA BARTHOS
21-Mar-2024 - 20-Mar-2026
southgate
13. Member (Part-Time) SONYA VELLENGA
28-Mar-2024 - 27-Mar-2026
kawartha lakes
14. Member (Part-Time) CHRISTINE STALEY
04-Apr-2024 - 03-Apr-2026
mississauga
15. Member (Part-Time) PIERRE R. LAVIGNE
14-Apr-2024 - 13-Apr-2026
ottawa
16. Member (Part-Time) YANICK CHARBONNEAU
02-May-2024 - 01-May-2026
waterloo
17. Member (Part-Time) BONNIE OAKES CHARRON
16-May-2024 - 15-May-2026
ottawa
18. Member (Part-Time) GENEVIEVE PAINCHAUD
16-May-2024 - 15-May-2026
ottawa
19. Member (Part-Time) JEREMY ROBERTS
23-May-2024 - 22-May-2026
toronto
20. Member (Part-Time) MALCOLM MACFARLANE
14-Oct-2023 - 13-Oct-2026
grimsby
21. Member (Part-Time) IVANA VACCARO
02-Dec-2023 - 01-Dec-2026
toronto
22. Member (Part-Time) LOUISE CHARETTE
06-Jan-2024 - 05-Jan-2027
l`orignal
23. Member (Part-Time) MARTINA DWYER
23-Feb-2025 - 22-Feb-2028
ancaster
24. Member (Part-Time)
25. Executive Chair (Full-Time) SEAN WEIR
02-Dec-2022 - 01-Dec-2025
oakville