The provincial government is looking at three main areas of change as they introduced The Child and Family Services Amendment Act 2022 Monday in the Legislature.

Those three areas are…

— Raising the age of the child to receive protective services from up to 16 years of age to up to 18 years of age;
— Increasing the flexibility of information-sharing, disclosure and confidentiality in the best interests of the child or former child in care who is now an adult; and,
— Strengthening language in the act to enhance family, community and cultural connections for children and youth.

The amendment is an attempt to improve welfare services for children in the province and comes after getting input from sector partners and a number of youths with lived experience.