Children and Youth
- Adopt a child in Ontario
- Child welfare and child protection services
- Child Welfare redesign
- Early child development
- Youth and the law
- Mentorship, programs and funding opportunities for youth
- Services and programs for Indigenous youth
Family Responsibility Office
Social assistance
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), income and employment support for adults with disabilities
- Ontario Works, financial and employment support for low-income Ontarians
Community services
Services for adults with developmental disabilities
Women’s social and economic opportunity
- Ending gender-based violence
- Economic empowerment and security
- Get help if you are experiencing violence
Soldiers’ Aid Commission
What we do
Children and Youth
- Oversee the delivery of child protection services for children who have been, or are at risk of being, abused or neglected.
- Help make sure children and youth with special needs, including autism, have access to timely and effective services.
- Work with First Nations, Inuit, Métis and urban Indigenous communities to support the healthy development of their children and youth.
- Help prevent high-risk youth from coming into conflict with the law, improve their outcomes, and reduce re-offending.
- Oversee health screening and intervention programs that support early child development.
- Monitor international and private adoption services in Ontario.
- Provide policy oversight and funding for the Ontario Child Benefit.
Community and Social Services
- Provide financial and employment supports to low-income Ontarians.
- Fund services and supports for adults with developmental disabilities.
- Collect, distribute and enforce child and spousal support payments.
- Supply interpreter and intervenor services for adults who are deaf, deafened, hard of hearing or deafblind.
- Collaborate with Indigenous communities on healing, health and wellness programs and services for Indigenous people.
- Support survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence and sexual violence.
Women’s social and economic opportunity
- Supports the advancement of women’s equality and safety.
Personal information and privacy rules
- Learn how the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services collects, uses and discloses personal information.
Contact us
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
438 University Avenue, 7th floor
Toronto, Ontario M5G 2K8
Minister, media and news
Agencies, boards and commissions
The ministry is affiliated with the following independent agencies:
Legislation
The ministry administers the following legislation:
- Child and Family Services Act, R.S.O 1990, c. C.11
- Day Nurseries Act, R.R.O 1990, c. D.2
- Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O 1990, c. H.7
- Intercountry Adoption Act, 1998, S.O 1998, c. 29
- Ministry of Community and Social Services Act, R.S.O 1990, Chap. M.20
- Ministry of Correctional Services Act, R.S.O 1990, c. M.22
- Rescuing Children from Sexual Exploitation Act, 2002, S.O 2002, Chap. 5
- Child and Family Services Act
- Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017
- Deaf-Blind Awareness Month Act, 2000
- District Social Services Administration Boards Act
- Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act, 1996
- Indian Welfare Services Act
- Ministry of Community and Social Services Act
- Ontario Disability Support Program Act, 1997
- Ontario Down Syndrome Day Act, 2016
- Ontario Works Act, 1997
- Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008
- Social Work and Social Service Work Act, 1998, S.O 1998, c. 31
- Soldiers’ Aid Commission Act, 2020
Updated: October 11, 2024
Published: December 06, 2018