Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

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.