Child protection flowcharts

Child protection cases can be a long and confusing process. If your family is involved in a child protection case with the Children’s Aid Society (CAS), it helps if you understand the process, and your rights and responsibilities. Here are 3 flowcharts that may help.

Click on each box of these flowcharts to get more information about what happens at that stage in the process.

There is also information on how to get legal help, what to do if your child is Indigenous, and how to complain about a CAS worker.

What happens if CAS get a report about my child?

Flowchart: CAS gets a complaint

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Learn what happens if CAS gets a report about your child

What happens if CAS decides my child is in need of protection?

Flowchart: CAS decides your child is not safe

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Learn what happens if CAS decides your child needs protection

What happens if CAS takes me to court?

Flowchart: Child protection trial

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Learn what happens if CAS takes you to court