Child, Youth and Family Services Act (Ontario)
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The Child, Youth and Family Services Act (Ontario) is the primary provincial legislation governing child protection, youth justice services, and the delivery of child and family services in Ontario.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Child, Youth and Family Services Act (Ontario) canonical | 2 |
| Child and Family Services Act (Ontario) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11488659 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Child, Youth and Family Services Act (Ontario) Context triple: [Ontario Court of Justice, hearsCasesUnder, Child, Youth and Family Services Act (Ontario)]
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A.
Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
The Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 is New Zealand’s principal child welfare and youth justice legislation, setting out the legal framework for protecting children and young people and addressing youth offending.
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B.
Children and Social Work Act 2017
The Children and Social Work Act 2017 is a UK law that reforms children’s social care, strengthens safeguarding and corporate parenting duties, and overhauls the regulation and training of social workers.
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C.
Revised Statutes of Ontario
The Revised Statutes of Ontario are a consolidated, periodically updated collection of the province’s public general laws enacted by the Ontario legislature.
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D.
Children Act 1989
The Children Act 1989 is a key piece of UK legislation that sets out the framework for the care, protection, and welfare of children, emphasizing their best interests and parental responsibilities.
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E.
Courts of Justice Act (Ontario)
The Courts of Justice Act (Ontario) is a key provincial statute that organizes Ontario’s court system, defines the jurisdiction and powers of its courts, and governs the administration of justice in the province.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Child, Youth and Family Services Act (Ontario) Target entity description: The Child, Youth and Family Services Act (Ontario) is the primary provincial legislation governing child protection, youth justice services, and the delivery of child and family services in Ontario.
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A.
Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
The Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 is New Zealand’s principal child welfare and youth justice legislation, setting out the legal framework for protecting children and young people and addressing youth offending.
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B.
Children and Social Work Act 2017
The Children and Social Work Act 2017 is a UK law that reforms children’s social care, strengthens safeguarding and corporate parenting duties, and overhauls the regulation and training of social workers.
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C.
Revised Statutes of Ontario
The Revised Statutes of Ontario are a consolidated, periodically updated collection of the province’s public general laws enacted by the Ontario legislature.
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D.
Children Act 1989
The Children Act 1989 is a key piece of UK legislation that sets out the framework for the care, protection, and welfare of children, emphasizing their best interests and parental responsibilities.
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E.
Courts of Justice Act (Ontario)
The Courts of Justice Act (Ontario) is a key provincial statute that organizes Ontario’s court system, defines the jurisdiction and powers of its courts, and governs the administration of justice in the province.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Ontario legislation
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child protection law ⓘ provincial statute ⓘ |
| aimsToProtect |
children from abuse
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children from neglect ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
children
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children’s aid societies in Ontario ⓘ service providers delivering child and family services in Ontario ⓘ youth ⓘ youth justice service providers in Ontario ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| defines |
child
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child in need of protection ⓘ children’s aid society ⓘ service provider ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| governingBody | Legislative Assembly of Ontario ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Province of Ontario
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linked to:
Ontario
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| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| purpose |
to promote the best interests, protection and well-being of children
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to recognize the importance of Indigenous cultures, heritages and traditions in child and family services ⓘ to recognize the role of families in caring for children ⓘ |
| recognizes |
the importance of stable, nurturing family relationships for children
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the need to respect cultural, religious and regional differences in service delivery ⓘ |
| regulates |
adoption placements
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child protection investigations ⓘ court-ordered child protection measures ⓘ foster care placements ⓘ licensing of children’s residences and group homes ⓘ youth justice custody and detention programs ⓘ |
| replaces | Child and Family Services Act (Ontario) ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Indigenous child and family services
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adoption ⓘ child and family services ⓘ child protection ⓘ children’s aid societies ⓘ duty to report child in need of protection ⓘ foster care ⓘ licensing of children’s residences ⓘ privacy and confidentiality of child welfare records ⓘ protection proceedings in court ⓘ residential care for children and youth ⓘ rights of children and youth in care ⓘ secure treatment ⓘ service system management for child and family services ⓘ voluntary youth services ⓘ youth justice custody and detention ⓘ youth justice services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Child, Youth and Family Services Act (Ontario) Description of subject: The Child, Youth and Family Services Act (Ontario) is the primary provincial legislation governing child protection, youth justice services, and the delivery of child and family services in Ontario.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Office of the Children’s Lawyer (Ontario)
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governedBy
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Child, Youth and Family Services Act (Ontario)
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Child, Youth and Family Services Act (Ontario)
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replaces
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Child and Family Services Act (Ontario)
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linked to: Child, Youth and Family Services Act (Ontario)