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• Ontario Announces Members of New Indigenous Women's Advisory Council

  June 21, 2020 1:30 P.M.

  Toronto — Today, the Ontario government announced members of the new Indigenous Women's Advisory Council. The Council includes First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and LGBTQ2S leaders on violence...

  News release | Children, Community and Social Services

• Ontario Expanding Services for Young Victims of Sex Trafficking

  June 15, 2020 2:30 P.M.

  TORONTO — The Ontario Government is investing up to $46 million over the next five years to increase community-based and Indigenous-specific supports for child and youth victims of sex tra...

  News release | Children, Community and Social Services

• Ontario Supports Children and Youth during COVID-19

  June 12, 2020 11:00 A.M.

  TORONTO — The Ontario government is investing $1 million to improve access to healthy meals and snacks for school-age children and youth during the COVID-19 outbreak. As a result of the pr...

  News release | Children, Community and Social Services

• Ontario Taking Action to Better Protect Indigenous Women

  June 1, 2020 2:30 P.M.

  Toronto, ON — The Ontario government is establishing a new Indigenous Women’s Advisory Council that will provide culturally-relevant advice on violence prevention. The Council will h...

  News release | Children, Community and Social Services

• Ontario Marks Children and Youth in Care Day

  May 14, 2020 12:00 P.M.

  TORONTO — Today, Jill Dunlop, Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues and Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, released the following statement to recognize Children and Youth i...

  Statement | Children, Community and Social Services

• Ontario Further Supports Victims of Gender-Based Violence and Human Trafficking during COVID-19

  May 13, 2020 3:00 P.M.

  TORONTO - Today, Jill Dunlop, Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues released the following statement regarding new measures to support people experiencing or at risk of sexual assaul...

  Statement | Children, Community and Social Services

• Ontario Protecting Vulnerable Ontarians During COVID-19 Outbreak

  April 4, 2020 3:00 P.M.

  TORONTO — As part of the Government of Ontario’s efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, the province is investing up to $40 million to support organizations that provide resident...

  News release | Children, Community and Social Services

• Statement from Minister Elliott and Minister Smith on the Social Services Sector's Response to COVID-19

  March 16, 2020 9:00 A.M.

  TORONTO — Today, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Todd Smith, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, provided an update on the measures being put...

  News release | Children, Community and Social Services

• Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues Marks International Women's Day

  March 8, 2020 9:00 A.M.

  Toronto, ON — Today, Jill Dunlop, Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues, released the following statement to recognize International Women's Day:

  Statement | Children, Community and Social Services

• Children and Families across the North to Get Services in Upgraded Buildings

  February 12, 2020 11:45 A.M.

  THUNDER BAY — Ontario is helping community agencies repair and renovate their buildings so they can continue providing services to children and families.

  News release | Children, Community and Social Services