Resources, Articles, & Advocacy
Legislative Update | May 02, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of April 28
Province Proposes Plan to Get ‘Tough on Crime’: The Ontario government is proposing changes to the bail system that it says will protect communities by keeping violent repeat offenders off the streets and behind bars.
Article | April 25, 2025
Balancing Child Protection Considerations Against Parents’ Religious Freedoms under the Charter
When assessing the emotional harm to children caused by parents sharing the details of their conflict with children, particularly when parents claim their religious beliefs mandate full transparency, Children’s Aid Societies (CAS) must balance child protection considerations against parents’ Charter rights.
Article | April 25, 2025
Comparative Children’s Rights: Developments in Quebec since the Laurent Commission
A very brief history of children’s rights law in Quebec since the May 2021 final report of the province’s Special Commission on the Rights of the Child and Youth Protection ("Laurent Commission").
Article | April 25, 2025
Mark May for Your Child and Youth Law PD!
The OBA has professional development programming throughout the month of May for discerning child and youth law practitioners
Article | April 25, 2025
Collaborating with and Celebrating your Child and Youth Law Colleagues
Nominations are open for a very limited time for the OBA Child and Youth Law Section Executive and for the inaugural OBA Award in Child and Youth Law.
