Data obtained by Global News using freedom of information laws tracked the deaths of 354 children between 2020 and 2022 who were under the care of the government in some form.
That’s according to provincial data obtained by Global News using freedom of information laws that tracked the deaths of 354 children between 2020 and 2022 who were
“I’m mortified, I had no idea that this many kids were dying who have been in care, involved in care or somewhat around the system,” Ontario NDP MPP Monique Taylor told Global News after seeing the data.“I think this number is absolutely terrifying and it just really confirms the lack of belief that I have in the government to be able to take care of our most vulnerable kids.
Irwin Elman worked as Ontario’s advocate for children and youth for more than a decade before his office was dissolved in 2019 and said it had always been tough to track exactly how many children had died.“There is a grey area of a number but the bottom line for me, when I think about it, was the children,” Elman told Global News.
The 2020 pattern repeated in both 2021 and 2022, the data shows. Ninety-five of the 129 deaths reported in 2021 were for kids with open files, while 75 of the 121 deaths in 2021 fit the same criteria.The largest cause of death in all three years was listed as undetermined, with roughly one-third of deaths in all three years unclear. Medical deaths made up the next largest category in all three years, followed by accidental deaths.
“This is a crisis. We have been saying for years that the child welfare system is failing to protect our children.” In a prewritten statement, the ministry said the “death of any child is a tragedy” and that it is committed to improving both data collection and redesigning the child welfare system overall.
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