Children's Aid Societies
OPSEU represents approximately 3,400 members in 13 units. Children’s aid child protection workers play one of the most important roles in protecting children, intervening, and providing supports to ensure children’s needs and safety are met by their family and community. This includes kin, adoption and resource workers. They also represent administration, such as IT, finance, unit/team/legal assistants and law clerks. Child and youth workers provide access and family support to work with families in the community.
Latest News
Bargaining
Children's aid workers in Ottawa demand province reverse cuts
CBC News was there when dozens of OPSEU members working at the Ottawa Children’s Aid…
Ottawa CAS members ratify agreement with wage increases, protection against privatization
Ottawa – The roughly 400 members of OPSEU Local 454 Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa…
Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa workers force employer to abandon ‘bullying’ vote
Ottawa – In a victory for themselves and the children they protect, the members of…
Valoris workers deliver strong strike vote in support of quality services and fair pay
Prescott-Russell – The OPSEU members who work at Valoris, an agency that provides a variety…
'Great turnout' at Ottawa CAS rally
With a rally that drew a "great turnout" of more than 100 supporters on March…
Ottawa Children’s Aid workers holding information picket
Ottawa – To draw attention to their concerns about job security and the damage contracting…
Ottawa Children’s Aid Society workers vote to strike to stop contracting out and precarious work
Ottawa – During a packed meeting last night, a strong majority of workers at the…
Strong strike vote at Family and Children’s Services Renfrew County
Renfrew County – Members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) working at Family and…
Children’s Aid workers slam Ottawa supervisors for doing struck work in Peel Region
Ottawa – OPSEU members at the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa are condemning some of…
Social services heroes look to the future
The 1980s glam rock anthem “Final Countdown” blared over the sound system as the executive…
Events
Information
Deborah Gordon’s remarks to the Standing Committee on Bill 89
Remarks for Deborah Gordon, chair, OPSEU Child Treatment Sector, for a presentation to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy regarding…
The Child at the Centre: OPSEU's submission to Bill 89
An OPSEU analysis of Bill 89, An Act to enact the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2016, to amend…
Funding must rise for residential services: OPSEU report
In July 2015, the Ontario government commissioned the Residential Services Review Panel to conduct a system-wide review of the province’s…
Children's Aid Society Sector Documents
20131201-worker-safety-subcommittee-joint-communication-project-launch-update.pdf Historical Timeline Fact Sheets Accountability Funding Formula? What Funding Formula? 70% Paperwork/30% Peoplework A Lesson in Cause and Effect…
Social Services: Children's Aid Societies
CAS demos sweep northeastern Ontario April 7, 2010 (KAPUSKASING) – Demonstrations by Children’s Aid Society workers are being organized this…
Backgrounder to crisis in children's services
Children"s Aid Societies & Child Treatment Sector Funding shortfalls 49 of Ontario’s 53 Children’s Aid Societies (CASs) face a total…
Put Kids First: Children's Aid Societies
The CAS Provincial Discussion Table (PDT) Questions and Answers Download this document What is a Provincial Discussion Table (PDT)?…
Case Notes: OPSEU CAS sector chair meets with MCYS Minister
In November 2013, Jane Kaija and President Warren (Smokey) Thomas met with Teresa Piruzza, Minister of Children and Youth Services,…
Put Kids First: Children's Aid Societies
Put Kids First! June 1 Event Listings On Wednesday June 1 OPSEU CAS members across the province will deliver the…
Backgrounder to crisis in children's services
Children"s Aid Societies CASE Notes The Sector Executive thanks the regional mobilizers: Brenda Malott, Melody Lachance, Tom Howard, Johanne Wyss-Huskinson,…
Meet the Children's Aid Societies Sector Executive Committee
Sector Executive Name Position Employer Jane Kaija CHAIR Local 668 – CAS of Sudbury & Manitoulin Nicole Dennison-McLeod …
Case Notes:Funding Crisis in Child Treatment and CAS
November 17, 2009 The provincial government’s refusal to sufficiently fund children’s aid and children’s mental health services has created a…
Worker Safety Subcommittee
The 2011 Provincial Discussion Table Consensus Agreement included a commitment to establish a Worker Safety Group to advise and report…
Jeanne Sauve Family Services Bargaining 2010
Photo Gallery Photos from April 6 CAS demonstration in Kapuskasing Photos from April 7 CAS demonstration in Hearst
CAS Newsletters
Rallies to save the services that save us
The Ontario Health Coalition is planning a series of rallies to show opposition to the Ford government’s underfunding of health…
Funding must rise for residential services: OPSEU report
Read OPSEU’s response to the Report of the Residential Services Review Panel
Community Services Divisional Council
Contacts
Chrisy Tremblay
Division/Sector Executive
Chair
Email: chrisy.tremblay@hotmail.com
Jody Carr-Allen
Division/Sector Executive
Vice Chair
Email: Jodcarr@hotmail.com
Andrew Harrigan
Division/Sector Executive
Member at Large
Email: andrew_harrigan@yahoo.com
Andrew Harrigan
Division/Sector Executive
Member at Large
Email: andrew_harrigan@yahoo.com
Mandi McNeil
Division/Sector Executive
Secretary/Treasurer
Email: mande78@yahoo.ca
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