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Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth

 

 

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Welcome

​The Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth is one of 10 permanent committees of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The Committee works to foster greater awareness and understanding among legislators and the public of the B.C. child and youth-serving system. The Committee also provides a public forum for discussion of reports by the Representative for Children and Youth, and undertakes a review of the Representative of Children and Youth Act at least once every five years as required by section 30 of that Act.

On April 26, 2023, the Committee released its first report, Review of the Representative for Children and Youth Act, making 28 recommendations.  To inform its review, the Committee held a public consultation in 2022. Read the media release for more information.

The Committee released its second report, Annual Report 2022-23, on May 9, 2023.

Terms of Reference

On February 13, 2023, the Legislative Assembly agreed that the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth be empowered to foster greater awareness and understanding among legislators and the public of the BC child welfare system, including the specific needs of Indigenous children, youth, families and communities, and in particular to:  

  1. Receive and review the annual service plan from the Representative for Children and Youth (the "Representative") that includes a statement of goals and identifies specific objectives and performance measures that will be required to exercise the powers and perform the functions and duties of the Representative during the fiscal year;  
  2. Be the Committee to which the Representative reports, at least annually;  
  3. Refer to the Representative for investigation the critical injury or death of a child;  
  4. Receive and consider all reports and plans transmitted by the Representative to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly; and  
  5. Complete, pursuant to section 30(1) of the Representative for Children and Youth Act (S.B.C. 2006, c. 29), a comprehensive review of the Act or portions of the Act to determine whether the functions of the Representative described in section 6 are still required to ensure that the needs of children and young adults as defined in that section are met, including consideration of any information or evidence received by the Committee during the 3rd Session of the 42nd Parliament.

That, in addition to the powers previously conferred upon Select Standing Committees of the House, the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth be empowered to:  

  1. appoint of its number one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the Committee and to delegate to the subcommittees all or any of its powers except the power to report directly to the House;  
  2. sit during a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House;  
  3. conduct consultations by any means the Committee considers appropriate;  
  4. adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and 
  5. retain personnel as required to assist the Committee.

That the Committee report to the House as soon as possible; and that during a period of adjournment, the Committee deposit its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, or in the next following Session, as the case may be, the Chair present all reports to the House.

Contact Information

​Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth
c/o Parliamentary Committees Office
Room 224, Parliament Buildings
Victoria, BC V8V 1X4
Canada

Phone: 250-356-2933 (collect) or 1-877-428-8337 (toll-free)
Fax: 250-356-8172
Email: ChildrenandYouthCommittee@leg.bc.ca

Members

Committee Reports

 

 

https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/committees-reports/133Second Report2023-05-09T07:00:00Z<a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/cay/reports/CY_42-4-2-Report_Annual-Report_2022-23.pdf" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="/_layouts/15/IMAGES/icpdf.png" />PDF</a>1Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth
https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/committees-reports/1302023-04-26T07:00:00Z<a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/cay/reports/CY_42-4-1-Report_Statutory-Review_2023-04-26.pdf" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="/_layouts/15/IMAGES/icpdf.png" />PDF</a>1Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth

Committee Documents

Media Releases

 

 

2023-04-26T07:00:00Zhttps://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/media-releases/103Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth1<a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/cay/reports/CY_42-4-1_MR_Statutory-Review_2023-04-26.pdf" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="/_layouts/15/IMAGES/icpdf.png" />PDF</a>

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Meeting Documents

 

 

Meeting: Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/committees-calendar/20231122-childrenandyouth-1900Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth<p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/cay/2023-11-22/RCY_Report_Still-Left-Out.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Representative for Children and Youth report, <em>Still Left Out: Children and youth with disabilities in B.C.</em> (November 2023)</a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/cay/2023-11-22/RCY_News-Release_Still-Left-Out.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Representative for Children and Youth news release,<em> Still Left Out: Children and youth with disabilities in B.C.</em></a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/cay/2023-11-22/RCY-Presentation_Progress-Update.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Representative for Children and Youth presentation, <em>Progress Update on Advocating for Change: Five Years in Review</em></a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/cay/2023-11-22/RCY_Presentation_Key-Performance-Indicators-Refresh.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Representative for Children and Youth presentation<em>, Broadening our understanding of influence: On-going modification of Key Performance Indicators </em></a></p>11/23/2023 3:00:00 AMMeeting: Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth
Meeting: Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/committees-calendar/20231004-childrenandyouth-1515Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth<p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/cay/2023-10-04/RCY-Report_The-Right-to-Thrive.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Representative for Children and Youth report, <em>The Right to Thrive: An Urgent Call to Recognize, Respect and Nurture Two Spirit, Trans, Non-Binary and other Gender Diverse Children and Youth</em> (June 2023)</a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/cay/2023-10-04/RCY-Annual-Report_2022-23.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Representative for Children and Youth, Annual Report 2022/23 and Service Plan 2023/24 to 2025/26 (September 2023)</a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/cay/2023-10-04/RCY-Presentation.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Representative for Children and Youth, Presentation to the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth</a></p>10/4/2023 10:15:00 PMMeeting: Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth
Meeting: Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/committees-calendar/20230508-childrenandyouth-1830Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth<p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/cay/2023-05-08/RCY_Performance-Measurement.pdf" target="_blank">​Office of the Representative for Children and Youth submission,<em> Developing Meaningful Key Performance Indicators for the Office of the Representative for Children and Youth</em></a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/cay/2023-05-08/RCY_Paddling-Forward.pdf">Office of the Representative for Children and Youth infographic, <em>Paddling Forward together to do good for Children and Youth</em></a></p>5/9/2023 1:30:00 AMMeeting: Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth
Meeting: Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/committees-calendar/20230501-childrenandyouth-1900Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth<p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/cay/2023-05-01/RCY-Report_Missing.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Representative for Children and Youth report, <em>Missing: Why are children disappearing from B.C.'s child welfare system? </em>(April 2023)</a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/cay/2023-05-01/RCY-Report_CYSN-Research-Review.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Representative for Children and Youth report, <em>Key Components of Effective Service Delivery for Children and Youth with Support Needs and Their Families: A Research Review and Analysis</em> (February 2023)</a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/cay/2023-05-01/RCY-Presentation.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Representative for Children and Youth presentation, <em>Key Components of Effective Service Delivery for Children and Youth with Support Needs and Their Families</em></a><em></em></p>5/2/2023 2:00:00 AMMeeting: Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth
Meeting: Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/committees-calendar/20230424-childrenandyouth-1900Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth<p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/cay/2023-04-24/RCY-Report_2023-04_Advocating-for-Change.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Representative for Children and Youth report, <em>Advocating for Change: Five Years in Review </em>(April 2023)</a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/cay/2023-04-24/RCY-Report_2023-04_Toward-Inclusion.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Representative for Children and Youth report, <em>Toward Inclusion: The need to improve access to mental health services for children and youth with neurodevelopmental conditions </em>(April 2023)</a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/cay/2023-04-24/RCY_2023-04-24_Presentation.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Representative for Children and Youth presentation<em>, Advocating for Change: Five Years in Review; Toward Inclusion: The need to improve access to mental health services for children and youth with neurodevelopment conditions</em></a></p>4/25/2023 2:00:00 AMMeeting: Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth

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