• Family & Children's Services
• Child Care Services Unit
• Child Protection
• Early Childhood
• Placement and Support Services
• Foster Care
• Foster Care Contact Information
• Types of Foster Care
• Foster Care Support and Training
• Foster Care Reimbursement
• Fostering Links
• Reporting Child Abuse
• Child and Family Services Act/Children's Act

Types of Foster Care

Regular Home

These foster families are generally recruited, and approved as general caregivers from the community.

Kinship Home

These foster families are approved to care for specific children in who are related to the foster parent(s).

Restricted Home

These foster families are approved only for the placement of a specific child(ren).

Length of Placement Stays

Emergency Placement

A regular foster home that is available on a 24 hour emergency basis and in crisis situations.

Short-term Placement

Available for planned placement for periods of less than one year.

Long-Term Placement

Available to care for children until they reach adulthood.

Respite Placement

Provide occasional days or weekends to support birth families or foster families whenever they need a break from caring for a child with special needs.