Reporting & monitoring of Child and Family Services
Last updated on July 11, 2024The Ministry of Children and Family Development actively monitors and reports on its efforts in providing child and family services in order to improve accountability and transparency.
The Ministry of Children and Family Development is responsible for the safety and well-being of children, youth and families throughout BC, including many of the province’s most vulnerable. In addition to its critical day-to-day work supporting children and youth, the ministry -- together with Indigenous Peoples and community partners – is focused on addressing longstanding systemic issues within the child welfare system to improve outcomes for children, youth and young adults and, wherever possible, keep families together. These actions include:
- removing legislative and other barriers to Indigenous jurisdiction over child and family services,
- extending resources and supports to youth and young adults transitioning from government care into adulthood,
- piloting a new, expanded model of support for all children and youth with support needs, and
- creating a flexible, expanded and more responsive network of care that meets the short and longer-term needs of individual children and youth, and their families, including those in crisis.
In addition to its government-mandated responsibilities, and the goals and actions set out in its annual service plan and strategic plan, the ministry monitors and reports out on its own performance, including the regular posting of open data sets and performance indicators. This information is available below.
Oversight Reports
The Ministry of Children and Family Development’s work is overseen by five independent bodies: the Office of the Representative for Children and Youth (RCY), the Office of the Auditor General (OAG), B.C.’s Ombudsperson, the Public Guardian and Trustee (PGT) and the Coroner’s Service. Each body has the authority to investigate, audit, report out or make recommendations on the ministry’s work according to their governing legislation, including the need for large scale systemic changes.
The ministry shares with these oversight bodies a strong commitment to strengthen and improve the province’s systems of care to better support children, youth and families. Recommendations are reviewed, and actioned, with progress updates regularly provided. The ministry is committed to ensuring these updates are publicly available, and accessible to all.
Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) Reports
MCFD Running Record of RCY & Ombudsperson Report Milestones
Office of the Auditor General (OAG) Reports
Indigenous Resilience, Connectedness and Reunification – From Root Causes to Root Solutions Report
General Reports
Special Reports
- Visitation for Children and Youth in Care: Opportunities and Actions - May 2024
- Report: Contract Management Review Project - Current State Assessment - October 2019 (PDF)
- Report: What We Heard About Youth Transitions and the Family Based Caregiver Payment Model in British Columbia - February 2019 (PDF)
- Report: What We Learned About Youth Justice Services in B.C. - Jan 2024 (PDF)
Open Data
Reporting and Monitoring of Child and Family Services
MCFD supports healthy child development through its commitment to collaborative professional practice delivered across a range of services. These services strive to maximize the potential of children and youth and achieve meaningful outcomes for children, youth and families. MCFD’s approach to service delivery is focused on service excellence, operational excellence and continuous learning and growth.
This portal contains data and trends as well as the ministry's performance indicators for each service line. It is updated twice annually.