Children and Family Development - Cases in Care Demographics

This report provides the total number of children in care by legal category and placement type, by month, by region, by aboriginal indicator. Children in Care are children who are in the custody, care or guardianship of a Director (CF and CS Act) or the Director of adoption (Adoption Act).

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 20:20 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 20:20 (UTC)
contact_email MCFDataServices@gov.bc.ca
contact_person {"en": "Information Management - CFD", "fr": "Information Management - CFD"}
criticality_level []
data_dictionary ["society"]
geographic_scope []
open_canada_collection federated
open_canada_date_published 2012-03-30 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"en": ["CFD", "MCFD", "adoption", "care", "children", "custody", "guardianship"], "fr-t-en": ["CFD", "MCFD", "adoption", "soins", "enfants", "garde", "tutelle"]}
open_canada_subject ["society_and_culture"]
sensitivity_level unrestricted
title_fr
update_frequency P1M