Under the Child Youth reporting requirement, the duty is to report to which agency?

• A. Local Health Unit
• B. School Board
• C. Local Children's Aid Society
• D. Provincial Children's Services Agency

Answer: (C)

Under this requirement, anyone who has reasonable grounds to suspect a child is in need of protection must report immediately to the Local Children's Aid Society. The CAS is the community-based agency responsible for receiving and acting on child welfare concerns, conducting investigations, and arranging protection and services for the child. Reports are typically made by phone to the local CAS and followed up as required by the agency. The Local Health Unit and the School Board are not the designated recipients for this reporting under the Child Youth reporting requirement, and there is no separate provincial agency to receive these reports; the local CAS handles it.