The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate

Original Presentation Date: 4 April 2023

Summary

In this session, there is a specific focus on the mandate, legislation, investigative authority, and role of the OCYA in terms of individual and systemic advocacy, reviews and investigation, and public education. There is also discussion about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the rights-based approach to the work, with examples used from investigative and systemic reports that the Office has published.

Presenters

Wilma MacInnis, Director, Strategic Services and Outreach, Office of the Child and Youth Advocate
Karen Gray, Director of Individual Advocacy and Investigations, Office of the Child and Youth Advocate

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