Ontario. Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

Planning and development of services, including child welfare, child treatment, child and family interventions, child development, and adoption information; provincial authority for supervising agencies providing these services, including children's aid societies; administers various legislation, including the Child, Youth and Family Services Act Special Services at Home (SSAH) Financial assistance for the purchase of in-home supports for children with physical and developmental disabilities Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities Benefit (ACSD) Financial assistance for families who have children with severe physical and developmental disabilities; monthly amount based on severity