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Forms and filing

Find forms and information related to filing an application for all Child and Family Services Review Board (CFSRB) matters.

On this page

Submit applications to the CFSRB by email at cfsrb@ontario.ca or by fax at 416-327-0558.

For questions, call 416-327-0111 or toll-free at 1-888-777-3616.

Overview

You must complete and submit the application or appeal form related to your matter by the deadline outlined on the form. Learn more about the hearing process on the Application and hearing process page.

There is no filing fee but there may be other expenses, such as fees to pay witnesses for attending. Hearings and mediations are held during the week and you or any witnesses may need to take time off school or work to attend.

Form instructions

To view, print or email CFSRB forms, you need Adobe Reader. You can download this free software from Adobe’s website.

To download forms to your computer:

  • right click on the title of the form and select “Save link as”
  • open the form on your computer

Do not open the forms directly online as some browsers (ex: Chrome, Safari, or Edge) may not allow you to open, complete and save the form.

If you need a form in an alternate format, such as braille or large print, please contact us.

Case processing officers at the CFSRB can explain to you how to fill out forms, what information the CFSRB needs, and how long steps in the process normally take. However, they cannot:

  • give legal advice,
  • recommend a lawyer or paralegal to represent you,
  • tell you what words to use in your documents,
  • tell you what to say at a pre-hearing, mediation or hearing, or
  • tell you if you have a good case or what the outcome of your decision with the CFSRB could be.

Forms

Forms
Form Name Additional Information
Application Form: Removal of a Child from a Foster Home (Form 1) Apply for a review of a written notice proposing to remove a child in extended society care from your foster home
Application Form: Complaints Against a Children’s Aid Society (Form 2) Submit a complaint about the services you received from a children’s aid society in Ontario
Application Form:Review of an Adoption Refusal (Form 3) Apply for a review of a written notice to refuse your application to adopt a particular child, or apply to remove a child who has been placed with you for adoption
Appeal Form: School Board Expulsion Decision (Form 4) Appeal a school board’s decision to expel a student
Application Form: Review of Emergency Admission to Secure Treatment Program (ESTA) (Form 5) Apply for a review of an emergency admission to a secure treatment program
Withdrawal of ESTA Application (Form 6) Application form coming soon
Application Form: Review of a Residential Placement (Form 7) Apply for a review of your residential placement in a foster home, group home or treatment home
Application Form: Litigation Guardian – Mental Incapacity (Form 8) Apply to be a litigation guardian for an applicant who does not have mental capacity to make decisions about an Application. See the Practice Direction on Litigation Guardians
Withdrawal of an Application (Form 9) Application form coming soon
Accommodation Request Form Accommodations are arrangements that allow everyone to participate fully in the tribunal process, regardless of their abilities. You can request an accommodation by submitting an Accommodation Request Form.
Request for French Language Services Complete this form if you wish to receive French language services. If you have submitted an application in French, there is no need to submit this request form

How to submit forms

You can submit your application or appeal form to the CFSRB by email, mail or fax.

Email

cfsrb@ontario.ca

Mail

Child and Family Services Review Board
15 Grosvenor Street, Ground Floor
Toronto, ON M7A 2G6

Fax

416-327-0558

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