What is the test for a parent to be deemed unfit to care for their child?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Children’s Aid Society of (Ottawa) v. JR., 2019 ONSC 3012 (CanLII):

In Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v. C.M., 2019 ONSC 2597 (“CAS Ottawa v. C.M.”), at p. 13, my colleague Roger J. observed that: Good intentions on the part of parents are not enough – what is required is proof that the parents have changed and are now able to give the child the care that is in his or her best interest.

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