What is the test for making a decision in a child protection case?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from Peguis Child and Family Services v. C.A.P. and T.S.R., 2012 MBQB 294 (CanLII):
Justice L’Heureux-Dubé went on to state in Winnipeg Child and Family Services v. K.L.W. that: 100 … As this passage reveals, child protection workers are inevitably called upon to make highly time-sensitive decisions in situations in which it is often difficult, if not impossible, to determine whether a child is at risk of imminent harm, or at risk of non-imminent but serious harm, while the child remains in the parents’ care….
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