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 of disability, family income and special costs incurred