Residential Placement Advisory Committee (RPAC)
RPAC conducts placement reviews for children and youth under the age of 18, who live in an out of home placement (i.e. live-in treatment program, foster care, group home, etc.). We review all placements of facilities who have the potential of 10 or more children/youth living on the same property for longer than 3 months. Additionally, RPAC also completes Objection Reviews for any child or youth who is Objecting to where they have been placed, no matter the amount of children/youth in the program or how long they are expected to stay in the program.
Our primary focus of every review is on the child/youth and whether or not their placement is meeting their individual needs. Each review will be summarized by a Recommendation Report that will state if the committee supports the placement. The committee can make recommendations on the programming and treatment offered while living in the out of home placement. If areas of concern are brought forward, the committee, which includes a representative from the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, can follow-up on concerns directly with the Service Provider. The role of the Residential Placement Advisory Committee (RPAC) is explained in Sections 62-66 of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 14, Sched. 1 (ontario.ca) (CYFSA). If you have further questions or need a referral form, please reach out to the RPAC Program Coordinator at 705-748-3220 ext. 2 or email rpac@kfcas.ca.
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The Residential Placement Advisory Committee will:
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Conduct neutral, second-party reviews of the placement of children/youth under the age of 18 who are living in an out of home placement (i.e. live in treatment, foster home, group home, etc.).
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The primary focus of every review is about the child/youth and whether or not their placement meets their needs.
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Each review will ensure the child/youth has left the review process feeling they have been heard and were a valued participant in the review process.
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Each review will be summarized by a Recommendation Report that will state if the placement is supported by the committee and make recommendations on the programming and treatment offered while living in the out of home placement.
If you want to discuss your placement you can also call:
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The Ontario Ombudsman
416-325-5669 / 1-800-263-2841
TTY 416-325-2648
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There is also 24/7 support at:
Kids Help Phone @ 1-800-668-6868
Our review process is part of the rights children and youth have who are placed in an out of home placement. The role of the Residential Placement Advisory Committee (RPAC) is explained in Sections 62-66 of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 14, Sched. 1 (ontario.ca)(CYFSA). In the Act, it explains that we complete Admission Reviews, Follow-up Reviews, Objection Reviews and Discretionary Reviews. Please see program flyer for more information.
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Our committee conducts placement reviews based on where the guardian lives. Our catchment area covers some of the Central Region, including York Region and Simcoe County. As well, we cover a large area in the East Region, including Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough County, Durham, Northumberland, Hastings County, Prince Edward County, Lennox & Addington, Frontenac, and Leeds & Grenville.
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We receive referrals from children/youth, their families, the Ombudsmen Office Home – Ontario Ombudsman, Placing Agencies (i.e., Children’s Aid Societies), Case Coordination Services, and from Service Providers from where the child/youth is living.
If you have further questions or need a referral form, please reach out to the RPAC
Program Coordinator at
705-748-3220 ext. 2