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P-34.1 - Youth Protection Act
Section 1
Disposition versions
1. In this Act, unless the context indicates a different meaning,
(a) “Commission” means the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse established by the Charter of human rights and freedoms (chapter C-12);
(b) “director” means the director of youth protection appointed for an institution operating a child and youth protection centre;
(c) “child” means a person under 18 years of age;
(c.1) “holiday” means a holiday within the meaning of section 61 of the Interpretation Act (chapter I‑16), as well as 26 December and 2 January;
(c.2) “alternative living environment” means an environment to which a child is entrusted under this Act, other than that of either of the child’s parents;
(d) “body” means any Indigenous organization, any educational body and any childcare establishment, as well as any other group of persons or assets, whatever its legal form, which is child-related or whose function is to offer services to children and their family, particularly in the areas of support for victims, assistance to children and their parents, placement, rights advocacy, recreation and sports or whose mission is to promote the interests of children or to improve their living conditions;
(d.1) “educational body” means any institution providing instruction at the elementary, secondary or college level;
(d.2) “childcare establishment” means a childcare centre, a day care centre, or a person recognized as a home educational childcare provider within the meaning of the Act respecting educational childcare (chapter S-4.1.1);
(e) “parents” means the father and the mother or the parents who are not deprived of parental authority and any other tutor;
(f) “regulation” means any regulation made under this Act by the Government;
(g) “tribunal” means the Court of Québec established by the Courts of Justice Act (chapter T-16);
(h) (subparagraph repealed).
The expressions “hospital centre”, “local community service centre”, “institution” and “foster family”, including “kinship foster family”, have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5), as the case may be.
The expressions “child and youth protection centre”, “rehabilitation centre” and “agency” have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services and also mean, respectively, a “social service centre”, a “reception centre” and a “regional council” within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons.
In this Act, the word “clerk”, wherever it appears, includes the assistant clerk.
1. In this Act, unless the context indicates a different meaning,
(a) “Commission” means the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse established by the Charter of human rights and freedoms (chapter C-12);
(b) “director” means the director of youth protection appointed for an institution operating a child and youth protection centre;
(c) “child” means a person under 18 years of age;
(c.1) “holiday” means a holiday within the meaning of section 61 of the Interpretation Act (chapter I‑16), as well as 26 December and 2 January;
(c.2) “alternative living environment” means an environment to which a child is entrusted under this Act, other than that of either of the child’s parents;
(d) “body” means any Indigenous organization, any educational body and any childcare establishment, as well as any other group of persons or assets, whatever its legal form, which is child-related or whose function is to offer services to children and their family, particularly in the areas of support for victims, assistance to children and their parents, placement, rights advocacy, recreation and sports or whose mission is to promote the interests of children or to improve their living conditions;
(d.1) “educational body” means any institution providing instruction at the elementary, secondary or college level;
(d.2) “childcare establishment” means a childcare centre, a day care centre, or a person recognized as a home educational childcare provider within the meaning of the Act respecting educational childcare (chapter S-4.1.1);
(e) “parents” means the father and the mother who are not deprived of parental authority and any other tutor;
(f) “regulation” means any regulation made under this Act by the Government;
(g) “tribunal” means the Court of Québec established by the Courts of Justice Act (chapter T-16);
(h) (subparagraph repealed).
The expressions “hospital centre”, “local community service centre”, “institution” and “foster family”, including “kinship foster family”, have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5), as the case may be.
The expressions “child and youth protection centre”, “rehabilitation centre” and “agency” have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services and also mean, respectively, a “social service centre”, a “reception centre” and a “regional council” within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons.
In this Act, the word “clerk”, wherever it appears, includes the assistant clerk.
1. In this Act, unless the context indicates a different meaning,
(a) “Commission” means the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse established by the Charter of human rights and freedoms (chapter C-12);
(b) “director” means the director of youth protection appointed for an institution operating a child and youth protection centre;
(c) “child” means a person under 18 years of age;
(c.1) “holiday” means a holiday within the meaning of section 61 of the Interpretation Act (chapter I‑16), as well as 26 December and 2 January;
(c.2) “alternative living environment” means an environment to which a child is entrusted under this Act, other than that of either of the child’s parents;
(d) “body” means any body established under a law of Québec dealing, in particular, with the defence of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of children, any Native organization, any educational body and any childcare establishment;
(d.1) “educational body” means any institution providing instruction at the elementary, secondary or college level;
(d.2) “childcare establishment” means a childcare centre, a day care centre, or a person recognized as a home educational childcare provider within the meaning of the Act respecting educational childcare (chapter S-4.1.1);
(e) “parents” means the father and the mother of a child or, where applicable, any other person acting as the person having parental authority;
(f) “regulation” means any regulation made under this Act by the Government;
(g) “tribunal” means the Court of Québec established by the Courts of Justice Act (chapter T-16);
(h) (subparagraph repealed).
The expressions “hospital centre”, “local community service centre”, “institution” and “foster family”, including “kinship foster family”, have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5), as the case may be.
The expressions “child and youth protection centre”, “rehabilitation centre” and “agency” have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services and also mean, respectively, a “social service centre”, a “reception centre” and a “regional council” within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons.
In this Act, the word “clerk”, wherever it appears, includes the assistant clerk.
In addition, in this Act, whenever it is provided that a child may be entrusted to a foster family, the child, if a Native, may also be entrusted to one or more persons whose activities are under the responsibility of a Native community or group of such communities with which an institution operating a child and youth protection centre has entered into an agreement under section 37.6 concerning such activities or with which the Government has entered into an agreement under section 37.5 that includes such activities. Those persons are then considered to be foster families for the purposes of this Act.
1. In this Act, unless the context indicates a different meaning,
(a) “Commission” means the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse established by the Charter of human rights and freedoms (chapter C-12);
(b) “director” means the director of youth protection appointed for an institution operating a child and youth protection centre;
(c) “child” means a person under 18 years of age;
(c.1) “holiday” means a holiday within the meaning of section 61 of the Interpretation Act (chapter I‑16), as well as 26 December and 2 January;
(c.2) “alternative living environment” means an environment to which a child is entrusted under this Act, other than that of either of the child’s parents;
(d) “body” means any body established under a law of Québec dealing, in particular, with the defence of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of children, any Native organization, any educational body and any childcare establishment;
(d.1) “educational body” means any institution providing instruction at the elementary, secondary or college level;
(d.2) “childcare establishment” means a childcare centre, a day care centre, or a person recognized as a home childcare provider within the meaning of the Act respecting educational childcare (chapter S-4.1.1);
(e) “parents” means the father and the mother of a child or, where applicable, any other person acting as the person having parental authority;
(f) “regulation” means any regulation made under this Act by the Government;
(g) “tribunal” means the Court of Québec established by the Courts of Justice Act (chapter T-16);
(h) (subparagraph repealed).
The expressions “hospital centre”, “local community service centre”, “institution” and “foster family”, including “kinship foster family”, have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5), as the case may be.
The expressions “child and youth protection centre”, “rehabilitation centre” and “agency” have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services and also mean, respectively, a “social service centre”, a “reception centre” and a “regional council” within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons.
In this Act, the word “clerk”, wherever it appears, includes the assistant clerk.
In addition, in this Act, whenever it is provided that a child may be entrusted to a foster family, the child, if a Native, may also be entrusted to one or more persons whose activities are under the responsibility of a Native community or group of such communities with which an institution operating a child and youth protection centre has entered into an agreement under section 37.6 concerning such activities or with which the Government has entered into an agreement under section 37.5 that includes such activities. Those persons are then considered to be foster families for the purposes of this Act.
1. In this Act, unless the context indicates a different meaning,
(a) “Commission” means the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse established by the Charter of human rights and freedoms (chapter C-12);
(b) “director” means the director of youth protection appointed for an institution operating a child and youth protection centre;
(c) “child” means a person under 18 years of age;
(c.1) “holiday” means a holiday within the meaning of section 61 of the Interpretation Act (chapter I‑16), as well as 26 December and 2 January;
(d) “body” means any body established under a law of Québec dealing, in particular, with the defence of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of children, any educational body and any childcare establishment;
(d.1) “educational body” means any institution providing instruction at the elementary, secondary or college level;
(d.2) “childcare establishment” means a childcare centre, a day care centre, or a person recognized as a home childcare provider within the meaning of the Act respecting educational childcare (chapter S-4.1.1);
(e) “parents” means the father and the mother of a child or, where applicable, any other person acting as the person having parental authority;
(f) “regulation” means any regulation made under this Act by the Government;
(g) “tribunal” means the Court of Québec established by the Courts of Justice Act (chapter T-16);
(h) (subparagraph repealed).
The expressions “hospital centre”, “local community service centre”, “institution” and “foster family” have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5), as the case may be.
The expressions “child and youth protection centre”, “rehabilitation centre” and “agency” have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services and also mean, respectively, a “social service centre”, a “reception centre” and a “regional council” within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons.
In this Act, the word “clerk”, wherever it appears, includes the assistant clerk.
1. In this Act, unless the context indicates a different meaning,
(a) “Commission” means the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse established by the Charter of human rights and freedoms (chapter C-12);
(b) “director” means the director of youth protection appointed for an institution operating a child and youth protection centre;
(c) “child” means a person under 18 years of age;
(d) “body” means any body established under a law of Québec dealing, in particular, with the defence of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of children, any educational body and any childcare establishment;
(d.1) “educational body” means any institution providing instruction at the elementary, secondary or college level;
(d.2) “childcare establishment” means a childcare centre, a day care centre, or a person recognized as a home childcare provider within the meaning of the Act respecting educational childcare (chapter S-4.1.1);
(e) “parents” means the father and the mother of a child or, where applicable, any other person acting as the person having parental authority;
(f) “regulation” means any regulation made under this Act by the Government;
(g) “tribunal” means the Court of Québec established by the Courts of Justice Act (chapter T-16);
(h) (subparagraph repealed).
The expressions “hospital centre”, “local community service centre”, “institution” and “foster family” have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5), as the case may be.
The expressions “child and youth protection centre”, “rehabilitation centre” and “agency” have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services and also mean, respectively, a “social service centre”, a “reception centre” and a “regional council” within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons.
In this Act, the word “clerk”, wherever it appears, includes the assistant clerk.
1. In this Act, unless the context indicates a different meaning,
(a) “Commission” means the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse established by the Charter of human rights and freedoms (chapter C‐12);
(b) “director” means the director of youth protection appointed for an institution operating a child and youth protection centre;
(c) “child” means a person under 18 years of age;
(d) “body” means any body established under a law of Québec dealing, in particular, with the defence of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of children and any educational body;
(d.1) “educational body” means any institution providing instruction at the elementary, secondary or college level;
(e) “parents” means the father and the mother of a child or, where applicable, any other person acting as the person having parental authority;
(f) “regulation” means any regulation made under this Act by the Government;
(g) “tribunal” means the Court of Québec established by the Courts of Justice Act (chapter T‐16);
(h) (subparagraph repealed).
The expressions “hospital centre”, “local community service centre”, “institution” and “foster family” have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S‐4.2) or the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S‐5), as the case may be.
The expressions “child and youth protection centre”, “rehabilitation centre” and “agency” have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services and also mean, respectively, a “social service centre”, a “reception centre” and a “regional council” within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons.
In this Act, the word “clerk”, wherever it appears, includes the assistant clerk.
1. In this Act, unless the context indicates a different meaning,
(a) “Commission” means the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse established by the Charter of human rights and freedoms (chapter C-12);
(b) “director” means the director of youth protection appointed for an institution operating a child and youth protection centre;
(c) “child” means a person under 18 years of age;
(d) “body” means any body established under a law of Québec dealing, in particular, with the defence of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of children and any educational body;
(d.1) “educational body” means any institution providing instruction at the elementary, secondary or college level;
(e) “parents” means the father and the mother of a child or, where applicable, any other person acting as the person having parental authority;
(f) “regulation” means any regulation made under this Act by the Government;
(g) “tribunal” means the Court of Québec established by the Courts of Justice Act (chapter T-16);
(h) (subparagraph repealed).
The expressions “hospital centre”, “local community service centre”, “institution” and “foster family” have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5), as the case may be.
The expressions “child and youth protection centre”, “rehabilitation centre” and “regional board” have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services and also mean, respectively, a “social service centre”, a “reception centre” and a “regional council” within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons.
In this Act, the word “clerk”, wherever it appears, includes the assistant clerk.
1. In this Act, unless the context indicates a different meaning,
(a) “Commission” means the Commission de protection des droits de la jeunesse established by this Act;
(b) “director” means the director of youth protection appointed for an institution operating a child and youth protection centre;
(c) “child” means a person under 18 years of age;
(d) “body” means any body established under a law of Québec dealing, in particular, with the defence of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of children and any educational body;
(d.1) “educational body” means any institution providing instruction at the elementary, secondary or college level;
(e) “parents” means the father and the mother of a child or, where applicable, any other person acting as the person having parental authority;
(f) “regulation” means any regulation made under this Act by the Government;
(g) “tribunal” means the Court of Québec established by the Courts of Justice Act (chapter T-16);
(h) (subparagraph repealed).
The expressions “hospital centre”, “local community service centre”, “institution” and “foster family” have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5), as the case may be.
The expressions “child and youth protection centre”, “rehabilitation centre” and “regional board” have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services and also mean, respectively, a “social service centre”, a “reception centre” and a “regional council” within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons.
In this Act, the word “clerk”, wherever it appears, includes the assistant clerk.
1. In this Act, unless the context indicates a different meaning,
(a) “Commission” means the Commission de protection des droits de la jeunesse established by this Act;
(b) “director” means the director of youth protection appointed for an institution operating a child and youth protection centre;
(c) “child” means a person under 18 years of age;
(d) “body” means any body established under a law of Québec dealing, in particular, with the defence of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of children and any educational body;
(d.1) “educational body” means any institution providing instruction at the elementary, secondary or college level;
(e) “parents” means the father and the mother of a child or, where applicable, any other person acting as the person having parental authority;
(f) “regulation” means any regulation made under this Act by the Government;
(g) “tribunal” means the Court of Québec established by the Courts of Justice Act (chapter T-16);
(h) (subparagraph repealed).
The expressions “hospital centre”, “local community service centre”, “institution” and “foster family” have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree and Inuit Native persons (chapter S-5), as the case may be.
The expressions “child and youth protection centre”, “rehabilitation centre” and “regional board” have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services and also mean, respectively, a “social service centre”, a “reception centre” and a “regional council” within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree and Inuit Native persons.
In this Act, the word “clerk”, wherever it appears, includes the assistant clerk.
1. In this Act, unless the context indicates a different meaning,
(a) “Commission” means the Commission de protection des droits de la jeunesse established by this Act;
(b) “director” means the director of youth protection appointed for an institution operating a child and youth protection centre or a social service centre;
(c) “child” means a person under eighteen years of age;
(d) “body” means any body established under a law of Québec dealing, in particular, with the defence of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of children and any institution giving instruction at the elementary, secondary or college level;
(e) “parents” means the father and the mother of a child or, failing them, any other person having parental authority;
(f) “regulation” means any regulation made under this act by the Government;
(g) “tribunal” means the Court of Québec established by the Courts of Justice Act (chapter T-16);
(h) (subparagraph repealed).
The expressions “hospital centre”, “local community service centre”, “institution” and “foster family” have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree and Inuit Native persons (chapter S-5), as the case may be.
The expressions “child and youth protection centre”, “rehabilitation centre” and “regional board” have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services.
The expressions “reception centre”, “social service centre” and “regional board” have the meaning assigned to them by the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree and Inuit Native persons.
In this Act, the word “clerk”, wherever it appears, includes the assistant clerk.
1. In this Act, unless the context indicates a different meaning,
(a) “Commission” means the Commission de protection des droits de la jeunesse established by this Act;
(b) “director” means the director of youth protection in a social service centre;
(c) “child” means a person under eighteen years of age;
(d) “body” means any body established under a law of Québec dealing, in particular, with the defence of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of children and any institution giving instruction at the elementary, secondary or college level;
(e) “parents” means the father and the mother of a child or, failing them, any other person having parental authority;
(f) “regulation” means any regulation made under this act by the Government;
(g) “tribunal” means the Court of Québec established by the Courts of Justice Act (chapter T-16);
(h) (subparagraph repealed).
The expressions “reception centre”, “social service centre”, “hospital centre”, “local community service centre”, “regional council”, “establishment” and “foster family” have the same meaning as they have in the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-5).
In this Act, the word “clerk”, wherever it appears, includes the assistant clerk.
1. In this Act, unless the context indicates a different meaning,
(a) “Comité” means the Comité de la protection de la jeunesse established under this Act;
(b) “director” means the director of youth protection in a social service centre;
(c) “child” means a person under eighteen years of age;
(d) “body” means any body established under a law of Québec dealing, in particular, with the defence of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of children and any institution giving instruction at the elementary, secondary or college level;
(e) “parents” means the father and the mother of a child or, failing them, any other person having parental authority;
(f) “regulation” means any regulation made under this act by the Government;
(g) (subparagraph repealed);
(h) (subparagraph repealed).
The expressions “reception centre”, “social service centre”, “hospital centre”, “local community service centre”, “regional council”, “establishment” and “foster family” have the same meaning as they have in the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-5).
In this Act, the word “clerk”, wherever it appears, includes the assistant clerk.
1. In this act, unless the context indicates a different meaning,
(a) “Comité” means the Comité de la protection de la jeunesse established under this act;
(b) “director” means the director of youth protection in a social service centre;
(c) “child” means a person under eighteen years of age;
(d) “body” means any body established under a law of Québec dealing, in particular, with the defence of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of children and any institution giving instruction at the elementary, secondary or college level;
(e) “parents” means the father and the mother of a child or, failing them, any other person having parental authority;
(f) “regulation” means any regulation made under this act by the Government;
(g) “Court”, or in Divisions II and III of Chapter V, “Youth Court”, means the Youth Court established by the Courts of Justice Act (chapter T-16);
(h) (subparagraph repealed).
The expressions “reception centre”, “social service centre”, “hospital centre”, “local community service centre”, “regional council”, “establishment” and “foster family” have the same meaning as they have in the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-5).
In this act, the word “clerk”, wherever it appears, includes the assistant clerk.
1. In this act, unless the context indicates a different meaning,
(a) “Comité” means the Comité de la protection de la jeunesse established under this act;
(b) “director” means the director of youth protection in a social service centre;
(c) “child” means a person under eighteen years of age;
(d) “body” means any body established under a law of Québec principally dealing with the defence of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of children and any institution giving instruction at the elementary, secondary or college level;
(e) “parents” means the father and mother of the child, or, as the case may be, the father or the mother having defacto or legal custody of the child, or, in their absence of failing them, the tutor or the defacto guardian of the child or, in the case where the child is married, his or her spouse;
(f) “regulation” means any regulation made under this act by the Government;
(g) “Court”, or in Divisions II and III of Chapter V, “Youth Court”, means the Youth Court established by the Courts of Justice Act (chapter T-16);
(h) “security unit” means any architecturally restrictive place located in a reception centre where, by the appropriate staff, rehabilitation services are furnished with a view to the reintegration of the child into society, and where special internal rules and measures designed to restrict the child’s movements are applied for his own benefit and the protection of society.
The expressions “reception centre”, “social service centre”, “hospital centre”, “local community service centre”, “regional council”, “establishment” and “foster family” have the same meaning as they have in the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-5).
In this act, the word “clerk”, wherever it appears, includes the assistant clerk.
1. In this act, unless the context indicates a different meaning,
(a) “Comité” means the Comité de la protection de la jeunesse established under this act;
(b) “director” means the director of youth protection in a social service centre;
(c) “child” means a person under eighteen years of age;
(d) “body” means any body established under a law of Québec principally dealing with the defence of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of children;
(e) “parents” means the father and mother of the child, or, as the case may be, the father or the mother having defacto or legal custody of the child, or, in their absence of failing them, the tutor or the defacto guardian of the child or, in the case where the child is married, his or her spouse;
(f) “regulation” means any regulation made under this act by the Government;
(g) “Court”, or in Divisions II and III of Chapter V, “Youth Court”, means the Youth Court established by the Courts of Justice Act (chapter T-16);
(h) “security unit” means any reception centre or part of a reception centre determined as such by regulation pursuant to subparagraph c of the first paragraph of section 132.
The expressions “reception centre”, “social service centre”, “hospital centre”, “local community service centre”, “regional council”, “establishment” and “foster family” have the same meaning as they have in the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-5).
In this act, the word “clerk”, wherever it appears, includes the assistant clerk.
