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REPORT ON FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL-TERRITORIAL CONSULTATIONS
APPENDIX D: LIST OF BRIEFS AND BACKGROUND MATERIALS RECEIVED
The following tables list the materials received from organizations for the consultations on custody and access. Many lengthy submissions were also received from individuals but are not detailed in this appendix in order to preserve their privacy and that of their families. All submissions received from organizations and from individuals before the deadline of July 6, 2001, were taken into account in the current report. Submissions received after July 6, were forwarded directly to the Department of Justice Canada for consideration.
| Organization | Title of Brief | |
|---|---|---|
| Pauktuutit, Inuit Women's Association of Canada | Aboriginal Workshop on Custody and Access, The Westin Hotel, Ottawa, June 25, 2001 | |
| Assembly of First Nations | A Brief to Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access | |
| National Action Committee on the Status of Women | Untitled | |
| National Association of Women and the Law | Brief Submitted to the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Working Group on Family Law by the Ontario Women's Network on Custody and Access | |
| National Family Law Section, Canadian Bar Association | Submission on Divorce Act Reform | |
| Organization | Title of Brief |
|---|---|
| Rights of Children of Separating or Divorcing Families | |
| Family Court | Education in Family Law Strategies by Judges Skilled in the Area, Empathetic to Children's Needs |
| Ann Davis Transition Society | Untitled |
| B.C. Association of Specialized Victim Assistance and Counselling Programs | Untitled |
| B.C. Institute Against Family Violence | Untitled |
| Campbell River Relationship and Sexual Violence Response Committee | Untitled |
| Concerned Parents | Untitled |
| Fraserside Community Services Society | Untitled |
| Howe Sound Women's Centre | Untitled |
| Immigrant Women/Immigrant Services Society | Untitled |
| Kids Turn of Greater Vancouver | Access Responsibilities |
| Kids Turn of Greater Vancouver | Family Violence |
| South Peace Community Resources Society | Untitled |
| Specialized Victim Support Services | Untitled |
| The Vancouver Coordination Committee on Violence Against Women in Relationships | Ensuring Safety of Women and Children in theDivorce Act: Recommendations for Legislative Reform |
| Vancouver and Lower Mainland Multicultural Family Support Services Society | Untitled |
| Vancouver Custody and Access Support and Advocacy Association | Changes to Canada'sDivorce Act |
| Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter | Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter Brief to the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Family Law Committee on Child Custody and Access |
| Vancouver Status of Women | Untitled |
| Victoria Men's Centre | Victoria Men's Centre Submission to the Federal/Territorial Custody and Access Workshops, Victoria, June 13, 2001 |
| Darrin White Family Foundation Inc. | Untitled |
| Fort Garry Women's Resource Centre | Child Custody, Access and Abuse: Women's Stories |
| Legal Aid Manitoba | Untitled |
| Dalhousie Legal Aid Service | Submission to the Federal-Provincial Consultation on Child Custody and Access |
| Picton County Women's Centre | Untitled |
| Women's Centres Connect | Response to Custody, Access and Support in Canada: Putting Children's Interests First |
| Family Transition Place (Dufferin) | Untitled |
| Haldimand-Norfolk Women's Services | Untitled |
| Northumberland Services for Women | Comments on Consultation Paper |
| Ontario Women's Justice Network | Brief to the Federal, Provincial, Territorial Family Law Committee on Custody, Access and Child Support |
| Regional Coordinating Committee to End Violence Against Women | Feedback re: Ottawa Consultation, June 6, 2001 |
| The London Coordinating Committee to End Women Abuse | Untitled |
| Violence Against Women Management Committee of Ottawa | Comments on the Consultation Document and Consultation Process |
| P.E.I. Advisory Council on the Status of Women | Discussion Notes |
| Assistance aux femmes de Montréal/MontréalWomen's Aid | Réaction au projet de modifications à la Loi sur le divorce |
| Regroupement provincial des maisons d'hébergement et de transition pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale | Les droits de garde et de visite en situation de violence conjugale |
| Adelle House | Untitled |
| Saskatchewan Battered Women's Advocacy Network | Custody or Control? Saskatchewan Women's Experiences |
| Organization | Title of Brief |
|---|---|
| Family Law Reform Act 1995, Australia | |
| Family Law Court in the Act, Australia | |
| Ad Hoc Committee on Custody and Access Reform | A Brief to the Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access Reform, April 1998 |
| Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access | The Special Joint Committee's Report, For the Sake of the Children, Key Concerns About the Recommendations |
| Battered Women's Support Services | The Divorce Act, Custody and Access: A Brief to the Special Joint Senate-Commons Committee on Custody and Access |
| Nanaimo Men's Resource Centre | Legal and Psychological Management of Cases with an Alienated Child |
| Child and Family Services Research Group, University of Manitoba | Best Practices in Parent Information and Education Programs After Separation and Divorce |
| The Provincial Advisory Council on the Status of Women | A Submission to the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons on Child Custody and Access |
| Applied Research Branch Strategic Policy, Human Resources Development Canada | Children and Lone-Mother Families: An Investigation of Factors Influencing Child Well-being |
| Applied Research Branch Strategic Policy, Human Resources Development Canada | Mediating Factors in Child Development Outcomes: Children in Lone-parent Families |
| Applied Research Branch Strategic Policy, Human Resources Development Canada | Family Relationships and Children's School Achievement: Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth |
| Applied Research Branch Strategic Policy, Human Resources and Development Canada | Understanding the Contribution of Multiple Risk Factors on Child Development at Various Ages |
| Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics | Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2000 |
| Canadian Citizen's Free Press | Canada Court Watch Reports |
| National Council of Women of Canada | Brief to Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access |
| Submitted at Ottawa Consultation | Brochure: Guide juridique de la séparation et du divorce à l'usage des enfants. |
| Submitted at Ottawa Consultation | Brochure: Le garde et le droit de visite |
| Submitted at Ottawa Consultation | Domestic Violence Studies |
| Submitted at Ottawa Consultation | References Examining Assaults by Women on Their Spouses or Male Partners: An Annotated Bibliography |
| Organization | Title of Brief |
|---|---|
| Action B.C. | Comments re: Custody, Access and Child Support in Canada Survey |
| Alberta Council of Women's Shelters | Untitled |
| Barreau du Québec | Mémoire sur les droits de garde et de visite et les pensions alimentaires pour enfants |
| Barreau du Québec | L'intérêt de l'enfant d'abord: Droits de garde et de visite et pensions alimentaires pour enfants : Collogue du 8 juin 2001 |
| Battered Women's Support Services | Untitled |
| Chambre des notaires du Québec | Commentaires concernant les documents préparés par le Comité fédéral/provincial/territorial sur le droit de la famille |
| Esquimalt Military Family Resource Centre | Untitled |
| Family of Men Support Society | Untitled |
| Gloucester Centre for Community Resources | Untitled |
| Groupe d'entraide aux pères et de soutien à l'enfant inc. | Consultation fédérale/provinciale/territoriale sur la garde, le droit de visite et les pensions alimentaires |
| La Meridienne | Untitled |
| Médiation Professionelle de l'Estrie | Consultation: L'exercise et le respect du droit de visite et de sortie |
| Moose Jaw-Thunder Creek Health District | Untitled |
| Ordre des pyschologues du Québec | Commentaires des délégués de l'Ordre des pyschologues du Québec |
| Regional Coordinating Committee to End Violence Against Women | Untitled |
| The British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre, on behalf of the Federated Anti-poverty Groups of B.C. | Federal/Provincial/Territorial Consultations on Custody, Access and Child Support, Submission to the Minister of Justice of the Federated Anti-poverty Groups of British Columbia |
| Victoria Women's Transition House, Children Who Witness Abuse Program | Untitled |
