Children's Aid Society of Toronto

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30 Isabella St
Toronto, ON M4Y 1N1
The Children's Aid Society of Toronto is one of the largest board-operated public child welfare agency in North America, serving over 25,000 children per year.

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Children's Aid Society of Toronto
Children's Aid Society of Toronto team members show support for Purple Day to raise awareness of resources available to children, youth, and families  

Recognized as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2025):

By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Dec 2, 2024)

Here are some of the reasons why Children's Aid Society of Toronto was selected as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2025):

  • Along with a generous time-off policy, the Children's Aid Society of Toronto helps employees balance their personal and professional commitments with a variety of flexible work arrangements and up to 10 paid personal days, which can be used as needed
  • The Children's Aid Society of Toronto provides exceptional family-friendly benefits, including maternity and parental leave top-up of up to 70 per cent of salary for up to 39 weeks, available to new mothers, fathers and adoptive parents
  • The Children's Aid Society of Toronto supports the mental well-being of their employees with a dedicated workplace policy, coverage for mental health practitioners, and a peer support program -- the agency also employs staff focused on employee wellness, health and safety, and offers monthly wellness webinars
Children's Aid Society of Toronto employees attend the premiere of a documentary exploring the experiences of children and youth in and out of care  

    Highlights

    Industry Child and youth services
    Established in Canada 1891
    Major Canadian locations Toronto ON
    Full-time employees in Canada 700
    Part-time employees in Canada 15
    Average age of employees in Canada 45.95 years
    Longest serving employee 36 years
    Flexible work options hybrid work option, flexible work hours, 35-hour work week (with full pay), telecommuting
    Long-term savings defined-benefit (DB) pension
    Health plan premium as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
    Health spending account up to $1,200 each year
    Mental health practitioner benefit up to $850 each year
    Parental top-up (mothers) up to 70% of salary for 39 weeks
    Parental top-up (fathers) up to 70% of salary for 39 weeks
    Adoption top-up up to 70% of salary for 39 weeks
    Vacation allowance new employees receive 4 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
    Outside survey period outside consultant surveys are held every 12 months
    Employee performance reviews employees receive individual performance reviews every 6 months
    In-house training initiatives in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs
    Related tuition subsidies employer covers up to 50% of tuition per year
    Annual tuition maximum employer pays up to $1,750 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
    Employee charitable involvement employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer

    Recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers (2025):

    By Kristina Leung, Chantel Watkins, and Cypress Weston, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Feb 24, 2025)

    Here are some of the reasons why Children's Aid Society of Toronto was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers (2025):

    • Children's Aid Society of Toronto supports a mental health in the workplace policy with objectives to increase knowledge, awareness and the de-stigmatization of mental health and well-being, as well as to take action to promote positive mental health in the workplace
    • Children's Aid Society of Toronto recently introduced four new employee resource groups for Indigenous, Jewish, and South Asian employees, as well as Employees with Disabilities, in addition to the existing four for Black, East Asian, Muslim and 2SLGBTQ+ employees -- ERGs are led by employees and act as a space for connection, learning, support and self-care
    • Children's Aid Society of Toronto upholds an equity-based hiring strategy to close the gap of underrepresentation in designated positions -- the strategy includes providing candidates with interview questions in advance, anonymizing written assessments, conducting panel interviews with consensus scoring, offering constructive feedback following interviews, and more
    Children's Aid Society of Toronto employees recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation  
      Throughout the year, I have the opportunity to come together with my colleagues for internal events that celebrate the diversity of our staff and the children, youth and families we serve. These gatherings give us the chance to learn from experts, community members, and people with lived experiences who bring perspectives different from our own. It’s a meaningful way to deepen our understanding and grow as individuals and as an agency. Thusika Kanagachandran, supervisor and director's admin assistant

      Highlights

      Industry Child and youth services
      Major Canadian locations Toronto ON
      Full-time employees in Canada 700
      Management of diversity and inclusion initiatives maintains a diversity, equity and inclusion department, branch equity committees (identifies areas for improvement, and provides feedback and recommendations across branches and departments), union management equity committee (supports implementation of work related to branch equity committees)
      Performance management and accountability equity-based hiring strategy closes the gap of underrepresentation in designated positions, workforce census survey (collects employment equity metrics)
      Employee resource groups Black, East Asian, Muslim, 2SLGBTQ+, Staff with Disabilities, Indigenous, Jewish, and South Asian
      Noteworthy diversity strategies and policies anti-oppression, anti-racism policy, equity and anti-Black racism strategy, Indigenous strategy (and continues to take action on the recommendations outlined in the Truth and Reconciliation Report), workplace gender identity and gender expression guideline, board diversity policy, reviews pay equity on a regular basis, flexible dress policy (supports cultural expression in the attire worn to work), medical, dental and vision care benefits as well as compassionate, maternity and parental leave top-up programs apply to 2SLGBTQ+ partners, bereavement leave accommodates religious and cultural diversity which provide for distinct grieving periods
      Recruitment initiatives provides candidates with written interview questions immediately prior to the interview, utilizes World Education Services to assess credentials of new Canadians
      Training and awareness initiatives training on a variety of topics including anti-oppression, anti-racism, sexual orientation and gender identity and expression, unconscious bias, Islam in the workplace, antisemitism, anti-Black racism and cultural safety training delivered to leaders, shares resources on its intranet and on an ongoing basis, recognizes Black Mental Health Week for its ongoing impact on mental health from experiences of anti-Black racism
      Diversity highlights Out and Proud program provides training, supports, consultation, information and resources to 2SLGBTQ+ youth, families, employees, volunteers and care providers, Black Resource Service Directory (to help staff provide culturally appropriate services to children and youth in care and families)

      The Career Directory

      Children's Aid Society of Toronto has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.
      Children's Aid Society of Toronto employees on Blue Jays Day during the organization's Teamwork Month

        Highlights for New Grads

        Industry Child and youth services
        Full-time employees in Canada 501 to 750
        Major Canadian locations Toronto ON
        Student opportunities summer jobs
        Training orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, in-house career planning services, leadership training
        Annual tuition maximum employer pays up to $1,750 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
        Typical new grad positions Child and Youth Worker, Child Welfare Worker, Accounting Clerk, Administrative Assistant
        Starting salary $70K to $80K
        Work benefits health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, employees receive paid time off to volunteer
        Vacation allowance new employees receive 4 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

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