Home inspections, band notification key in Alberta child welfare overhaul

First Nations ties and the need to keep kids safe are the cornerstone of changes to Alberta’s child intervention system announced by the provincial government Wednesday.
The overhaul includes formal notification of an Indigenous child’s band following an application for private guardianship, mandatory home inspections and cultural connection plans, strict new public reporting requirements around deaths and injuries, and funding for supports being tied to a child, rather than their gu