We are pleased to share the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto’s 2025-2026 Annual Report, highlighting the work underway across our Agency and the progress we’ve made over the past year fiscal year in supporting children, youth and families.
Download the report here or scroll through the report below to explore key sections, including:
• Leadership messages from our Board Chair and Executive Leadership Team reflecting on a year of change and continued focus.
• Our Workplace including the centralization and consolidation of our offices and ongoing investments in staff support and engagement.
• Our Service Delivery with program expansions and new approaches that strengthen family and community-based care.
• Our Operations including financial sustainability efforts, IT modernization and enhanced risk management strategies.
• CAST by the numbers offering a snapshot of our Service volumes and key insights.
• Financial Summary and Board of Directors outlining our governance and financial position.
As shared by our 2025-26 Board Chair, Salim Zulfikar Somani: “This past year has been one of both challenge and transformation. Across Ontario, the child welfare sector faced increasing financial and operational pressures while continuing to respond to the growing and evolving needs of children, youth and families. Throughout this period, our Board remained guided by a simple but important principle: every governance decision must support better outcomes for the children and families we are privileged to serve.”
As echoed by our CEO, Lisa Tomlinson: “This past year has been another challenging one for our organization, and for the child welfare sector as a whole. The work we do has never been simple, but the pressures we are facing today require us to be more focused, more coordinated and more intentional than ever before. And yet, in the face of these challenges, I continue to see the strength of this organization and its people every day.”
We extend our thanks to our staff, caregivers, partners and community members for the role you play in advancing our shared commitment to the safety and well-being of children and youth and to strengthening families across the Greater Toronto Area.
