The Ministry for Children and Family Development (MCFD)

On June 23, 2008, the provincial government announced that all responsibilities for services for children and youth with special needs that were previously provided by Community Living BC (CLBC) would be moved back to the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD). Click here for more information on the shuffle, including BCACL's response.

MCFD describes a child with special needs as:

• having significant impairments in one or more of the following areas: health, cognition, communication, sensory motor, social/emotional/behavioural or self help (adaptive), and
• requiring specialized supports to enhance or improve their health, development, or participation in daily activities at home, in school and in their communities

Some weblinks

MCFD Responsibilities for Children and Youth with Special Needs

MCFD Responsibilities for Early Childhood Development

More general information about MCFD is available on their website.