An Act respecting a national strategy for children and youth in Canada

Bill S-282 was a Senate Private Member's Bill respecting a national strategy for children and youth in Canada. Approximately 8 million Canadians are under 18 per 2024 Statistics Canada estimates. The bill called for federal-provincial-territorial coordination on the federal Child Welfare framework, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Calls for Justice implementation related to Indigenous children, expanded federal funding for the Canada Child Benefit indexation (currently $7,787 per year for children under 6 and $6,570 per year for children 6-17 as of July 2024), and a binding annual public report on child-and-youth-wellbeing indicators. Sponsored by Senator Rosemary Moodie (Ontario, Senate Affordability Committee chair and paediatrician).