Nunavut audit finds persistent gaps in foster care oversight

The Auditor General's November 3 audit found that Nunavut's Department of Family Services hadn't documented the required monthly contact with children in 91% of sampled files and with foster caregivers in 98%. The department also lacked reliable placement records, while required annual foster home reviews were missing or incomplete in 62% of the reviewed cases. Nunavut accepted the recommendations and described improvements underway, but the audit's findings show why governments need to test whether front-line safeguards actually reach children in care.