Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
The Canadian Welfare Council
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1920-
History
Founded in 1920 by Charlotte Whitton, the organization was initially known as the Canadian Council on Child Welfare. Ten years later, when its mandate was broadened to include families, it became the Canadian Council on Child and Family Welfare. From this organization evolved the Canadian Welfare Council in 1935 and the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) in 1971. These name changes reflected the ever-expanding scope of issues addressed by the Council. From a singular emphasis on children and the well-being of families, the focus shifted to the broader purview reflected by the terms "welfare" and "social development."