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The Ministry of Children and Youth Services is responsible for services to children and youth in the Canadian province of Ontario. The ministry was created in 2003 to coordinate services for families with children. It manages and monitors Children's Aid Societies throughout the province. It also assists young adults in making the transition to adulthood. The agency is headquartered in the Macdonald Block in Toronto.The current Minister of Children and Youth Services in the Executive Council of Ontario (or provincial cabinet) is Michael Coteau with Sophie Kiwala is Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister.Juvenile correctionsThe ministry operates correctional facilities for juveniles who are convicted of crimes.Secure juvenile facilities include: Bluewater Youth Centre (Goderich) (This Youth Centre has shut down in 2012) Brookside Youth Centre (Cobourg) Camp Dufferin (hidden location) Donald Doucet Youth Centre (Sault Ste. Marie) Cecil Facer Youth Centre (Greater Sudbury) Portage Youth Centre (Kenora) Ge-Da-Gi-Binez Youth Centre (Fort Frances) William E. Hay Youth Centre (Ottawa) Justice Ronald Lester Youth Centre (Thunder Bay) Roy McMurtry Youth Centre (Brampton) Sprucedale Youth Centre (Simcoe)