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2,155 The number of children in the care of the Toronto Children Aid Society of Toronto in 2013-14. 47 per cent The proportion of black children in the care of the Toronto society with parents born in Caribbean countries. 20 per cent The proportion of black children in the care of the Toronto society with parents born in Africa. 45 per cent The proportion of black children who spent more than 12 months in the care of the Toronto society in the 2008 fiscal year. 20 per cent The proportion of white children who spent more than 12 months in the Toronto society’s care.