The coalition operates as a charitable organization under federal legislation. The board, elected at each AGM, includes representatives of child rights organizations, individual advocates, and academic specialists on child rights. Current board members are:
- Kate Butler, PhD, Children’s Rights Consultant – Chair
- Hala Mreiwed, PhD, Assistant Professor at King’s University College at Western University – Vice-Chair
- Emily Chan, Lawyer, Justice for Children and Youth – Treasurer
- Tara Black, PhD, Assistant Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto – Secretary
- Robyn Aaron, Child Rights Specialist
- Daniella Bendo, PhD, Assistant Professor at King’s University College at Western University
- Candace Blake-Amarante, PhD., Playwright and Children’s Author
- Terence Hamilton, Policy Specialist, UNICEF Canada
- Olivia Lecoufle, Child Rights and Child Protection Advisor at Save the Children Canada
- Michael Saini, Ph.D., M.S.W., R.S.W., Professor, Factor-Inwentash Chair in Law and Social Work. University of Toronto
- Laura Wright, PhD, Lecturer (Assistant Professor) Childhood Studies, University of Edinburgh ; Participatory Methodologies Director, IICRD.
- Ashley Vandermorris, MC, FRCPC, Staff Physician, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Sick Kids Hospital. Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto