CANADIAN ADOPTION AGENCIES

There are many private adoption agencies / facilitators operating throughout Canada that facilitate international adoption. The following is a list of each facilitator/agency, contact information, and the children available for adoption. Some of them have e-mail addresses and web sites; a link to them is provided. Each province and territory is responsible for overseeing adoptions, and each one has its own laws regarding adoption. Therefore, your first point of contact should be to the government adoption coordinator within your province or territory.

Choosing an adoption agency can be a difficult task - there are so many agencies, and so many countries to choose from. Click here for guidance on selecting an adoption agency.

Update: As of Sept. 2001, adoptions from Vietnam and Guatemala have been temporarily suspended by adoption agencies in Ontario, at the request of the MCSS, following growing concerns of corruption and baby-buying in both countries. Romania is also closed for adoption while they continue to make changes to their adoption process.

ALBERTA BRITISH COLUMBIA MANITOBA

NEW BRUNSWICK NEWFOUNDLAND NOVA SCOTIA

ONTARIO PEI QUEBEC

SASKATCHEWAN YUKON



ALBERTA

Alberta has established a provincial "Adoption Services" bureau and coordinates international adoptions from a number of countries (including Russia, Guatemala, Vietnam, China, etc) for Albertan residents. Some countries require that the adoption go through the Alberta government, whereas other countries will allow private adoption through an int'l adoption agency. Alberta adoption laws permit residents of Alberta to enlist the services of out-of-province adoption agencies. Two or more unrelated children may not be adopted at the same time.
Provincial requirements to adopt include the completion of the Private International Adoption Registration Form (CS822), completion of an International Adoptive Parent Preparation Course, and a homestudy by a licensed adoption agency social worker. The government of Alberta has an on-line information booklet on international adoptions, or contact Adoption Services directly for more information on the adoption process.



BRITISH COLUMBIA

According to the province's 1995 Adoption Act, residents of British Columbia must begin the adoption process through the Ministry for Children and Families (MCF) or through a licensed B.C. adoption agency. There are 7 licensed adoption agencies in British Columbia (for a list, click here.)



MANITOBA

Manitoba has implemented legislation which covers international adoption. Residents of Manitoba must notify Child and Family Services regarding their intention to adopt abroad. Manitobans can engage the services of any licensed adoption agency in Canada but homestudies must be completed by licensed social workers approved by their provincial government. Contact Manitoba Family Services (Intercountry Adoptions Specialist) at 204-945-6950 for further information.

Agency

Contact Information

Children Available

CAFAC Inter-Country Adoption Agency

Deborah Northcott
Box 1587
Minnedosa, MN
R0J 1E0
Tel: (204) 874-2104 or (403) 527-9769
Fax: (204) 874-2179 or (403) 526-9763
e-mail: deborah@cafac.ca
website:www.cafac.ca

Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Bulgaria, South Africa, Moldova, Haiti, Russia, Kazakhstan, China, St. Vincent.



NEW BRUNSWICK

New Brunswick does not have any licensed international adoption agencies, however, the province has ratified the Hague Convention and is responsible for educating, assessing and providing any necessary follow-up services to families who wish to pursue an international adoption. Residents should contact the Adoption Consultant of Family & Community Social Services (FCSS) at (506) 444-5970 for further information about initiating an international adoption.



NEWFOUNDLAND

Newfoundland does not currently have any licensed international adoption agencies, nor does it have specific legislation requiring residents of the province to use a licensed agency to adopt from abroad. However, it has become the policy of the Department of Health & Community Services in Newfoundland not to issue letters of recommendation to adopting parents unless they use a Canadian-based adoption agency that has been licensed by a Canadian province to facilitate adoptions from a specific country or countries.
Residents of Newfoundland should contact the Office of Child, Youth & Family Services, (709) 729-6721, for further information prior to signing up with any adoption agency.



NOVA SCOTIA

Residents of Nova Scotia are required to complete a home study by a licensed social worker and submit an application to their local children's services agency. To obtain an application to adopt, and information on international adoption from Nova Scotia, contact the Department of Community Services at (902) 424-3205. Residents of Nova Scotia can use any international adoption agency in Canada to help them adopt from abroad.

Agency

Contact Information

Children Available

Children from China

Linda M. Kirby
6528 London Street.
Halifax, NS
B3L 1X6
Tel: (902)454-5559
e-mail: cfc@hfx.eastlink.ca

China

Children of Choice Consulting

Mary Miller
2466 Connaught Avenue
Halifax, NS
B3L 2Z4
Tel: (902) 422-9881

Various countries


ONTARIO

As of March 2000, Ontario implemented the Intercountry Adoption Act (IAA), a set of laws which has changed the way residents of Ontario can adopt internationally. Residents of Ontario may now only adopt using an Ontario-based, licensed agency (highlighted in red below). The number of countries that Ontario residents can adopt from has now become more limited, and adopting through a non-Ontario based agency is no longer possible. For more information on the law and how it affects Ontario residents, click here.

Agency

Contact Information

Children Available

Adoption Agency & Counselling Services

2349 Fairview St.,
Burlington, ON
L7R 2E3
Tel: (905) 634-0009
1-800-250-2251
e-mail: tinamccann01@alo.com

Colombia, U.S.

Adoption Horizons

Irina Zaretski
7 Sunforest Court,
North York, ON
M2R 3W3
Tel: (416) 512-7591
Fax: (416) 512-9727
e-mail: info@adoptionhorizons.com
website: http://www.adoptionhorizons.com

Russia, Ukraine, Georgia and Belarus.

Children available: Belarus, Russia: from 6 months of age.
Georgia: Private adoptions from 6 weeks of age. Ukraine: healthy children from 14 months of age.

Adoptionworxs (Canada) Inc.

Victoria O'Toole
1594 Islington Avenue
Toronto, ON
M9A 3M6
Tel: (416) 236-7337
e-mail: adoptionworx@attcanada.net
website: http://www.adoptionworx.com/

Albania.
Children available: Healthy Boys and Girls, from 1 years old.

Canadian International Adoption Services

297 Sheppard Ave. W., Suite 202
Toronto, ON
M2N 1N4
Tel: (416) 250-0520
e-mail: info@adoptioncanada.com
website: http://www.adoptioncanada.com

Ukraine

Canadians Adopt Romanian Children (CARC)

Val and Rodica Moraru
203 Holmes Ave.,
Toronto, Ont.
M2N 4N9
Tel: 416-224-9642
Fax: 416-227-9347
email: carc@air.on.ca
website: www.familyhelper.net/ad/carc.html

Romania (program closed), Ukraine

Caring Homes for Orphan Children
(a registered name of Tzivos Hashem Canada Inc.)

Arnie Gotfryd
3727 Chesswood Dr.,
Toronto, Ont.
M3J 2P6
Tel: 416-630-2472
Fax: 416-630-3712
email: caringhomes@hotmail.com

Russia, Bulgaria (beginning in 2004)

Children of the World

 18613 Grandview Cres.,
Williamston, Ont.
K0C 2J0
Tel: 1-866-230-5464
email: rmcgent@glen-net.ca
website: www.childrenoftheworld.ca

China

Children's Bridge

#221, 1400 Clyde Ave.,
Nepean, ON
K2G 3J2
Tel. No.: (613) 226-2112,
Fax no.: (613) 226-8843
email: info@childrensbridge.com
website: www.childrensbridge.com

China, South Korea, Thailand.

Children's Resource and Consultation Centre

21 Price Street
Toronto, ON
M4W 1Z1
Tel. No.: (416) 923-7771
email: mjblug@total.net

USA

Cornerstone Adoption Agency

4121 Lawrence Ave. East, Suite#108,
Toronto, Ontario
M1E 2S2
Tel: (416) 283-7239
Fax: (416) 283-8034
email: cornerco@sympatico.ca
website: www.cornerstoneadoption.ca/

Armenia, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Philippines, Sri Lanka, St. Vincent

Family Outreach International

19-575 Old St. Patrick Street
Ottawa, ON
K1N 9H5
Tel: (613) 789-8677
Fax: (613) 789-9052
e-mail: foi@canada.com
website: www.familyoutreach.com

China

Global Village Adoption Agency

14 Crescent Road,
Rockcliffe, ON
K1M 0N3
Tel: (613) 748-1689
Fax: (613) 748-1295
e-mail: friedman@on.aibn.com
website: http://www.tgvaa.com/gvframe.HTML

Armenia, Haiti, Poland

Loving Heart Int'l Adoption Inc.

36 Canary Cres.,
Toronto, ON
M2K 1Z1
Tel: (416) 223-4997
Fax: (416) 250-8977
e-mail: loving-heart-adopt@rogers.com

Bulgaria, Yugoslavia

Mission of TEARS

50 Gervais Dr. Suite 223
Toronto, ON
M3C 1Z3
Tel: (416) 449-0018
Fax: (416) 449-0243
e-mail: adopt@missionoftears.com
website: www.missionoftears.com

Haiti, Russia, Ethiopia, Ukraine

OANA Inter-Country Adoptions

7 St. Dennis Drive, #1416,
Toronto, ON
M3C 1E4
Tel: (416) 425-0785
Fax: (416) 425-6507
e-mail: cliana@look.ca

Romania (closed to adoptions)

Open Arms to Int'l Adoption

14 Roxborough St. W.,
Toronto, ON
M5R 1T8
Tel: (416) 966-0294
Fax: (416) 966-0187
e-mail: info@open-arms.com
website: www.open-arms.com

China

St. Anne Adoption Center

56 Albert St
Stratford, ON
N5A 6T7
Tel: (519) 273-7121
Fax: (519) 273-6942
e-mail: mail@stanneadoption.org
website: www.stanneadoption.org

Ukraine, Haiti, Bulgaria, St. Vincent, Colombia, El Salvador (Armenia, Lithuania and Ecuador - pending in the future)

Ukrainian Cradle Adoption Agency

3 Saffron Crescent
Toronto, ON
M9C 3T8
Tel: 416-622-0853 or 416-622-7677
Fax: 416-622-4474
e-mail: soniak@sympatico.ca
website: www3.sympatico.ca/soniak/ucaa.html

Ukraine

World View Adoption Agency

130 Westmore Drive, Suite 5
Toronto, ON
M9V 5E2
Tel: 416-745-9777
Fax: 416-745-9778
e-mail: worldview-adoption@on.aibn.com

India



PEI

PEI does not have any international adoption agencies, but the province has ratified the Hague Convention and allows licensed, out-of-province adoption agencies to facilitate adoptions for residents of PEI. Contact the Provincial Adoption Coordinator of the Department of Health & Social Services for further information: 902-368-6514 or see the Department's website.



QUEBEC

International Adoptions in Quebec fall under the jurisdiction of the SAI (Secrétariat à l'adoption internationale), and require the approval of the SAI through the issuance of a Letter of Non-Objection (to the foreign adoption). However, apart from this condition, residents of Quebec may engage the services of either licensed adoption agencies within or outside Quebec, or adoption facilitators outside the province. According to Quebec adoption law, residents of Quebec may also initiate an independent adoption, with some conditions, from countries allowing independent adoptions (ex: Ukraine). For further information, contact the SAI at 1-800-561-0246.

Agency

Contact Information

Children Available

Acueillons un Enfant

2900 Quatre-Bourgeois, Bureau 306
Ste-Foy, PQ
G1V 1Y4
Tel: (418) 651-2608
email: accueillons@hotmail.com

Haiti

Appel Inc.

5089 rue Mills
Rock Forest, PQ
J1N 3B6
Tel: (819) 564-2843
email: appelinc@globetrotter.net

Colombia

Au Berceau de la Vie

120 Ferland Street, PHB,
Montreal, PQ
H3E 1L1
Tel: 1-877-363-0292
email: info@adoptioncanada.org
website

Russia
Agency faciliates Russian adoptions for Canadians residing in Quebec, and all provinces excluding Ontario and BC.

Enfant sans Frontiere

566 boul. St. Martin Ouest
Laval, PQ
H7X 3S4
Tel: (514) 952-9441
email: esf@videotron.ca
website

Belarussia

Enfants d'Orient

11664 Racette,
Montreal North, PQ
H1G 5J5
Tel: (514) 881-1514
Fax: (514) 881-6014
email: lboyer.hfmartin@sympatico.ca

South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan

Enfants du Monde

1600 Henri-Bourassa Ouest,
Montreal, PQ
H3M 3E2
Tel: 1 800 381-3588
Fax: (514) 332-9152
email: saem@microtec.net

Brazil, China, India

Societe Formons Une Famille Inc. (Let's Start a Family)

3700 rue Berri, # 450
Montreal, PQ
H2L 4G9
Tel: (514) 287-7290
Fax: (514) 287-9902
e-mail: ffamille@videotron.ca
website

Cambodia, Dominica, China, Philippines

Soleil des Nations

6 rue de Laval
Pont-Rouge, PQ
G0A 2X0
Tel: (819) 376-1775 or (819) 826-2020 e-mail: cjohnsonaroy@hotmail.com
website: www.soleildesnations.org/

Bolivia, Colombia, Haiti

Terre Des Hommes Canada, Inc.

2520 Rue Lionel-Groulx, Suite 5
Montr, PQ
H3J 1J8
Tel: (514) 937-3325
Fax: (514) 933-7125
e-mail: tdhcan@cam.org
website: www.tdh.ca

Honduras and Latvia; Guatemala, Romania and Vietnam (all three programs on hold)


SASKATCHEWAN

Residents of Saskatchewan must apply to their nearest regional Social Services office and complete an International Adoption Application. Homestudies must be completed by licensed social workers approved by the Province, however, residents may chose to work with out-of-province adoption agencies or facilitators.

Agency

Contact

Children Available

Cindy-Lyn Pigeon

1 - 649 Albert St.,
Estevan, SK
S4A 1R5
Tel: (306) 634-2695
Fax: (306) 634-4815
e-mail: homewood.bound@sk.sympatico.ca



YUKON

Yukon does not have any licensed international adoption agencies, however, residents of the Yukon can work with adoption agencies in other provinces in order to complete an international adoption. Residents should contact the Department of Health & Social Services (HSS) at (867) 667-3002 (website) for further information on initiating an international adoption.




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