Intercountry adoptions
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
This section provides general information on intercountry adoptions, processes, concepts and best practices. This information may assist officers in processing various adoption files for permanent residence applications.
- Intercountry adoptions: General overview
- Intercountry adoptions: The Hague Convention and Central Authorities
- Intercountry adoptions: Concepts and best practices
- Intercountry adoptions: How the best interests of the child are determined through the process
- Intercountry adoptions: Provincial notification letters
- Intercountry adoptions: The application process
- Returning appeal-allowed family class files to IRCC for redetermination