Adoption authorities contacts
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Find the various contacts if you want to adopt a child from abroad.
Government of Canada (federal)
The federal government is only responsible for the immigration or citizenship process of an adopted child.
Under the Hague Convention, Canada’s federal central authority is Intercountry Adoption Services, which is part of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
The role of Intercountry Adoption Services
The role of Intercountry Adoption Services is to
- collect and distribute adoption information to
- Canadian provincial and territorial central authorities
- foreign authorities
- help with communication, cooperation and coordination
- between federal and provincial and territorial central authorities
- within the federal government
- with foreign central authorities or adoption authorities
- help to address issues such as unethical and irregular adoption practices
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Intercountry Adoption Services
Family and Social Immigration
IA-Inquiries@cic.gc.ca
Provincial and territorial central adoption authorities
The provinces or territories are responsible for the adoption process.
Choose a province or territory to find its central adoption authority
Alberta – Alberta Adoption Services, Ministry of Children’s Services
British Columbia – Adoption, Ministry of Children and Family Development
Manitoba – Child Protection Branch, Department of Families
New Brunswick – Child & Youth Services Branch, Department of Social Development
Newfoundland and Labrador – Adoption Services, Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development
Nova Scotia – Adoption Services, Department of Community Services
Northwest Territories – Adoption, Department of Health and Social Services
Nunavut – Department of Family Services
Ontario – Adoption, Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
Prince Edward Island – Adoption, Department of Social Development and Housing
Quebec – Secrétariat aux services internationaux à l’enfant, Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux
Saskatchewan – Adoption, Ministry of Social Services
Yukon – Adoption Services, Government of Yukon Children’s Services