Adoption

Children may become available for adoption in Ontario through one of three ways: Under the Child, Youth and Family Service Act, an order of Extended Society Care is made. By consent of ...

People from diverse cultural backgrounds, single people or same-sex couples are all encouraged to consider adoption.  People who are open to parenting special needs children, sibling groups, or older children are especially ...

A home study is the mandatory process by which a foster, kinship or adoption applicant is assessed for competencies and capacities. As with PRIDE training, the SAFE home study assessment is required ...

The name PRIDE was selected by foster and adoptive parents in Illinois, where PRIDE was first developed. It stands for Parent Resources for Information, Development and Education. PRIDE is a model for the development and support ...

Birth parents may provide input about the kind of family they would like for their child. We give careful consideration to the values, lifestyle, education, cultural heritage and other characteristics that are important to ...

When a child has been granted the Legal Order of Extended Society Care  under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, then a Children’s Aid Society is required by law to make ...

Adoption Placement The Society recognizes that there are children who want and need the security and commitment of an adoption home and, at the same time, want and need to have periodic ...

From time to time, families may require the support of the agency well after the adoption has been finalized. Those families may call us for assistance. For some families who experience financial ...

As of May 2008, Ontario’s adoption information disclosure legislation allows adopted adults and birth parents to obtain information from birth and adoption records that were registered in Ontario. The Access to Adoption ...