Countries
The four countries that we
work with currently for inter-country adoptions are:
Additional information on
these four countries have been included on this website. In addition, these
government links offer good background information:
United States
In the US we have a
relationship with three different agencies that are all licensed to
facilitate newborn adoptions. The children available are of both sexes and
varied racial and cultural backgrounds but are primarily of African American
or Bi-racial heritage.
To learn more about the agencies, children available, and family
requirements, visit the links below. We encourage adoptive parents to
contact the agencies directly so that they can chose the agency which they
feel is the best fit for them personally. Please keep in mind that it is
necessary to have an adoption agency in both countries to ensure that all
legal requirements in both countries are met. The US agencies have their
own fees and legislation that have to be satisfied in addition to those in
BC.
If you are interested in
learning more about adopting through the U.S., please read this document
US Adoptions
(MS Word) for further details.
China
All Chinese adoptions are processed through
their central government branch, the
China Centre for Adoption Affairs (CCAA).
China ratified The Hague Convention in January 2006. Since that time, CCAA
has advised that the children available are almost exclusively female and
range in age from approximately 0-24 months and 7 years and older. CCAA
advises that they have no children available for adoption between the ages
of 2 and 6 years at this time. China has specific requirements of adoptive
families. These requirements were changed as of May 1, 2007. If you are
interested in this program, please read this document
China Adoptions (MS
Word) for further details. Applicants with Chinese Ancestry and applicants
wishing to adopt a child over 7 years of age may be eligible to have their
applications expedited. For more information on this, please contact us.
Haiti
In Haiti, all adoptions are processed through
their central government branch, the Institut du
Bien Etre Social et de Research (IBESR), however, the orphanage where
the child resides usually plays a centre role in assisting with this
process. Children available are between the ages of newborn and older. All
children are of Haitian Creole background. We have a relationships with
several orphanages which are licensed by the IBESR. Two such orphanages
are:
We encourage families to contact orphanages
directly, usually through their website, so that they can ensure personally
that they are comfortable working with that orphanage and that the orphanage
has children in the age range that the family is interested in adopting and
is comfortable working with the family. Haiti has specific requirement of
adoptive families – if you are interested in this program, please read this
document Haiti Adoptions
(MS Word) for further details.
Ethiopia
To facilitate adoptions from Ethiopia, BC
agencies need to work with agencies in Canada who are accredited by the
ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in Ethiopia. There are two such
agencies which are currently in operation in Canada:
Adoptive parents need to
register both with a BC licensed adoption agency and one of these two
Ethiopian entities to ensure that legislative requirements of both
jurisdictions are met. Children available range in age from a few weeks old
and up. All children are racially Black.
Ethiopia has specific
requirement of adoptive families – if you are interested in this program,
please read this document
Ethiopia Adoptions (MS Word) for further details.
