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In Ontario, prospective adoptive
parents can choose from three types of adoption:
- Public adoption through the
Children's Aid Society
- Private adoption through
a licensed agency or individual
- International adoption through
a licensed non-profit organization
In Ontario, all adoptions are
the responsibility of The Ministry of Children
and Youth Services. There are two kinds of adoption
involving children living in Ontario: public and
private.
A public adoption is conducted
through a Children's Aid Society (CAS). Many of
the children available for adoption through CAS
have special needs. Such needs could including
being a part of a sibling group that needs to
stay together, children who are between the ages
of 8 and 18 years of age, and children who may
have medical, physical, developmental, learning
and emotional problems. There are some infants
available for adoption but most infant adoptions
are through the private agencies.
The second type of adoption
involving children in Ontario is private adoption.
These adoptions are arranged by individual licensees
or agencies licensed by the Ministry. The majority
of private adoptions are for newborn babies or
young infants. There are several agencies/licensees
throughout Ontario that offer services to both
birth parents and adoptive families.
For Ontario residents, there
are many international adoption programs involving
various countries around the world. These programs
are handled by Ontario agencies that are licensed
by the Ontario Ministry of Community & Social
Services and the Ministry of Children & Youth
Services. Each country permitting international
adoption has different requirements, and the agencies
are responsible for liaising with the foreign
authorities to arrange adoptions.
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