| Canadian law allows
you to adopt a child from another country if you are a Canadian
citizen or permanent resident. To bring your adoptive child
to Canada, you must sponsor the child for immigration. You can
start sponsoring a child as soon as you decide to adopt or you
can wait until after you have found a child and have started
the adoption process.
There are two processes that you must go through when you
adopt a child from another country: the adoption process and
the immigration sponsorship process. You need to know
about both.
The Adoption Process:
Adoptions are the responsibility of the provinces in Canada.
You need to have a Home Study done, usually by your province,
before Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) processes
your application for sponsorship.
You will have to comply with the adoption laws of the child's
country of origin. You must also comply with the laws of your
province. Make sure you are familiar with all of the legal
requirements relevant to you before beginning the adoption
process.
The Immigration Process:
As an adoptive parent of a child from another country, you
must apply to sponsor the child for permanent residence in
Canada. You may apply for citizenship on the child's behalf
after the child is in Canada and has permanent resident status.
CIC will request a letter of consent from your province showing
that your province agrees to the adoption. The immigration
visa will only be issued after the immigration mission in
the child's country of origin receives this letter from your
province.
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