International Adoption

• China ends foreign adoptions, leaving some hopeful families with questions

  Only people who are blood relatives or step-relatives of Chinese children will be able to apply for international adoption.

  Lifestyle

  Sep 9, 2024
  
• Quebec unveils mandatory training program for parents planning international adoption

  A new program by the Quebec health ministry, aiming to inform and prepare would-be adoptive parents embarking on the international adoption process, will become mandatory in 2023.

  Canada

  May 30, 2022
  
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• Pause on Ukraine adoption causing fear for B.C. family

  Alysha Buck, chairperson for UAS Eastern European Adoption Inc. board of directors said the war in Ukraine has brought adoptions processes to a stop.

  Canada

  Mar 2, 2022
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• Calgary couple involved in international adoption pleads for exemption from quarantine hotel stay

  A Calgary couple who adopted a baby in Colombia is hoping they will be able to get an exemption from the mandatory stay at a quarantine hotel.

  Canada

  Mar 29, 2021
• Canada’s ban on adoptions unjustified, Pakistan says; leaves family desperate for change

  Canada's 2013 ban on adoptions from Pakistan remains a contentious issue between the two countries.

  Investigations

  Aug 9, 2019
• Abbotsford couple ‘heartbroken’ as African adoption stalls once again

  The Canadian government says it needs to address several concerns about the adoption before it can be approved.

  News

  Dec 21, 2018
• Winnipeg couple adopts orphans, kept apart 2 years by immigration red-tape

  A Winnipeg couple trying to adopt two orphans from Uganda say international red-tape has kept them apart apart for two years may force them to leave Canada so they can finally be a family.

  Politics

  Oct 30, 2018
• Strength in numbers: What it’s like parenting 8 children

  Riley and Candra Sexton describe their journey as parents of three biological children and five adopted children.

  Features

  Aug 29, 2017
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• EXCLUSIVE: Are other countries to blame for drop in international adoptions in Quebec?

  One of the province's nine adoption agencies claimed it is not all Quebec's fault, but also deplored the fact that options are few and far between for Quebecers looking to adopt a child.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2017
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• 5 Montreal stories you must read this week: March 31

  From a photograph of a naked girl in an art gallery to employees at Trudeau airport suspected of being radicalized, here are the five biggest stories Global News covered in Montreal this week.

  Mar 31, 2017