List of international adoption certified bodies

Moratorium on new international adoption files

A moratorium on international adoptions with certified bodies is in force. The opening of new files is suspended.

However, files submitted without certified bodies, in the circumstances expressly provided for by regulation, as well as files with certified bodies that are already open are exempt from this measure and will continue to be processed as planned. For more information on cases where adoption without an accredited agency is possible, see the page International adoption without a certified body.

Before any adoption procedures are undertaken, they must be authorized by the Secrétariat aux services internationaux à l’enfant (SASIE). Without this authorization, they will not be recognized: no adoption or immigration approval will be granted, and the child will not be able to obtain the right to live permanently in Canada. These rules exist to ensure that every adoption takes place within a legal and safe framework and, above all, in the best interests of the child.

The accreditation of Société d'adoption parents sans frontières was not renewed as of June 21, 2024. Consequently, this organization is no longer authorized to carry out adoption procedures for people domiciled in Québec wishing to adopt children domiciled in the People's Republic of China.

Bulgaria and Ukraine

Ukraine: registrations suspended

TDH pour les enfants inc.

Burkina Faso, Mali (Malian nationals), Niger and Togo

Les Enfants du Mandé

Burundi, China, Vietnam and Philippines

Burundi and China: registrations suspended

Société formons une famille inc.

Colombia

Soleil des nations

South Korea, Madagascar, Taiwan and Thailand

Enfants d'Orient et d'Occident, adoption et parrainage du Québec

Haiti

Haiti: Registrations suspended

Soleil des nations

Corporation accueillons un enfant

Last update: July 18, 2024

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