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Submitting an undertaking application to sponsor a child to be adopted

Verifying your eligibility to sponsor a child you wish to adopt

To sponsor a minor child you wish to adopt, you must meet the following conditions.

Authorization by the Secrétariat aux services internationaux à l’enfant

Your adoption procedures must comply with Quebec's international adoption rules. To learn more about these rules and the steps required, consult the section on International adoption.

As part of these procedures, you must obtain authorization from the Secrétariat aux services internationaux à l'enfant (SASIE) to proceed with the adoption process.

If SASIE gives its agreement, it will send a letter of non-opposition to the Ministère de l’immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (Ministry). You will receive an invitation from the Ministry to submit an undertaking application for the child you want to adopt.

If you submit an undertaking application to sponsor a child to be adopted without having received an invitation from the Ministry to do so, your application will be returned to you.

Confirmation from the Government of Canada of your eligibility as a guarantor

You must first have submitted a sponsorship application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), and have received a letter or an email from the IRCC indicating that you are eligible to sponsor a person.

Citizenship or permanent residence

You must have Canadian citizenship or permanent residence.

Age

You must be at least 18 years of age.

Financial obligations

If you have already made a sponsorship undertaking or undertakings, you must demonstrate that:

You have honoured your financial obligations;
If applicable, you have repaid to the Gouvernement du Québec or another province any sum that was disbursed to this person as last resort financial assistance (social assistance).

Last resort financial assistance (social assistance)

You must not have received last resort financial assistance, except if this assistance is given to you due to your age or disability, which creates barriers to your employment that are severe, permanent or for an indefinite term.

Support

If you must pay support after an official judgment, you must have honoured your obligations over the past five years. Otherwise, you must have repaid any amount owed before submitting your sponsorship application.

Criminal record

You must not have been convicted in Canada or abroad of any of the following:

A sexual offence;
An attempt or threat to commit a sexual offence;
An offence resulting in bodily harm against a close friend or relative;
An offence that is either attempted or threatened, resulting in bodily harm against a close friend or relative
A violent crime;
An attempt to commit a violent criminal act.

If you have been convicted of any of these offences, you must:

Have obtained a final acquittal;
Or have obtained a suspension of your criminal record;
Or have completed your sentence at least five years prior to submitting your application.

Removal or detention measure

You must not be the object of a Government of Canada deportation measure or be detained in a penitentiary or a prison.

Submitting an undertaking application to sponsor a child to be adopted

Contact the ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: from 8:00 to 16:00

Wednesday: from 10:00 to 16:30
Greater Montréal: 514-864-9191

Elsewhere in Québec (Toll free): 1-877-864-9191
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