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Some people looking to adopted children in Canada do not realize how many foster children are waiting to be adopted.
There are over 9,000 foster children waiting for their forever families.
They are using Adoption Resource Exchange in the hopes that more people learn of the children needing forever homes and also to get exposure for their older or hard to place children. They are also have a website called AdoptOntario where they feature their hard to place children. They have had great success with using both of the tools to feature their children and finding them adoptive families. Hard to place children can mean anything from age, number of siblings, ethnic, learning disabled, developmentally delayed to serious health issues. All of the issues can range from minor to severe.
Canada is hoping to get more foster children moving out of the foster homes and living in a permanent adoptive home. Most of these children desire to have a loving family, a stable forever home, and the chance at a hopeful future.
Frances Barrick wrote an article “The Invisible Children” in The Record newspaper (the link will take you to the article)
The total number of adoptable children in Canada is 66,000, but less than 1,700 are adopted annually. In comparison, Canadian families adopt from abroad at a rate of about 2,000 a year.
Below are Canada’s resources concerning children awaiting adoption by a loving family:
Adoption Council of Canada
211 Bronson Ave.
Ottawa, Ont.
Information about adoption across Canada
613-235-0344
Family and Children’s Services of Waterloo Region
Ask for adoption recruitment worker
519-576-1329
Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services
Ministry Adoption Unit
Information on how to adopt a child in Ontario
416-327-4742
Adoption Council of Ontario
Resource information and website listing children available for adoption
3216 Yonge St.
Toronto, Ont.
416-482-0021
