Adoptions Completed Abroad

The requirements that must be met for sponsorships of children adopted abroad are as follows:

1. the child was under the age of 18 when the adoption took place;
2. the adoption was in the best interests of the child. This means:

• a home study of the adoptive parents has been completed and approved;
• before the adoption, the child's parents gave their free and informed consent to the child's adoption;
• the adoption created a genuine parent-child relationship;
• the adoption was in accordance with the laws of the place where the adoption took place;
• the adoption was in accordance with the laws of the sponsor's country of residence;
  If the sponsor lived in Canada at the time the adoption took place, the competent authority of the child's province of intended destination must have stated in writing that it does not object to the adoption.
• if the adoption was subject to the Hague Convention on Adoption, the competent authority of the country where the adoption took place and the province of destination have stated in writing that they approve the adoption as conforming to the Convention;
• if the adoption was not subject to the Hague Convention on Adoption, there is no evidence that the adoption is for the purpose of child trafficking or undue gain within the meaning of the Convention.

See also: Adoptions completed in Canada