LEARN ABOUT FOSTERING AND ADOPTION
If you are interested in expanding your family, learn what it means to foster and adopt, and the difference between them.
You can be an ally to vulnerable children and youth and Stand Up for Kids by becoming educated about what it means to open your home as a foster or adoptive parent to provide comfort and support for kids in care. The support of a caring foster or adoptive family provides many benefits for children and youth, including a sense of safety and stability, improvements to their overall health and well-being, and help to overcome their past traumas so that they may build their own strength and resilience.
63,000
children and youth across Canada who are living in foster care, kinship care, group care, and treatment facilities
Over
235,000
children and youth in Canada are at
risk of abuse and neglect
30,000
children and youth in Canada’s child welfare system are eligible
for permanent adoption
Only
2,000
are adopted each year
For information about how to become a foster parent in Canada, please visit:
Canada-Wide
Canadian Foster Family Association https://www.canadianfosterfamilyassociation.ca/prov-terr-organizations/
Alberta
Alberta Foster and Kinship Association afkaonline.ca
British Columbia
BC Federation of Foster Parent Associations bcfosterparents.ca
Federation of Aboriginal Foster Parents fafp.ca/fp-opportunities
Manitoba
The Kinship & Foster Family Network of Manitoba mffn.ca
New Brunswick
New Brunswick Foster Families Association nbfosterfamilies.ca
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador Foster Families Association nlffa.ca
Northwest Territories
Foster Family Coalition of Northwest Territories ffcnwt.com
Nova Scotia
Federation of Foster Families of Nova Scotia fosterfamilies.ns.ca
Nunavut
Government Department of Family Services gov.nu.ca/become-foster-parent
Ontario
Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies oacas.org/childrens-aid-child-protection/fostering
Foster Parents Society of Ontario fosterparentssociety.org
Ontario Government – Become a Foster Parent https://www.ontario.ca/page/become-foster-parent
Prince Edward Island
Government Family and Human Services princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/family-and-human-services/be-foster-parent
Québec
Fédération des familles d’accueil et ressources intermédiaires du Québec ffariq.org
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Foster Families Association (SFFA) sffa.sk.ca
Yukon
Yukon Health and Social Services hss.gov.yk.ca/fostercare.php
For information about how to adopt in Canada, please visit:
Nationwide
Adoption Council of Canada adoption.ca
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption davethomasfoundation.ca
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) nacac.org
Alberta
Alberta Human Services humanservices.alberta.ca/adoption.html
British Columbia
Adoptive Families Association of B.C. bcadoption.com
Manitoba
Government of Manitoba gov.mb.ca/fs/childfam/adoption.html
New Brunswick
New Brunswick Department of Social Development gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/adoption.html
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development cssd.gov.nl.ca/adoption/
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/adoption
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Department of Community Services novascotia.ca/coms/families/adoption/index.html
Nunavut
Nunavut Department of Children & Family Services gov.nu.ca/family-services/information/adoption
Ontario
AdoptOntario adoption.on.ca
Learn more about adopting young people who have aged out of care (Never Too Late) https://www.adoption.on.ca/ntl
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island Department of Family and Human Services princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/family-and-human-services/adoption
Québec
Government of Québec (French) gouv.qc.ca/FR/Portail/Citoyens/Evenements/DevenirParent/Pages/adoption-quebec-reguliere-banquemixte.aspx
Government of Québec (English) https://www.quebec.ca/en/family-and-support-for-individuals/pregnancy-and-parenthood/parent#c36611
Saskatchewan
Adoption Support Centre of Saskatchewan adoptionsask.org/
Yukon
Yukon Health and Social Services hss.gov.yk.ca/adoption.php
Together we have the
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