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Tsunami Disaster – Intercountry Adoption
The federal government is very concerned about the number of orphans left in the wake of the tsunami disaster in South Asia and is aware of the interest of many families in Canada to adopt them. Program Description Intercountry Adoption Services (IAS) represents Social Development Canada (SDC) in its capacity as the lead federal department for inter-country adoption. IAS works with foreign governments, other federal departments, provinces and territories. Provinces and territories all have their own legislation governing adoptions, and under this legislation carry out case management of individual adoptions. IAS carries out three main functions:
IAS also acts as the Federal Central Authority for the Government of Canada in accordance with the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. For information on adoption processes, please contact the appropriate provincial/territorial adoption authority. For other federal information on adoption, please click on the following links:
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