International adoptions in Quebec

Statistics compiled by the Secrétariat à l’adoption internationale (SAI) are based on data gathered by the SAI when it issues a letter of no-objection. This letter contains general information about the adopter and the adopted child. Currently, it is the most complete and reliable source of data, as the SAI is not always systematically informed of the arrival date in Quebec of a child adopted abroad.

It is important to emphasize that, in some unusual circumstances, a letter of no-objection may have been issued, but the child never entered Canada. In addition, although a letter of no-objection may have been issued in a given year, the child may have entered Canada the following year. Moreover, the procedure in some countries of origin may mean that several months have elapsed from the issuance of the letter of no-objection to the child’s arrival in Quebec.