During November, the Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies (OACAS) and its member agencies are promoting Adoption Awareness Month to educate the community about adoption and find permanent families for older children. Older children in the care of Children’s Aid Societies want and need permanent families. Click here to read the news release.  Click here to read the backgrounder. One day, every child in Ontario will have a family CLICK TO PLAY Read More

Adoption is the process through which a child becomes part of a new family. It is intended to provide the child with permanence and security. The Child and Family Services Act regulates the adoption of children who are living in Ontario, as well as children from other provinces or countries whose adoptions are finalized in Ontario courts. The Act protects the rights of everyone involved in an adoption including the child, the child's birth parents and the adoptive parents. Are you thinking of adopting a ... Read More