Ontario Helping Families Seeking To Adopt

Ontario is taking action to support families involved with Imagine Adoption and making changes to strengthen the international adoption system.

The government is supporting the immediate resumption of Imagine Adoption's operations and is providing a six month extension for families involved with the restructured agency whose home studies expire before April 2010.

The government is enhancing the accountability of international adoption agencies by requiring agencies to provide the following as part of the annual licence renewal process, effective immediately:

• An audited financial statement,
• An  Annual Report, available to the public, and
• A report from the Board of Directors that outlines agency operations and activities.

International adoption agencies will also be required to ensure prospective adoptive families understand the licensing process, the roles and responsibilities of licensed agencies, and the financial and other risks associated with international adoption.

The ministry has requested that a working group of licensed agencies examine ways to establish an insurance plan to protect prospective parents in the event of an agency's collapse.

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