* A compendium of adoption news from March 2000 to January 2012,
with emphasis on adoption in Canada.
* The history of adoption in specific countries is at Country News.
2012
(Jan. 27, 2012) Agencies hit rough patch in Canada;
Hope Adoption closes
(Jan. 26, 2012) IRS tells children adopted from the U.S.: declare
your bank accounts or pay $10,000 fine
(Jan. 4, 2012) Foster parents get quicker path to parental leave
when adopting
2011
(Oct. 27, 2011) Canadians go abroad to adopt 1,946 children in 2010
(Oct. 1, 2011) Bill 179 makes all Ontario wards eligible for adoption
(June 17, 2011) Canadian adoption activist wins NACAC award
(May 25, 2011) Adoption example cited in banning anonymous B.C.
sperm donors
(Apr. 14, 2011) National adoption network tackles children's issues
(Mar. 17, 2011) Ethiopia puts the lid on international adoption
(Mar. 16, 2011) Expert sees further slide in intercountry adoption
(Mar. 15, 2011) Intercountry adoptions fall one-third in six years
(Feb. 21, 2011) U.S. adopts the most Chinese children: 74,000
(Jan. 31, 2011) Get kids out of foster care, says Adoption Council
2010
(Oct. 25, 2010) Canadians adopted 2,122 children from abroad in 2009
(Aug. 28, 2010) When will Haitian adoptions start again?
(Aug. 16, 2010) Do Ontario public adoptions drop every year?
(Aug. 11, 2010) 2009 intercountry adoption statistics, partially
(Aug. 5, 2010) 30,000 Canadian kids languish in foster care
(July 26, 2010) Adoptive parents in online survey of health conditions
(Apr. 12, 2010) Heart Gallery in Ottawa finds adoptive homes for foster kids
(Jan. 26, 2010) Earthquake halts new adoptions in Haiti
(Jan. 25, 2010) First Haitian adoptees arrive in Canada / Updates
(Jan. 24, 2010) Haiti relief effort gets boost from Canadian business
2009
(Oct. 26, 2009) 2008 jump in international adoptions to Canada
(Oct. 16, 2009) Imagine Adoption: bankrupt agency is born again
(Oct. 16, 2009) Imagine daily chronology: an agency's fall and rise
(Aug. 26, 2009) Adoption system needs fixing: Ontario panel
(June 9, 2009) Ontario opens adoption records June 1, 2009
(June 2, 2009) Avoid catching diseases from your child adopted abroad
(June 1, 2009) New rules for crossing U.S.-Canada border
(May 26, 2009) Canadian adoption advocates win NACAC awards
(May 17, 2009) Lex Reynolds, adoption advocate, dies
(Feb. 16, 2009) Claim the Canadian tax credit for adoption expenses
(Jan. 29, 2009) Canadian law denies citizenship to children of foreign adoptees
(Jan. 6, 2009) China leads in 2007 international adoption stats
2008
(Dec. 8, 2008) Alberta to extend benefits to adoptive parents
(Nov. 1, 2008) International adoption stats for 2007 (partial)
(Oct. 17, 2008) Few orphans sickened by bad baby formula
(Sept. 28, 2008) 22 tainted baby formulas banned in China
(Aug. 14, 2008) Employment insurance benefits for adoptive parents
(July 11, 2008) Expert panel on infertility and adoption in Ontario
(May 22, 2008) Ontario to open adoption records
(Feb. 1, 2008) DNA adoption networking finds parents, siblings
2007
(Dec. 20, 2007) Citizenship easier for children adopted abroad
(Sept. 20, 2007) Judge quashes Ontario law opening adoption records
(Aug. 25, 2007) Slowdown in China starts the great decline of 2006 [statistics]
(May 1, 2007) May 1: nine new adoption rules start in China
(Apr. 30, 2007) International adoption agencies come to N.B.
(Mar. 18, 2007) Tax credit helps Canadian adoptive parents
(Jan. 9, 2007) Boy has three parents, Ontario court rules
2006
(Dec. 21, 2006) China to rule out singles, over-50s, obese
(Nov. 24, 2006) Adoption crusader Helen Allen dies at 99
(Nov. 19, 2006) Your Chinese daughter can audition for TV spot
(Oct. 28, 2006) Options shrink; countries stress domestic placement
(Sept. 20, 2006) Country Survey: beware slow processes, closed countries
(Aug. 17, 2006) 2005 stats: second year of decline in intercountry adoptions
(June 22, 2006) Citizenship for children adopted abroad: welcome Bill C-14
(Apr. 18, 2006) Now in Spanish: "Teacher's Guide to Adoption"
(Mar. 27, 2006) Ontario law ought to increase domestic adoptions
(Jan. 1, 2006) Quebec adopters get a superior parental leave plan
2005
(Nov. 3, 2005) Opening adoption records: success in Ontario
(Aug. 3, 2005) NACAC award winners for 2005
(June 6, 2005) Ontario legislation would increase domestic adoptions
(Apr. 15, 2005) Find a subsidy for special needs adoption
(Feb. 23, 2005) Adoption tax credit ... finally passed
(Feb. 22, 2005) Generous tax credit in Quebec
(Jan. 18, 2005) "Who's Your Daddy?" show cancelled
(Jan. 13, 2005) $925 fee gone: Ontario eliminates "head tax"
(Jan. 10, 2005) Can we adopt tsunami orphans?
2004
(Dec. 17, 2004) "Beginner's Guide to Adoption" available free
(Oct. 20, 2004) Jay Hill's tax credit bill: expenses up to $10,000
(Oct. 5, 2004) Citizenship bill to help adopted children
(Oct. 4, 2004) Where to get immigration forms, permanent resident card
(Oct. 1, 2004) InYourGrasp.bc.ca: Support for B.C. adoptive parents
(Sept. 1, 2004) Opening adoption records in Alberta; trying in Ontario
(July 28, 2004) NACAC honours Canadians at its conferences
(Apr. 15, 2004) How to find resources for each country
(Apr. 2, 2004) Ontario to change domestic adoption law
(Mar. 31, 2004) Workshops at New Brunswick conference
(Mar. 19, 2004) Ontario ministry's new name
(Feb. 11, 2004) Photolistings at AdoptOntario web site
(Feb. 10, 2004) Alberta photolisting site one year old
2003
(Dec. 20, 2003) Native kids' voices at "Stolen Generations"
(Nov. 25, 2003) Native control in Manitoba
(Nov. 18, 2003) Miall/March study: Canadians approve of adoption
(Sept. 1, 2003) Foster care costs $40,000 a year (ACO)
(Aug. 22, 2003) U.S. census reports on adopted children
(Mar. 17, 2003) ACC gains Executive Director, $375,000 grant
2002
(Dec. 1, 2002) Author Adam Pertman takes over at Adoption Institute
(Oct. 25, 2002) Romanian adoption research continues
(June 7, 2002) Gay adoption makes progress
(Mar. 20, 2002) New Brunswick adoption awareness campaign
(Jan. 12, 2002) Toronto Star: Toronto CAS to run Chinese adoptions
(Jan. 8, 2002) Dave Thomas dies
(Jan. 1, 2002) New email lists on adoption
2001
(Nov. 9, 2001) Adoption services in Manitoba
(Nov. 1, 2001) Prince George B.C. agency closes
(May 24, 2001) Ontario keeps $925 adoption fee
(May 21, 2001) Québec adoption bureau changes director
(May 16, 2001) Austria's "anonymous births"
(Apr. 9, 2001) "Internet Twins" in custody battle
2000
(Aug. 22, 2000) Guatemala: no adoptions through private lawyers
(July 20, 2000) B.C. mum sues agency over adopted girl's illness
(June 12, 2000) National Adoption Desk role taken by CFC
(June 9, 2000) Employment Insurance changes
(June 6, 2000) "Adopt-a-Minefield" slogan trivializes adoption
(June 2, 2000) Possible moratorium in Romania?
(June 1, 2000) Russia slowdown while agencies accredited
(May 31, 2000) Adoption Council gets $60,000 at fundraiser
(Apr. 6, 2000) Citizenship and Immigration bills make progress
(Mar. 27, 2000) Ethics of preadoption genetic testing
(Mar. 8, 2000) Intercountry Adoption Act in Ontario
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