Adoption Myth #1
"It takes seven years or more to adopt a child in Ontario."
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Ongoing Adoption Support
Adoption is not an event that takes place, it is a process of change and self-discovery that lasts a lifetime. Fortunately, there are no shortage of resources available to help support adoptive parents, adoptees, birth parents, and anyone else touched by adoption, in their ongoing adoption journey.
Some resources, like this site, are available to all; others, like in-person support groups and information seminars, are limited to a more local audience. Please, check out our Post-Adoption Resource Map and Event Calendar for more information about local support available in your area.
In 2011, thirteen youth met through the Youth Network and realized that they had collectively experienced over sixty family moves before becoming part of their forever families through adoption. To help share their experience and spread the message about the importance of adopting older children, they created this video.
Rights and Responsibilities
Adoption is not an event which happens and is done. It is an ongoing experience, a lifelong journey, for all those involved. To make the most of the journey, it is important to know what your rights and responsibilities are:
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The Adoption Council of Ontario
The Adoption Council of Ontario is a not-for-profit providing outreach, support and education to all adoptees, adoptive parents, potential adoptive parents, birth families, and adoption professionals in Ontario. We deal with public adoption, private adoption, international adoption and relative adoption. Since 1987, we have been working towards a provincial community where all children have families forever.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the government of Ontario.
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