Recent Trends on International Adoption
Printer-friendly versionPrepared by The Adoption Council of Canada
If you are considering adoption from outside Canada, the following information may be helpful in deciding which countries to investigate and what you need to know in order to make a realistic choice abroad.
The Adoption Council of Canada (ACC) would like to extend its thanks to Robin Hilborn of the Family Helper, http://www.familyhelper.net/. Robin has been instrumental in compiling the most recent international adoption information.
First off, let us examine the most recent international adoption statistics. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) compiles these figures on an annual basis, www.cic.gc.ca.
International adoptions in 2007
In 2007, 1,713 children from abroad found adoptive homes in Canada. This figure is up from 2006 (1,535); however, for nearly a decade, international adoptions have been on a decline.
Canadians are adopting from many countries around the globe. Let us look at the top 25:
Table 1. International Adoptions to Canada, 2004-2007
Top 25 countries, by year
|
Country
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|
China
|
658
|
608
|
973
|
1,001
|
|
Ethiopia
|
135
|
61
|
31
|
34
|
|
Russia
|
96
|
95
|
88
|
106
|
|
U.S.
|
94
|
96
|
102
|
81
|
|
Philippines
|
90
|
53
|
70
|
62
|
|
Haiti
|
89
|
123
|
115
|
159
|
|
Vietnam
|
86
|
34
|
x
|
6
|
|
South Korea
|
48
|
102
|
97
|
97
|
|
Ukraine
|
46
|
23
|
39
|
16
|
|
India
|
44
|
36
|
41
|
37
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
36
|
10
|
x
|
x
|
|
Colombia
|
34
|
31
|
18
|
38
|
|
Jamaica
|
20
|
19
|
22
|
23
|
|
Liberia
|
20
|
16
|
10
|
x
|
|
Pakistan
|
18
|
19
|
17
|
7
|
|
Ghana
|
16
|
--
|
15
|
12
|
|
South Africa
|
16
|
9
|
x
|
8
|
|
Thailand
|
14
|
21
|
21
|
40
|
|
Nepal
|
12
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
Taiwan
|
10
|
12
|
30
|
15
|
|
Armenia
|
9
|
--
|
--
|
10
|
|
Mexico
|
9
|
9
|
x
|
5
|
|
Guyana
|
8
|
7
|
8
|
14
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
7
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
Ecuador 6
|