Adoption Services

Service provides:

• adoption information for families who want to provide permanency for a child in permanent care of Alberta Children and Family Services through adoption or private guardianship
• adoption information for families who want to adopt a child privately within Alberta, through a licensed adoption agency or internationally
• monitoring and licensing of private adoption agencies in Alberta

Types of permanency services include:

• government adoption and private guardianship

• private agency / private direct / step-parent adoption

• international adoption

• residents of Alberta at the time of application, approval, and placement
• who are 18 years and older
• are physically and mentally capable of parenting an adoptive child
• who have demonstrated financial and domestic stability

• contact for more information
• visit website for more information and to find a local office

Contact for details.

The cost to adopt will vary depending on which type of adoption is pursued:

• there are no fees for adoptions processed through Alberta Children and Family Services on behalf of children who were in the permanent care of the government


• private licensed agencies have their own fee schedule; contact each agency to inquire about their fee schedules; a list of approved agencies throughout Alberta is available here


• international adoptions involve high fees which include travel, translations, completion of home study reports, preparation of documents for out of country, and more; details available online here

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