Adopting a Child

Navigating the Adoption Process

The Children’s Aid Society offers adoption services to families throughout the District of Thunder Bay including:

• Providing support and services to birth parents who are considering choosing adoption for their child
• Finding permanent homes for children in loving nurturing families
• Training and providing services for people interested in adopting a child
• Providing support to adoptive parents once a child is placed in their home
• Providing non-identifying disclosure services for adoptees and birth relatives seeking information on a previous adoption

The Agency also provides Adoption Disclosure services for those adoptees, birth parents, birth siblings or birth grandparents wishing non-identifying information. The Agency can also assist with registration to the Adoption Disclosure Register which can assist with searches to contact a birth relative.