Adoption Records in Alberta
Get your questions about Adoption Records answered on CPLEA’s Family website.
Adoption
A legal process by which a person becomes the parent of a child that was born to another. The law then regards the person adopted and the person(s) adopting as related to each other in the same way as would be the case in a natural family.
Recommended CPLEA Resources
Adoption - CPLEA's free resources
Watch our informative video for new parents, and read about becoming a private guardian for a child.
Adoption (Alberta Children's Services)
This online resource from the Government of Alberta provides information about the Alberta government adoption process and applications as well as private adoption options. Includes links to other adoption resources and a link to profiles of children available for adoption.
Adoption Council of Canada (ACC)
The Adoption Council of Canada (ACC) is a national non-profit organization and registered charity and is the umbrella organization for adoption in Canada. By providing a library and clearinghouse on adoption issues, publications and information about adoption news and resources as well as referrals to adoption inquiries, the ACC raises public awareness of adoption, promotes the placement of waiting children, stresses the importance of post-adoption services, and supports search, reunion, and unqualified access to identifying information for both adopted adults and their birth parents.
Alberta Courts: Family court assistance for self-represented litigants
Family Justice Services are a group of programs and services offered by Alberta Justice in collaboration with the courts of Alberta. This webpage provides general information for those who are representing themselves in a family matter in either Court of Queen’s Bench or The Provincial Court of Alberta. Family Law includes all of the legal issues that arise when couples separate or when parties are parenting children together. Family Law does not include criminal charges against a family member, or issues that arise when a family member dies. This site provides general information only.
International Adoption (Citizenship and Immigration Canada)
This website from Citizenship and Immigration Canada contains information relating to the topic of international adoption. The Hague Convention governs international adoptions in many countries, including Canada and this website helps prospective parents under both the adoption and the immigration or citizenship processes as they relate to international adoptions.
Youth and the Law in Alberta FAQs
These “How old do I have to be?” FAQs are provided by the Canadian Legal FAQs, a website of the Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta. They provide answers for youth about age-related issues under various topics: family, criminal, medical and health related, legal and financial, activities (such as driving), school and work.