Adoption

Adoptions in Saskatchewan are governed by The Adoption Act. In the past 20 years we have seen many changes in adoption. There is a growing trend toward "openness" in adoption - adoption where birth parents have an active role in the selection of the adoptive parents. Since 1989, the Ministry of Social Services has offered "open" adoptions as an option. Openness allows for varying degrees of contact and information sharing between the birth parent and adoptive parents as the adopted child grows up.

In the past, adoptions were "closed" because the parties involved in the adoption only received non-identifying information about the other party. There is now a growing recognition of the importance of background information and history. There is a recognition of the adopted person's need to search for their "roots" and of the birth parent's need to search for the child placed for adoption.

The Ministry of Social Services offers programs in domestic adoption, assisted adoption, intercountry adoption and post-adoption.

For further information about adoption, contact your nearest Social Services office or the provincial adoption consultant at:

Ministry of Social Services 
12th floor, 1920 Broad Street
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3V6
(306)787-5698