Agencies, Facilitators & Home Study Sources

Deciding on an agency can be a difficult decision. Some agencies work with families only within their own province while others work with families from across Canada. Some are small and others are large. Sometimes you work with a facilitator and a licensed agency. Your decision will likely be based on many factors -- how long has their China programme been in place; how extensive is their pre- and post-adoption support; can you obtain names of past clients to contact; how do their costs compare to other agencies; is the information they are giving you about time-frames for the adoption consistent with other agencies; how quickly do they return your calls, etc. Another great way to help your decision is to attend the information sessions that are often held by agencies.

The following list gives contact information for agencies in Canada that have China programmes. Inclusion in this list in no way signifies a "stamp of approval" for that agency from FCC Toronto. It is up to you to investigate prospective agencies thoroughly before making this important decision.

Please contact us if you wish to add an agency's name to the list, or if you have corrections to the information given below.

Alberta:

Adoption Options
#320, 9707 - 110 Street
Edmonton, AB T5K 2L9
Tel: 780-433-5656, fax: 780-447-4763

or

#202, 1228 Kensington Road NW
Calgary, AB T2N 4P9
Tel: 403-270-8228, fax: 403-270-3929
E-mail: aoedm@adoptionoptions.com

Christian Adoption Services
#221, 276 Midpark Way SE
Calgary, AB T2X 2B5
Tel: 403-256-3224, fax: 403-256-8367

Crossroads Counselling Centre
Suite 202, 542 - 7th Street South
Lethbridge, AB T1J 2H1
Tel: 403-327-7080, fax: 403-327-7282
E-mail: parkin@telusplanet.net

British Columbia:

Hope Services
#304-2975 Gladwin Road
Abbotsford, BC V2T 5T4
Tel: 604-850-1002; toll-free 1-800-916-4673, fax: 604-852-1045
E-mail: hopeserv@telus.net

Sunrise Adoption Centre
IBM Tower, Pacific Centre
1500 - 701 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V7Y 1C6
Tel: 604-984-2488, fax: 604-980-6469, toll-free: 1-888-98-ADOPT

The Adoption Center
255 Lawrence Avenue
Kelowna, BC V1Y 6L2
Tel: 250-763-8002; toll-free 1-800-935-4237, fax: 250-763-6282

Tribo Services Inc. (Bonnie Wong)
2057 Waverley Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5P 1R4
Tel: 604-322-8606, fax: 604-322-8677
E-mail: tribo@direct.ca

Manitoba:

CAFAC Intercountry Adoptions
Box 1587
Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0
Tel: 240-874-2104 or 403-527-9769
E-mail: CAFAC@altavista.net

Nova Scotia:

Children from China (Linda Kirby)
3011 George Dauphinee Avenue
Halifax, NS B3L 4N3
Tel: 902-454-5559
E-mail: cfc@hfx.eastlink.ca

Ontario:

Children of the World (Renee Sanders)
1041 Old Oak Dr
Oakville, ON L6M 3K5
Tel: 905-469-6637; toll-free: 1-866-230-5463 (for 416 and 905 area codes); fax: 905-469-6642
or
Ms. Jan McGillis
18613 Grandview Crescent,
Williamstown Ontario K0C 2J0
Tel: 613-931-2368; toll-free: 1-866-230-5464 (for area codes 519-613-705 only); fax: 613-931-2503

Children's Bridge
1400 Clyde Avenue, #221
Nepean, ON K2G 3J2
Tel: 613-226-2112, fax: 613-226-8843
E-mail: info@childrensbridge.com

Family Outreach International (Yulin Deng)
1301-131 Wurtemburg St
Ottawa, ON K1N 8L9
Tel: 613-789-8677, toll-free 1-866-789-8677
E-mail: foi@canada.com

Open Arms to International Adoption (Deborah Maw)
14 Roxborough Street West
Toronto, ON M5R 1T8
Tel: 416-966-0294, fax: 416-966-0187
E-mail: info@open-arms.com

Quebec:

Société d'adoption Parents Sans Frontières
3 rue des Goélettes
Varennes, QC J3X 2A2
Tel: 450-652-1992, fax: 450-652-5455

Enfants du Monde Inc. (Children of the World)
1600 Henri-Bourassa Ouest, #542
Montreal, QC H3M 3E2
Tel: 514-333-6332, or: 1-800-381-3588, fax: 514-332-9152
E-mail: saem@microtec.net

Société Formons une Famille Inc. (Donald Foidart)
3700 Berri St., #450
Montreal, QC H2L 4G9
Tel: 514-287-7290, 418-833-6225, fax: 514-287-9902
E-mail: ffamille@videotron.ca