To be eligible to adopt, you must meet the adoption requirements of the

• Canadian province or territory where you live (or the country where you live, if you’re abroad)
• adoption authority of the country where the child lives

To start the adoption process, contact your provincial or territorial adoption central authority. They will

• tell you if you need to contact a licensed adoption agency
• advise on the adoptions laws of the country that you want to adopt the child from
• explain the requirement of the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoptions