Non-Resident Canadian & Int'l Adoptions

Originally Posted By JanetJust a commentary on the issue of Canadian citizens adopting internationally and the new Canada immigration law which allows Canadian citizens who reside permanently outside of Canadato apply for Canadian citizenship for their adopted child(ren) while they reside outside of Canada. Previously citizenship was granted on the bases of residence in the Canada and therefore Canadian adoptive parents who were not residents of Canada could not apply for Canadian citizenship for their adopted children.It is important to note that Canadian citizenship given the child the right to enter and remain permanently in CANADA ONLY. It does not grant an adopted child or a child to be adopted at a later date the right to enter and remain in any OTHER COUNTRY. Canadian adopting parents who reside in a nother country and are planning to adopt a child and have the child enter and remain permanently in the foreign country MUST do so under the laws of that jurisdiction not under the immigration laws of Canada.The botton line is that the new Canadian immigration laws does nothing to assist non-resident Canadian adopting parents in adopting children internationally and migrating the child to their country, as it is usually the requirement of the child's country of orgin that before the adoption can be completed the sending country must see proof that the child will be allowed to legally enter and remain with the adopting parents in the foreign country (which is not Canada). Unless the adopting parents can migrate the child to the foreign country , under the laws of the foreign country, the adoption will not be completed and the child will not be an adopted child and therefore cannot be granted Canadian Citizenship.