The Ministry of Children and Family Development, Adoption Services would like to bring the following information to the attention of adoptive parents who are considering adoption from Vietnam.

• On June 27, 2005 Canada and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam signed an agreement on Mutual Cooperation Concerning Adoptions.
• This agreement is an important first step toward resuming adoption with Vietnam. The next step is for each province/territory to ratify the Agreement. Following that, each province/territory will be required to sign and implement an understanding with Vietnam. This process will likely take several months.

The temporary term and condition placed on British Columbia agency licenses disallowing them from participating in any adoption from Vietnam except for those noted above will be removed as soon as a process is in place. The Director of Adoption will continue to monitor and update the information as received and once certain that procedures are in place to support this agreement and safeguard the rights of children and their families will update our information, inform our licensed agencies and proceed.

Please note that although an agreement has been signed between Vietnam and Canada, adoptions will not proceed until all requirements are met and an Understanding is in place between Vietnam and the provinces/territories. Information on this website will be updated as soon as British Columbia is ready to proceed.