Resources

Adoption Related Forms

The following forms are for adoption services that the Ministry of Children and Family Development provides. They may be completed online and printed off, to be either faxed or mailed in.

  • Application to Adopt
    The application to adopt includes a consent for disclosure of information authorizing a prior contact check of information held by the ministry and provides consent for future prior contact checks.
  • Adoption Questionnaire
    The questionnaire is the first step of the adoption application process with the Ministry of Children and Family Development. It gives you the opportunity to identify the background factors and special needs of the child or children you wish to adopt and it helps the ministry determine if and when to begin an adoption home study based on the information provided in the questionnaire.
  • Birth Fathers' Registry Application Form
    The birth father registry will notify anyone who believes themselves to be the birth father of a child, if that child is the subject of a proposed adoption in British Columbia. Applicants who resides out of province or out of country may apply to register, but would only receive notice if the proposed adoption is in British Columbia.
  • Physicians' Report on Applicant 
    Provides the ministry with medical information about the applicant which will help the ministry assess the applicants ability and suitability to meet the needs of a child through adoption.
  • Annual Homestudy Update Report
    Completion of this update report is required so that the selection of your family for a child is made on the basis of information that is as accurate and current as possible. The Adoption Act requires that you provide an update of the information in your homestudy once a year until a child is placed with you.
  • Request for Access to Information Form
    Application for access to information from files held by Ministry of Children and Family Development.
  • Consent to Disclosure of Information
    For the safety of an adoptive child, this form provides the Ministry of Children and Family Development with permission to review ministry records of the adoption applicants.
  • Post-adoption Openness Application
    Application form to register on the passive registry for post adoption openness.
  • Vital Statistics Forms  
    Links to the vital statistics agency forms page.