Licensed agencies and individuals for private domestic adoptions

If you are going through the private domestic adoption process (you are privately adopting a child who lives in Canada), contact one of these agencies or individuals to help you complete the required steps.

Licensed agencies for private domestic adoptions

Find a private adoption agency that can place children for domestic adoption in Ontario. All agencies on this list are licensed by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services.

Beginnings Family Services    
Medical Arts Building
#520 – One Young Street
Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 1T8
Tel: 905-528-6665    
Fax: 905-528-6589    
Email: info@beginnings.ca

Children's Resource and Consultation Centre of Ontario    
Tel: 416-923-7771    
Fax: 1-416-513-0505    
Email: michael@ontarioadoptions.com   
(Not accepting new clients)

JFJ Hope Centre Adoption Services    
#5 – 6655 Kitimat Road
Mississauga, Ontario
L5N 6J4
Tel: 905-821-7494    
Fax: 905-821-6311    
Email: helpline@jfjhopecentre.ca

Licensed individuals for private domestic adoptions

Find an individual who is a private adoption licensee and can place children for domestic adoption in Ontario. All individuals on this list are licensed by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services.

London    
David R. Nash
140 Fullarton Street
Suite 1800
London, Ontario
N6A 5P2
Tel: 519-672-5666    
Fax: 519-672-2674    
Email: nash@mckenzielake.com

Ottawa    
Vasu Naik
Robins Naik LLP    
185 Somerset Street West
Suite # 210
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0J2
Tel: 613-701-1256    
Fax: 613-800-4684    
Email: vasu@rrnlegalteam.com

Stratford    
Kathryn M. Ritsma
6 Wellington Street
P.O. Box 846
Stratford, Ontario
N5A 6W3
Tel: 519-271-6770    
Fax: 519-271-9261    
Email: ritsma@stratfordlawyers.com

Timmins    
Justin Ellery
135 Algonquin Blvd. East
Timmins, Ontario
P4N 1A6
Tel: 705-288-0206    
Fax: 705-264-3297    
Email: info@adoptionone.ca

Toronto    
Cheryl Appell
#306 – 10 Alcorn Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M4V 3A9
Tel: 416-927-0891    
Fax: 416-927-0385    
Email: appell@dicksonappell.com

Licensed agencies and individuals for private international adoptions

Find agencies and individuals that can help you adopt a child from certain specified countries outside of Canada. If you are going through the international adoption process, contact one of these agencies or individuals to help you complete the required steps.

All agencies and individuals on this list are licensed by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services to facilitate adoptions from the specific countries.

Adoptionworx (Canada) Inc.     
Victoria O’Toole
Tel: 416-236-7337    
Email: adoptionworx@rogers.com     
Countries: Albania

CARC-International Adoption    
Michaela Nitescu
Toronto, Ontario
Tel: 416-999-6903
Email: carcadoption@gmail.com    
Countries: Romania (Romanian nationals only), Ukraine (temporary moratorium, not accepting clients)

Cheryl Appell    
#306 – 10 Alcorn Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M4V 3A9
Tel: 416-927-0891    
Fax: 416-927-0385    
Email: appell@dicksonappell.com     
Countries: Morocco

Children’s Resource & Consultation Centre of Ontario     
Tel: 416-923-7771    
Fax: 1-416-513-0505    
Email: michael@ontarioadoptions.com  
(Not accepting new clients)

Cornerstone Adoption Agency    
Patricia Russell
213 Byron Street South, Suite 201
Whitby, Ontario
L1N 4P7
Tel: 905-666-1211    
Fax: 905-666-1215    
Email: info@cornerstoneadoption.ca     
Countries: India, Jamaica, Philippines, Sri Lanka, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Family by Adoption Inc.    
Ms. Sharon Gollert
Executive Director
6 Sakura Way, Suite # 266
Toronto, Ontario
M3C 1Z5
Tel: 416-449-0018    
Fax: 416-449-0243    
Email: jborgia@familybyadoption.com     
Countries: Bangladesh, Ghana, Haiti (not accepting new clients), Jamaica, Nigeria (Lagos only), South Africa

Loving Heart International Adoption Agency    
Elena Georgiev
75 Wynford Heights Crescent, Unit 406
Toronto, Ontario
M3C 3H9
Tel: 416-223-4997    
Fax: 416-250-8977    
Email: info@lovingheartadopt.com    
Countries: Bulgaria, Lithuania, Macedonia, Serbia

The Children’s Bridge    
Anita James
300 Greenbank Road, Unit 62
Ottawa, Ontario
K2H 0B6
Tel: 613-226-2112    
Email: info@childrensbridge.com     
Countries: India, South Korea (not accepting new clients), Thailand, USA