Canadian Immigration for Adoptees Eased

A law has been implemented which will ease the process of gaining citizenship for children adopted by Canadians. Whereas Canadian parents were previously required to apply for permanent resident status in the Family Class and then seek citizenship afterwards, the process has been streamlined to allow for a direct application for citizenship.

With this process, the child can obtain a Canadian passport before ever arriving in Canada. The new process applies only to adoptions carried out abroad, and not to those conducted within Canada.