In 2008, 1,908 children from abroad found adoptive homes in Canada. This is an 11% increase from 2007 and marks a return to numbers last seen in 2004:
1995: 2,010 1998: 2,222 2001: 1,874 2004: 1,955 2007: 1,713
1996: 2,061 1999: 2,019 2002: 1,926 2005: 1,871 2008: 1,908
1997: 1,800 2000: 1,866 2003: 2,180 2006: 1,535
| INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS TO CANADA, 2003-2008 TOP 16 COUNTRIES, BY YEAR | ||||||
| Country of birth | 2003 | 2004 |
2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| China |
1,113 | 1,001 | 973 | 608 | 662 | 429 |
| U.S. | 74 | 81 | 102 | 96 |
94 | 189 |
| Ethiopia | 14 | 34 | 31 |
61 | 134 | 183 |
| Haiti | 150 |
159 | 115 | 123 | 88 | 148 |
| Philippines |
58 | 62 | 70 | 53 | 90 | 118 |
| South Korea | 73 | 97 | 97 | 102 |
50 | 105 |
| Vietnam | 45 | -- | -- |
34 | 82 | 105 |
| Russia | 92 |
106 | 88 | 95 | 96 | 90 |
| Ukraine |
23 | 16 | 39 | 23 | 45 | 62 |
| India | 70 | 37 | 41 | 36 |
45 | 54 |
| Colombia | 37 | 38 | 18 |
31 | 34 | 53 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 |
-- | -- | 10 | 37 | 48 |
| Jamaica |
43 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
| Thailand | 38 | 40 | 21 | 21 |
14 | 18 |
| Belarus | 50 | 32 | -- |
-- | -- | -- |
| Taiwan | 26 |
15 | 30 | -- | -- | -- |
| Total, top 16 countries |
1,768 | 1,655 | 1,586 | 1,239 | 1,386 | 1,624 |
| Total, other countries | 412 | 300 | 285 | 296 |
327 | 284 |
| Grand Total | 2,180 | 1,955 | 1,871 |
1,535 | 1,713 | 1,908 |
For the difference between "permanent residency" (immigration) and "direct citizenship", see www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/adoption/differences.asp.
In 2008, 1,208 adoptions went through the permanent residency route while 700 adoptions were tracked in direct citizenship. The charts below highlight the figures from each route:
| CANADA - PERMANENT RESIDENTS (ADOPTIONS ONLY) | ||||||
| Top 16 Source Countries | 2003 |
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| China |
1,113 | 1,001 | 973 | 608 | 662 | 233 |
|
Ethiopia | 14 | 34 | 31 | 61 | 134 |
146 |
| Haiti | 150 | 159 | 115 |
123 | 88 | 103 |
| Philippines | 58 | 62 |
70 | 53 | 90 | 101 |
| United States of America |
74 | 81 | 102 | 96 | 94 | 97 |
| Korea, Republic of | 73 | 97 | 97 | 102 |
50 | 86 |
| Russia | 92 | 106 | 88 |
95 | 96 | 67 |
| India | 70 |
37 | 41 | 36 | 45 | 41 |
| Ukraine |
23 | 16 | 39 | 23 | 45 | 40 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | -- | -- | 10 |
37 | 38 |
| Vietnam | 45 | -- | -- |
34 | 81 | 33 |
| Colombia | 37 |
38 | 18 | 31 | 34 | 25 |
| Jamaica |
43 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Thailand | 38 | 40 | 21 | 21 |
14 | 10 |
| Belarus | 50 | 32 | -- |
-- | -- | -- |
| Taiwan | 26 |
15 | 30 | -- | -- | -- |
| Total, top 16 Countries |
1,768 | 1,655 | 1,586 | 1,239 | 1,385 | 952 |
| Total, other Countries | 412 | 300 | 285 | 296 |
327 | 256 |
| Grand Total | 2,180 | 1,955 | 1,871 |
1,535 | 1,712 | 1,208 |
| NUMBER OF 5.1-GRANTED ADOPTIONS | ||
| Direct Citizenship Route | ||
| Top 10 Source Countries | 2007 | 2008 |
| China |
0 | 196 |
| U.S. | 0 | 92 |
|
Vietnam | 1 | 72 |
| Haiti | 0 |
45 |
| Ethiopia | 0 | 37 |
| Colombia |
0 | 28 |
| Russia | 0 | 23 |
|
Ukraine | 0 | 22 |
| South Korea | 0 | 19 |
|
Philippines | 0 | 17 |
| Total, top 10 Source Countries | 1 | 551 |
|
Total, other Countries | 0 | 149 |
| Grand Total | 1 | 700 |
CIC also breaks down the figures by province and territory, and for various urban areas, for the years 2003 through 2008. For those figures, see Adoption Council of Canada.
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For statistics in previous years, see "International Statistics for Canada".
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