Contact Information for Adoption and Permanency Services

Adoption and Permanency Services
11th Floor, Sterling Place
9940 - 106 Street
Edmonton, AB T5K 2N2

Telephone: (780) 422-0178
Fax: (780) 427-2048
Email: Send Us A Message

Information on contacting your nearest adoption office.



Foster parents are a valuable resource for Alberta Human Services and for the children who are waiting for adoption. If you are interested in becoming a foster parent, as well as in adoption, please contact the Child and Family Services Authority office nearest to you.

More information about Foster Care

Adoptions - First step

First Step: complete the Application to Adopt a Child. This form can be obtained from your local Child & Family Services Authority.

Preference is given to applicants interested in adopting children who have special needs.

Your Home Assessment Report will be given preference if you:

• will accept a child with major physical, emotional, medical or mental handicaps (e.g. paraplegic, psychiatric diagnosis, Down's Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Effect, Spina Bifida, Seizure Disorder, Global Developmental Delays)
• will accept a child age seven or over
• will accept a sibling group of three or more children
• are a member of an Indian band or Metis Settlement
• will accept a child who has been featured in the media (Wednesday's Child, Adoption Website, Newspaper)
• want to adopt a foster child who has been in your home at least six months and whose matching referral has been made.

The process to thoroughly review Alberta families who have submitted inquiries on behalf of a specific children does take some time to complete, as you may well be aware. Families must first undergo Orientation for Caregivers, have a home assessment completed and approved, and then that assessment will be reviewed by the case workers of the children they have identified in their original inquiry. The entire process could take from 3-6 months minimum to complete. Although this may seem like a long time to some people, it is necessary to ensure that the potential placement is suitable for a specific child

Your Child and Family Services Authority is responsible for the following:

• providing information about the adoption program in Alberta
• delivering Orientation for Caregivers
• assessing and approving the adoptive family (this includes completing Criminal Record checks, CYIM checks, medicals, contacts with references, financial information, and other information as required)
• making final matching decisions for special needs children referred for adoption matching
• providing background information/documentation on the child
• placing the child for adoption with the selected adoptive family
• ensuring that appropriate Supports for Permanency are in place
• finalizing the adoption order.