RESOURCES

Adoption Council of Ontario. This is an excellent resource for how-to, courses, and trainings.
Interwoven An Ontario-based adoptive parent association offering support, advocacy & information to families pre/post adoption
Adoption Licensees. A list of approved private licensees.
Pathways to Permanence 2: This is a 24-hour course for adoptive families parenting children who have experienced trauma and loss. We strongly recommend this course for all adoptive parents.
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services: Adoption information about the adoption process, lists of practitioners/agencies/licensees etc in Ontario.
Circle of Security: Parent Resources This is an attachment based parenting course.
Parental leave for adoptive parents. A government site explaining eligibility for parental leave.

Employee Benefits: Some benefit packages include coverage for counselling by social workers or possibly even adoption expenses. As I am a registered social worker, you may be able to submit a claim for renumeration.
Adoption Tax Credit: You are able to claim eligible adoption expenses incurred when you adopt a child who is under 18 at the time. You may only submit the claim however in the year the adoption is completed. The maximum claim for each child is $16,729 as of 2025.
Ontario Permanency Funding: Domestic and kinship adoptions may be eligible for this funding. Please ask the children's worker or review this site.
Banks: Some banks offer loans specifically for adoptions. One example is https://www.nbc.ca/personal/borrowing/adoption.html (This is not an endorsement).
Parental Leave Benefits: You may be eligible for this entitlement of 35 weeks which can be taken by either one or both of you.
A Child Waits Foundation: A website where adoptive families can apply to receive grants for both domestic and intercountry adoption. Open to both Canadian and American citizens.