Child, interrupted: International adoption in the context of Canadian policy on immigration, multiculturalism, citizenship, and child rights

Abstract:

This paper examines how international adoption fits within the legal and conceptual frameworks of Canadian policy and legislation (the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Multiculturalism Act, the Citizenship Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms) and international treaties to which Canada is a party (the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption).