Haiti Restarts Adoption
   The Canadian Embassy in Port-au-Prince recieved official word that it is now ready for the IBESR to resume it's intercountry adoption program. The adoption process has not changed. However, at the end of March 2010, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Work tabled draft legislation that calls for adoption reform. Parliament has not yet made a ruling. Mission of Tears is now accepting applications for this program.
South Africa
   Robyn Shepstone is scheduled to visit Canada from June 18th to the 29th, 2010. Please follow this site for her agenda as it is arranged for ON, SK and BC. 
   This is our most popular program providing parents with an opportunity to adopt very young children (4 months and up) and concluding within a logical time frame (averaging less than 12 months after file is sent overseas).  South Africa has applied the Hague Convention to regulate their Intercountry Adoption program and the result has been an effective and efficient process for parents to experience.  The South African program is not built to accommodate quantity but quality in placements and perspective parents are expected to be well prepared in adopting from this cross cultural and unique setting.  This completely English language program simplifies document preparation and allows a comfortable conclusion to the adoption overseas for parents. 
South Africa provides an adoption program different to most other African countries due to its advanced social service system and infrastructure including leading medical facilities.  Families and children in adoptions from South Africa will profit in the reality of having a professional and well experienced South African social worker to facilitate the process overseas. This program is presented to perspective applicants only through Mission of TEARS (Ontario).  Perspective parents desiring more general information on South Africa can find it on our sight under Non-Relative Adoption, more specific information is on sight at Basic Adoption Steps. 
    Applicants looking to apply for South Africa must attend a Specific Policy and Procedure Certificate (S.P.P. Certificate) seminar for this country and a Trans Racial Training  (T.R.R. Certificate ) seminar both presented by the agency.  Please review on this sight under Upcoming Events for agenda, date and time of next seminar for either of the S.P.P. Certificate program or the T.R.T. Certificate program for South Africa.

Ukraine
 
In preparation to receive new perspective applicants for this program our agency will provide mandatory information sessions outlining the Specific’s to the Policy and Procedures for Ukraine.
 
To best serve families in all our programs our agency is limiting the number of applicants for 2010.
 
    Please go to Upcoming Events on this sight for more information on the next Information Sessions. For more general information on any program go to Non Relative Adoptions.  For more specific information visit Basic Adoption Steps and browse that section.  Contact our Toronto office for further assistance or for private consultation regarding your specific circumstances.

Russia
 
    NGO status has been obtained by all Ontario agencies including Mission of Tears(Ontario).  Accreditation process is underway but there is not indications how long before this is accomplished.
 
Kenya
 
    Kenya offers a unique expirence but requires you to prepare and plan well in advance of any travel. Please contact Gordon Lewis 416-449-0018 ext 103 for more specific details.

Ghana
 
    This program is developed mainly as a relative adoptive program. Again, planning in advance is required call Mission of Tears general office line 416-449-0018 ext 101