Territorial Contact

Arijana Haramincic
Director of Adoptions
Department of Family Services
Box 1000. Stn. 1240
Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0
867-975-5227
[email protected]

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Government of Nunavut adoption information:

https://gov.nu.ca/family-services/information/adoption

Nunavut’s legislation does not describe the child as eligible, rather the adoptive parents or applicants as eligible for assistance. The Director of Adoptions applies the following criteria before approving a subsidy:
  • It is desirable for the child to be adopted by the adoptive parents;
  • The adoption would place an undue burden on the financial resources of the adoptive parents;
  • The adoptive parents would be unable to adopt the child without the assistance;
  • The financial, or other assistance proposed, is less than the cost to maintain the child in foster care.

In addition to the above mentioned, we consider sibling groups and older children in our care as possible grounds to offer a subsidy.

There is no standard rate. The adoption worker negotiates the subsidy required with the applicant/ adoptive parent. The subsidy must be less than the cost to maintain the child in foster care and the Director of Adoptions has the final say and signs the subsidy agreement.

 

Nunavut can also provide non-financial supports to help meets the child’s special needs. These are negotiated to the individual needs of the child and family.

 

Children may receive subsidy up to the age of 19 in the Nunavut. There are no provisions for subsidy beyond the age of majority.

There is no formal procedure in place other than what is established in our adoption regulations. There is a mandatory review of the agreement after three years. The Director of Adoption requests the appropriate Social Services Office review and recommend whether to continue, vary, or terminate the assistance.