We have finally finished all of our homestudy meetings and are now waiting for our social worker to finish typing up our report. It feels good to have this part done. It was pretty intensive but was honestly a great experience overall.
In other news, Canada has just put a new law into effect (Bill C-14) as of December 23rd. This law was made in an attempt to bring adopted children home sooner to their parents. So far the government has released only a small amount of information on their website, but it sounds positive. A lot of adoptive parents are skeptical though, since Canadian time lines are SO much longer than American timelines and A LOT needs to be done to be on par with the US.
Here's a quote from the news release that explains a bit of what this new law is hoping to do. On Monday we are supposed to find out more details. Even if it means we can bring our son home 4 weeks sooner we will be happy.
"Under the current system, a Canadian adopting a child born abroad must first apply to sponsor the child to come to Canada, then seek a permanent resident visa, then apply for citizenship. Now, Canadians will apply for their adopted child’s citizenship abroad rather than submit sponsorship and permanent resident applications. Parents will save time and have less paperwork as the steps are merged into one. Once the child has Canadian citizenship, the parent will be able to apply for a Canadian passport through the appropriate Canadian government office outside Canada."
Merry Christmas
