Adoption Resource Exchange Conference
What Is the Adoption Resource Exchange Conference?
The Conference is a semi-annual event hosted by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services that helps locate and match adoptive families with Ontario children needing adoption.
Who can attend?
The conference is open to anyone interested in adopting a child from Ontario. However, it is primarily for those who have completed a homestudy assessment through a Children’s Aid Society or an approved private adoption practitioner.
Onsite registration is required. Pre-registration is not required.
When and where does it take place?
Time: 9:30 - TBC
Canadore College
100 College Drive, North Bay
Time: 9:30 - TBC
Offices of Lennox & Addington Children’s Aid Society
99 Advance Avenue, Napanee
Time: 2:00 - TBC
River Rock Inn
2808 Chamberlain Street, Rockland
9:00 – 4:30
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
North Building/Lower Level/John Bassett Theatre
255 Front St. West, Toronto
9:00 – 4:30
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
North Building/Lower Level/John Bassett Theatre
255 Front St. West, Toronto
What resources are available at the conference?
At the ARE, children are presented through videos, photographs, descriptions and displays.
- Children’s aid societies from across the province provide information through videos and display booths about Ontario children in need of adoptive parents.
- Children’s Aid Society adoption workers are available to answer questions about the children presented.
- General information regarding adoption and other services for children and families in Ontario.
Who can complete a Child Response form regarding a child profiled at the conference?
Only individuals who have completed a homestudy assessment through a Children’s Aid Society or an approved private adoption practitioner may complete the form.
Need more information?
Contact Maureen Black at maureen.black@ontario.ca or 416-325-7084.
See also: How to adopt.
