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The Adoption Act Amendments

Saskatchewan is modernizing adoption legislation to better support identity, connection and cultural belonging for children and families. The proposed amendments focus on exploring ways to support access to information, connection to culture and identity, and improve transparency.

Indigenous identity, culture, language and community will be central to the revised legislation.

  1. What is Changing
  2. How to Provide Feedback
  3. Next Steps
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1. What is Changing

The Adoption Act, 1998 is Saskatchewan’s law that governs how adoptions are carried out in the province. The Ministry of Social Services is reviewing proposed amendments to ensure adoption legislation better reflects today’s social, cultural and legal landscapes, and supports families and children in a clear and consistent way.

Proposed amendments focus on four areas:

  • Enhancing cultural continuity and community connections
  • Reducing barriers to family connections 
  • Clarifying residency requirements
  • Strengthening safeguards for children in interprovincial and private adoptions
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2. How to Provide Feedback

The ministry welcomes feedback from people with lived experience, including adoptees, adoptive parents, birth parents, foster parents, and extended family members, as well as Indigenous organizations, service providers, and anyone with an interest in adoption in Saskatchewan.

Feedback can be provided in the following ways:

The deadline to submit your feedback is June 2, 2026.

If you need assistance completing the online survey, please contact the Evermore Centre at admin@evermorecentre.ca or 306‑665‑7272.

Feedback will not be attributed by name in any public reporting. A summary of what was heard will be prepared and shared on this page.

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3. Next Steps

All feedback will be reviewed and summarized in a What We Heard report, which will be posted on this page in summer 2026.

Legislative development will continue through 2026. Updates will be posted on this page as they become available.

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