Human Resources committee  There isn't, to my knowledge, with the exception of Toronto's 519, which has extensive resources on adoption issues related specifically to the LGBTQ population.

Human Resources committee  It's the 519 Community Centre, which is part of Rainbow Health in Toronto.

Human Resources committee  Yes, specifically, Rachel Epstein, a researcher based with the 519 Community Centre, has recently completed a great deal of research across Canada about the impact of being an LGBTQ adoptive parent.

Human Resources committee  I also fully endorse that recommendation.

Human Resources committee  Thank you. The first relates to the way employment insurance is defined for us. If you take the example of my family, which has two mothers, out of the gate, with adoption, the maternity benefit is not allowed. So when you're dealing with employers, it becomes very difficult, w

Human Resources committee  One of the most common issues the parents within our support groups face is that they aren't able to have all of their children's needs recognized. When they are exposed to substance within the womb, when they come into adoption, the services they need are not necessarily recogni

Human Resources committee  I'd also like to thank this committee for taking time to study support measures for adoptive parents. My partner and I, both women, were legally married in 2005. Adoption was and remains the only way we could simultaneously be conferred equal parental rights in the creation of

Human Resources committee  Sure, no problem. When asked independently about what they needed to be happy in our family, they each used the word “security”. They didn't want love, they just wanted to know we weren't going to return them. Our focus, then, was on helping them build lasting attachments within