Madam Chair, I thank the member for the question.
First of all, let me explain that we have a hard time getting good statistics in Canada about adoption, particularly about domestic adoption. Part of the problem is that every province, of course, keeps its own statistics and classifies the children perhaps a little differently in terms of their legal freedom for adoption.
I can tell you, according to some old statistics, that we think there are between 70,000 and perhaps 100,000 children in care, but not all of them are legally free for adoption. We figure that between maybe 30,000 and 40,000 are legally free for adoption across Canada. In Ontario, the latest figures from the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies say that there are about 9,400 children and youths who are legally free for adoption. That's from infants all the way up to 18-year-olds.