It’s time to Attach, Canada.
Policy categories don't determine when a child needs to attach. Bill C-59 introduced a 15-week Employment Insurance adoption benefit for parents welcoming a child through adoption or surrogacy, along with corresponding job-protected leave for federally regulated workers. Families formed through kinship and customary care still face unequal access to time, support, and recognition.
Recognition that adoptive families need dedicated leave—not just parental leave
What’s still missing
No equivalent benefit for families formed through kinship or Customary care
Unequal weeks across provinces and territories—where you live affects how much you get.
No federal standard ensuring all permanency pathways are treated equally
Children in care arrangements not covered by EI are left without support
What bill C-59 introduced
15 Weeks of EI adoption benefits for parents welcoming a child through adoption or surrogacy
Corresponding job-protected leave for federally regulated workers
Forward motion—but miles still ahead
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“Children need time, safety, consistency and connection—across all forms of permanency.”
— Former ...
What we’re calling for
Equity across every pathway,
across every province.
Provincial equity
Equal weeks available to families regardless of where they live in Canada.
Pathway equity
Equal recognition for adoption, kinship and customary care families.
Time to heal
Acknowledgment that attachment takes time and children shouldn't be penalized for how their family was formed.