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===Who handles adoptions in BC=== 

Only the BC government, or an agency licensed by it, can handle an adoption in BC. [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/organizational-structure/ministries-organizations/ministries/children-and-family-development The Ministry of Children & Family Development] helps with the adoption of BC children living in foster care.

[https://www.bcadoption.com/adoption-agencies Adoption agencies licensed by the BC government] handle various types of adoptions. A licensed adoption agency must be involved before adoptive parents receive the child. This is true even for a direct placement, where the birth parents choose the adoptive parents.