You can download the [http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/adoption/pdf/cf_1013.pdf application] and [http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/adoption/pdf/cf_1048.pdf questionnaire] at the [http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/adoption/index.htm Ministry's website], and read a helpful summary of the process. A more succinct summary is available at the [http://www.bcadoption.com Adoptive Families Association of BC website].

The worker will then begin a ''homestudy''. A homestudy is an assessment of the applicants completed over several months through visits to their home. It includes an educational component which prepares the adopting parents to meet the needs of the adopted child.