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#relative adoption, where a child is adopted by a relative or stepparent, | #relative adoption, where a child is adopted by a relative or stepparent, | ||
#placement of a child by the child's natural parent or guardian with a non-family member adoptive parent or parents, called a direct placement, | #placement of a child by the child's natural parent or guardian with a non-family member adoptive parent or parents, called a ''direct placement'', | ||
#placement of a child by the Ministry for Children and Family Development, actually through the Ministry's contractor, and | #placement of a child by the Ministry for Children and Family Development, actually through the Ministry's contractor, and | ||
#placement of a child, sometimes from outside Canada, by an adoption agency licensed by the Ministry. | #placement of a child, sometimes from outside Canada, by an adoption agency licensed by the Ministry. |