Canada

Canadian Parliament

The Canadian Senate released their investigative report in July 2018 on post-war forced adoptions practices and recommended the federal government deliver a formal apology. (A unique interactive experience called Mum’s The Word was created to help inspire the apology that has not taken place yet.)

• The Shame is Ours: Forced Adoptions in Post-war Canada

United Church of Canada

The United Church of Canada held an (online) service on Mother’s Day, May 9, 2021, to apologize to those affected by forced adoptions.

• Apology for Forced Adoptions

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver

The second religious institution in Canada to issue a formal apology occurred on May 8, 2022.

• Apology for the Church's Role in Coerced Adoption