Canada\u0027s parental benefit system allows biological parents a longer paid leave than adoptive parents, kinship and customary caregivers.
Kyla, now 21, feels strongly that if her adoptive parents had had 15 weeks’ attachment leave, it would have smoothened such a major life transition. “Imagine how I perceived the world, enduring such big breaks in trust and new environments. I was so young. That extra time would have helped me,” she says.
Now 28, Ashley estimates she’s had more than 40 Indigenous foster siblings. She knows many Indigenous youth who would benefit from “time to attach” either with adoptive parents or with kinship or customary caregivers, the latter of which are usually preferred by Indigenous communities. Customary and kinship caregivers must request parental leave, which is reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Cassaundra Eisner was adopted at age 11 and attached more quickly to her family during her mother’s parental leave and time together. “We are an exception to the rule, and I can tell you that extra time makes so much difference, everyone attaches differently,” says Cassaundra, 22. She sits on the board of theThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.The adoption community and affected youth have long lobbied the government for attachment leave.
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