Governance and democratic institutions

PROVINCE OF MANITOBA

Office of the Premier

An Open Letter to Our Neighbours

Dear Minnesota,

We've been neighbours for a long time now. Our grandparents were neighbours. Their grandparents were neighbours. The border between us is the longest undefended border in the world, and that's not just geography—it's trust built over generations.

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA / GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP
MINISTÈRE DE L'IMMIGRATION, DES RÉFUGIÉS ET DE LA CITOYENNETÉ

SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO ADOPTION APPLICATION 2026-MNITOBA-001

Re: Immigration and Refugee Status Implications

FILE NUMBER: OTT-IRCC-2026-MB-MN-001

SUBJECT: Immigration Considerations for Proposed Adoption of Minnesota

STATUS: Expedited Review (given circumstances)

GOUVERNEMENT DU QUÉBEC
GOVERNMENT OF QUEBEC

MINISTÈRE DES RELATIONS CANADIENNES ET DE LA FRANCOPHONIE

OFFICIAL POSITION STATEMENT

Re: British Columbia's Proposed Adoption of Oregon and Hawaii

FILE: QC-INTER-2026-BC-PACIFIC-001
DATE: [Whenever Quebec decided to respond]
PRIORITY: Low to Moderate (affects Quebec marginally)

SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
FAMILY DIVISION

FORM BC-AD4a: CONSENT OF STATE TO ADOPTION

State: Oregon
Proposed Adoptive Parent: British Columbia
Form Version: Portland Revision (includes additional pages for feelings)

STATEMENT OF CONSENT

I, THE STATE OF OREGON, do hereby consent to my adoption by the Province of British Columbia, and further state as follows:

SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
FAMILY DIVISION

FORM BC-AD4b: CONSENT OF STATE TO ADOPTION

State: Hawaiʻi
Proposed Adoptive Parent: British Columbia
Form Version: Pacific Islander Consultation Edition

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
DEPARTMENT OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

FORM BC-AD3: NOTICE OF INTENT TO RECEIVE STATES FOR ADOPTION

Dual Filing: Oregon (File BC-OR-2026-001) and Hawaii (File BC-HI-2026-002)

TO: The Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Ottawa
CC: The Prime Minister's Office
CC: The Department of Foreign Affairs (this one's going to need them)
CC: Whoever handles Pacific Affairs
CC: Probably the Navy, honestly

SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
FAMILY DIVISION

FORM BC-AD5: CHARACTER REFERENCES FOR PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENT

Collected in support of British Columbia's Application to Adopt Oregon and Hawaii

REFERENCE #1: PROVINCE OF ALBERTA

Relationship to Applicant: Neighbour (immediately to the east), Economic Partner, Occasional Adversary

Length of Relationship: Since 1871 (BC joining Confederation) and 1905 (Alberta's creation)

SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
FAMILY DIVISION - VANCOUVER REGISTRY

FORM BC-AD2: DECLARATION OF NON-SIBLING COMPATIBILITY

Filed pursuant to the Interprovincial Adoption of American States Act (proposed), Section 52 - Multiple Non-Related Adoptions

SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
FAMILY DIVISION

FORM BC-AD6: DECLARATION OF PROVINCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Home Study Assessment for Prospective Adoptive Parent

SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
FAMILY DIVISION

FORM BC-AD7: ADOPTION PLACEMENT AGREEMENT

Agreement for the Placement of Oregon and Hawaii with the Province of British Columbia

PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT

PLACING AUTHORITY: The United States of America

RECEIVING PROVINCE: The Province of British Columbia, Canada

CHILD #1: The State of Oregon

CHILD #2: The State of Hawaiʻi