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PROVINCE OF MANITOBA
FAMILY DIVISION

FORM MB-SANCTUARY: DECLARATION OF SANCTUARY AND SAFETY COMMITMENT

Supplemental Filing to Adoption Application 2026-MNITOBA-001

PREAMBLE

The Province of Manitoba files this supplemental declaration in recognition of changing circumstances affecting the State of Minnesota and its residents. This declaration addresses Manitoba's commitment to safety, sanctuary, and human dignity as core principles of the proposed adoption.

STATE OF MINNESOTA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

STATEMENT ON PROPOSED ADOPTION BY THE PROVINCE OF MANITOBA

Filed in Response to Adoption Application 2026-MNITOBA-001

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

The State of Minnesota submits this statement regarding the Province of Manitoba's adoption application. We write this in a moment of profound difficulty for our state and our people.

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)

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

STATE OF WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

FORM WASH-001: FORMAL APPLICATION FOR ADOPTION

Filed with: Province of British Columbia, Supreme Court Family Division
CC: Government of Canada, Department of Intergovernmental Affairs
CC: Everyone, apparently, since everyone else is doing this

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT

The State of Washington hereby formally applies for adoption by the Province of British Columbia.

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

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

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:

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)