Hi! All;
    Just got these stats Friday. These figures are from the British Columbia 
Vital Statistics Agency as of January 16, 1997. Courtesy of Andrew McBride, 
Director, Support Services and Client Registry.
akmcbrid@bcsc02.gov.bc.ca
Tel: (250) 952-2530
Fax: (250) 952-1829
Applications for Service filed since November 4, 1996 .....1,948 completed  
responses as of January 16, 1997              1,099
current turn around time for an Application for Service..... 8 weeks by mid 
February it is estimated that the turn around time will be reduced to 4 weeks
Total Adoptions for B.C......70,000
Total population for B.C......3.8 million
Disclosure Vetoes filed........ 2,866  (4.1%)
      75% B.M.
        2% B.F.
      23% adoptees
No Contact Declarations filed.......282  (0.4%).
      65% B.M.
        0% B.F.
      35% adoptees
 
  
These results compare favourably to the New Zealand experience:
Total Adoptions for New Zealand is just under 100,000
Total population for New Zealand 3.7 million
From Keith Griffith's latest New Zealand research:
Vetoes Chart;
      B.P. 4%
      Adoptees 1.5%
***** NOTE: In New Zealand the 10 year vetoes started to come off in the fall 
of 96,  
               just found out today that only 10% of the original vetoes have 
been renewed!!!!
Keith Griffith      (don't forget the horrendous time difference, its +21 
hrs. from here) 20 Herewini Street
Titahi Bay, Wellington
New Zealand
Tel:  011-64-4-236-6215
Fax:  011-64-4-236-6625
It was estimated that the numbers in B.C. would reflect the New Zealand 
experience and so far the numbers are right on target. 
Regards,
Jim   (jkelly@xl.ca)
      
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