A10: To enrol an adopted Inuit child as a Nunavik Inuit Beneficiary, one Declaration of Inuit Customary Adoption (Form G) must be completed and signed by the biological parents, the adoptive parents, the Mayor (or the Secretary-treasurer) of the Community Northern Village, and the President of the Inuit Landholding Corporation for the community, along with the Enrolment Nunavik Inuit Beneficiary Application Form (Child under 18 years old) (Form B).
While bearing all requested signatures on one document, the “Declaration of Inuit Customary Adoption Form” must be sent then to the Nunavik Enrolment Office who will then send the Declaration to Québec’s Civil Status Registrar. The name and surname of the child given at birth will then be modified as declared in the Declaration.
It is important to note that non-Inuit parent(s) cannot adopt under the auspices of the Nunavik Inuit Customary Adoption a child of Inuit ancestries.