Transracial adoption has been and continues to be on the rise in many parts of the world. Numerous issues related to race and ethnicity have been raised over the years. Ethnicity can be defined as the common belief that people with the same ancestry and genealogy should be associated together. While people of the same origin share common sociological aspects, people of the same race share a biological connection. Races are considered people who share many aspects of life, such as skin color and a common nationalism. A social class of people can be defined as individuals in a society who share the same socioeconomic status. It is a way of describing the social stratification of people in a society. It also provides remedial measures to address issues of racial, religious, and gender discrimination along with negative ethnicity that individuals may face when adopting a transracial child. This research paper concerns the adoption of transracial children in relation to racism. There is also discussion about what divorce looks like in Canada. Also included are the following issues leading to adoption: Issues of poverty and the experience of infertility. Poverty is a cause of child adoption today. Part of the vast population of developing countries languishes in poverty. The gap between the poor and the rich is widening with time and this has led to an increase in poverty levels in various parts of the world. This is where Canadian individuals, unable to have children of their own, or who want to make a difference in a child's life, become parents and saviors. Canada is also seeing an increase in independent, career-focused women. These women are so busy they don't have t...... middle of paper ......ress.Hainsworth, P* and Ford, G*. (1998). Divided society. Canadian journal on ethnicity.Heron, C*. (1998). The workers' revolt in Canada: 1917-1925. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.McCall, C. (1992). Class, ethnicity and social inequality. Montreal: UP Morton, D* of McGill-Queen. (1998). Workers: An Illustrated History of the Canadian Labor Movement. Montreal, Quebec: McGill-Queen's University Press.Panayi, P*. (1994). Immigration, ethnicity and racism in Canada, 1815-1945. Canada: Oxford Press. Quiroz, Pennsylvania (2007). Adoption in a color-blind society. Lanham, Maryland: Rodman & Littlefield.Sinclair, R* (2008). All My Relationships: Native Racial Adoption: A Critical Case Study in Cultural Identity. Ottawa: Canadian Archives.Walker, B*. (2008). History of immigration and racism in Canada: essential reading. Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press.