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and Reunion
1)
I was adopted, and I am interested in finding out more information
about my birth parents. How do I do this?
There is no national government registry for those interested in search
and reunion. You must register with the Adoption Register of the province
in which your adoption took place (except Quebec where you must register
with the agency that handled the placement). Below is a list of Web
links to the ministries and agencies responsible for search and reunion
requests
Non-Government
Post-Adoption organizations
2)
I am a birth parent, and I am interested in finding out more information
about the child I put up for adoption.
If you are seeking information on a child you put up for adoption
in the past, the first step is to register with your province’s
Adoption Registry (see above for Web links). Many provinces will do
a search for you, but there may be a fee for that service. In most
cases, provinces will only disclose information about the child if
the adoptee is of age of majority. If the adoptee is registered, a
match will be made.
3)
Do adoption disclosure procedures vary from province to province?
Many of the provinces are in the process of changing their adoption
disclosure laws. Most have Web sites which go into further detail
about adoption disclosure. Some provinces may charge the applicant
a fee to carry out a search or to retrieve information.
4)
Are there any support groups?
To find a group near you go to the Parent Finders of Canada web-site,
www.parentfinders.org
. LINKS, a post-legal adoption support group also has a site located
at http://members.shaw.ca/rkading
. TRIAD is also a good resource: http://www.triadcanada.ca
5)
Are there other Web sites of interest?
Yes, be sure to check out the ones listed below:
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