Updated December 21, 1998.
ADOPTION LINKSIf you are from Ontario you can apply for a priority search by the Adoption Disclosure Registry due to medical necessity. There is a clause in the Child and Family Services Act which allows people to get documentation from their doctor about the need to know their medical history, or to pass along medical information to an adoptee. If you or someone related to you has a medical condition (or psychological) which could have been inherited, and finding your family is a good way of preventing or treating this condition, then talk to your doctor about the questionnaire. Medical Form. Print out a copy if you wish. British Columbia now has open records. The next three links will give you info on this. British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency Information and forms Government phamphlets on the B.C. Adoption Act British Columbia's Adoption Reunion Registry Congratulations to the Northwest Territories. As of November 1, 1998, they have open adoption records. There are no registration fees, and there are no vetoes, and no contact blocks. As far as I know this is only for adoptions which took place after November 1, 1998. More info at: Info from Canadopt on NWT. NWT Department for Post Adoption Info Lost Connections (Toronto) Adopt: Assistance Information Exchange International Soundex Registry Canadian Adoptees Registry
Project Roots The Triad Society for Truth in Adoption in Canada InterSeek Adoption in Quebec: the right to know Links Post-Legal Adoption Support Group Inc. Parent Finders, P.E.I. 50th Anniversary Universal Declaration of Human Rights Infospace Discovering Your Roots
K&K's Adoption Site Born in Canada and Adopted to the U.S.?All adoptees born in Canada and adopted in the US who became naturalized are entitled to their naturalization records. You can apply for a copy of your records to the: Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Request a form G-641. Your naturalization papers will include your birth name, birth parents, and adoptive parents names. You may also request this information through your local county court office. Please be advised that unless the adoptee has been told that they were born in Canada they may not know. Sometimes the amended birth certificates were altered to have the place of birth in the US. Looking for more help, and more GENEALOGY LINKSOntario GenWeb Project LINK-O-MANIA National Registry File Bill Martin's Genealogy Pages Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
LDS Online Family Tree Lots more genealogy links, most with Canadian content Please click the next button to view my friend's links!
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