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Searching
in Ontario
Unfortunately,
Ontario is still in the dark ages, a province without
open records.
In this way, bureaucracy keeps families separated
by keeping their identifying information from each
other. Searching is still possible in Ontario though.
These are the steps which can help to find your lost
family member(s):
1.
Register with the Adoption Disclosure Registry at
Ministry
of Community, Family and Children's Services
Adoption Disclosure Register
2 Bloor Street West, 24th Floor
Toronto ON M7A 1E9
Tel: (416) 327-4730 / Fax: (416) 327-0573
"For confidentiality purposes, the Adoption Disclosure
Register responds to e-mail inquiries by regular mail. In your
e-mail inquiry, please include your mailing address and postal
code.
If you prefer, please include your daytime telephone number,
including area code. E-mail: adoption.disclosure@css.gov.on.ca"
More
information on CFCS website: Adoption
Disclosure Register program.
Publications:
2.
Request Non-Identifying ("non-ID") Information:
If
the adoption was handled by a Children's Aid Society or CAS
(contact info at http://www.oacas.org/resources/members.htm),
then contact them to request information that might be available
on the adoption. If you are an adoptee, request all information
that they can provide about your natural parents and your birth
and adoption. If you are a natural parent, request all information
about the adoptive home your child went to.
If
the adoption was handled by a lawyer, contact the lawyer's office
to request non-identifying information.
3.
Register with online registries, including:
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