As of January 1, 2017 Adoption Records in Saskatchewan are Open – Subject to a Veto or
Contact Preference
To obtain forms go to Saskatchewan website below. Read carefully and choose the form which applies to your situation:
www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/births-and-adoptions/adoption/post-adoption-services#eligibility
For more information you can also contact the Post Adoption Registry in Saskatchewan directly:
- 1-800-667-7539 (toll free, within Canada), or 306-787-3654
- Fax: 306-798-0038
- postadoptionregistryinsask@gov.sk.ca
Mail: 1920 Broad St., Regina, SK S4P 3V6
Obtain your Hospital Records
Mothers can call the Medical Records department of the hospital in which the birth took place to obtain your hospital chart with respect to prenatal care, labour and delivery, post natal care, hospital stay, etc. Mothers should also apply for their child’s hospital record. (Hint: Do not use the word “adopted” if possible, and if asked why records are required the answer is “for my personal record”).
Maternity Home Records
Mothers who resided in Maternity Homes may apply to the organization which ran the home for any records which may have survived:
For Salvation Army Homes contact:
Salvation Army Archives
26 Howden Road, Scarborough, Ontario