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Accessing Adoption Records in Ontario
In 2008, Ontario opened adoption records to allow adoptees and birth parents access to personal and family information. The province keeps records for all adopted children born in Ontario, even if the adoption was handled elsewhere.
While Ontario adoption records are open, the steps you need to complete to access the information you want can be overwhelming. Lengthy processing times may delay your search, and some information isn’t available to biological siblings, grandparents, or other relatives.
If you’re having trouble getting adoption records in Ontario, Adopted.com is here to help. Our voluntary reunion registry allows anyone impacted by an adoption to register and search for their family members. Reunions happen through mutual consent, whether you have official records or not.
To begin your search, you just need to fill out a simple form with ten questions you likely know about your adoption. If there’s a potential match on the platform, you’ll be notified right away.
We have the largest voluntary adoption registry in the world, with people searching for family members in Toronto, Ottawa, and across the entire province. Register today to take the first step toward a potential reunion.
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10,989 Are Adoption Records Public in Ontario?
Yes, Ontario passed a law in 2008 to open adoption records, including birth registrations and adoption orders. Under this law, adoptees and birth parents can access information from sealed adoption records. The information includes an adoptee’s original name and their birth parents’ names. Birth parents can learn the name the child was given after the adoption.
By request, the Ontario government will release this information, as long as the adoptee or birth parent has not filed a disclosure veto to protect their privacy.
How to Find Adoption Records in Ontario
There are different steps to find adoption records in Ontario, depending on your involvement in the adoption and the information you want to access. You can request both identifying and non-identifying information through ServiceOntario.
Non-identifying information refers to details that don’t reveal the names or contact information of anyone involved in the adoption. This information can include the adoption date, the adoption agency, and the birth family’s medical history.
You can request non-identifying information in Ontario if you’re:
- An adoptee who’s at least 18 years old
- An adoptee under 18 with your adoptive parent’s consent
- An adoptive parent
- A biological parent, grandparent, or sibling of the adoptee
- A child of a deceased adoptee
- A birth parent’s sibling
You may also have access to identifying information from an original birth registration or an adoption order. This information can show you the identities of people involved in the adoption. It may include the adoptee’s name at birth or after adoption, the birth parents’ names, and the adoptive parents’ names.
You may be able to access this information if you’re:
- An adoptee who’s at least 18 years old
- A birth parent if the adoptee is at least 19 years old
There’s no fee to access adoption records in Ontario. You just need to complete the correct form and mail it to the address listed. You can’t fax, email, or deliver an application in person.
How Can I Find a Biological Parent in Ontario?
If you’re an adoptee, you can find your biological parents’ names by requesting post-adoption information through ServiceOntario. However, if one or both of your birth parents have asked to keep their identities private, you will not receive this information.
Birth parents can also agree to release information but ask not to be contacted. If your biological parent has completed a no-contact notice and you attempt to contact them anyway, you can be fined up to $50,000.
How Can I Find Someone Who Was Adopted in Ontario?
You can only request an adoptee’s identifying information if you’re the biological parent. The adoptee must also be at least 19 years old before you can search for them. This rule gives an adoptee one year after they turn 18 to file their privacy and contact preferences.
Just like birth parents, an adoptee has the right to keep their identity private or ask not to be contacted by their biological family. If the adoptee has a no-contact notice on file and you contact them anyway, you can be fined up to $50,000.
Other biological relatives, including grandparents and siblings, can’t access identifying information from adoption records, but they can join the Adoption Disclosure Register. If you register, you’ll be notified if or when a match occurs.
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Adopted.com is a powerful adoption reunion registry designed to help you reconnect with your birth parents. By registering, you gain access to a growing database of over 1,204,962 profiles, increasing your chances of finding your biological relatives. The platform respects your privacy and allows you to update your profile anytime.
Registration is free, and the unique search tool ensures measurable match results. When you find your birth parents, remember to approach the reunion with an open heart and understanding, as it can be an emotionally significant experience for everyone involved.
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3736. Kathleenbaumhour1992 : My daughter was named by me as Patricia Louise Baumhour and adopted through Barrie CAS in may of 1992 and it was a private adoption from a couple who were both adopted themselves and would tell the child they were adopted . I’m not sure if they changed her name but I trust that they kept their promise. I want to find my biological daughter because I want her to know I have never not once stopped thinking about her. I was 16 and not ready to be her parent. I would love to reconnect with her and learn about her life. Biological fathers name is terry legere Dear Patricia I love you ..... I loved you from the moment I knew you were comming. I loved you so much I gave you to a wonderful family. I have thought about you everyday since then. I have thought about you every Christmas and birthday and every holiday. I want you to know my love hasn’t gone down but only has gotten stronger. I really hope I can find you one day. Patricia if your reading this I hope you respond. I would love nothing more then a relationship with you. Love always, Your birth mom Kathleen Baumhour
3737. Richard63 : Born Joseph Richard rheaume hawkesbury Ontario April 9th 1963
3738. Kathleenbaumhour1992 : My name is Alicia and I was unofficially adopted by a woman named Kathleen (Katie) Baumhour. She’s a great woman and she has always been a mother figure to me. However something has always been missing. When she was 16 she gave a baby girl up for adoption through Barrie CAS. And it was the hardest thing she had ever done. She named her baby girl Patricia Louise Baumhour and it was a private adoption. The only thing she wants ever is to find her long lost daughter. Dear Patricia She has never stopped mentioning you all these years ... never stopped thinking about you or loving you. If your reading this I hope you message one of us. There’s a whole family ready to welcome you with open arms. We all love you Love always Alicia
3739. WorriedDad : Jacob Austin Morris Toronto east General hospital.
3740. HeatherReidMcClure : I was born on May 6/1957 around 3am in Toronto General Hospital and given up for adoption thru Children’s Aid Society Toronto. I believe my birth mother was from England and was married and had 2 sons. Came to Canada, the marriage ended and I was the result of her next relationship to a man separated at that time. He returned to his marriage hearing I was on the way. I believe she had a another daughter in 1965, I am looking to connect with any half siblings I may have.
3741. JenniferPearl12 : My birth Mother named me Jennifer Pearl, I was born roughly three months prematurely, in Mount Sinai hospital, my mother is white, my father, half-black half-white.
3742. Theresamacneil2021 : I’m looking for my son
3743. BrianCrystalWood : Looking for you mom
3744. Jenn73 : G’DAY‚ On and off over 49 years looking for birth parents. Have suffered some major health issues and would greatly appreciate connecting with immediate birth relative as I am a mom. 1. Have non identifying information through ADR and am a CAS baby 2. Some investigation revealed through self‚ parents Finders and private investigation back in 1990’s 3. This is what I know Mother family Toronto Age 19 when she gave birth Younger brother Traveled to Europe came home pregnant‚ however had boyfriend in Ontario and parents did not know birth mother was pregnant I was born Scarborough General 1973 Named Victoria last name initial C CAS worker told me I had no right to find birth parents and the supposed attempt made on my behalf to communicate with birth mother was apparently intercepted at the time‚ 2001-2004 ish by birth grandmother...it was a dead end. Investigation advised that workers were directed to mislead the information in my file during the 70’s‚ so the Information I have been given maybe all lies. 23 and me is done‚ and return a distant relative which resulted in nothing‚ the 16% DNA relative was not open to pursuing.
3745. TammyGalante : You’re name is Brooklyn Cummings and you live in Cambridge, Ontario
3746. Larryrundle48 : WE believe the birth mother was Ardythe Carlson from Iowa who left home at the age of 14 and was known to live in Windsor, Ontario for a few years. She also went by Sue Carlson. Interested in discovering the father’s geneology.
3747. LoriMoss0315 : I hope i find you my beautiful daughter. There is not one day that goes by that i dont think about you, i think about you every day. You have two sisters and two brothers your one brothet you know his name is Daniel and one of your sisters name is Samantha. Your other brother name is TJ and the other brother name was Matthew who unfortunately passed away several years ago when he was 12 and your other sister name is Cincentia. I love you alot and miss you i really hope to be able to connect with you. I know now you are a young lady but you are and always will be me beautiful baby girl. I always hold something special on your birthday which is August 19 2001. I always hold a little celebration for you I LOVE YOU NATASHA I ALWAYS WILL LOVE MOM
3748. Christian93may : Gurtrude Jess: age 33 + Sonny: age ? = *Christian Jess* Scarborough General Hospital March, 23,1993 @10:10 p.m. Tuesday. ... ...... ......... <|3 ? ? ? Christian *Jess*Aaron May: age28.. / Saturday - May, 8, 2021. @12:54 a.m. ??? ....... Ajax. Pat: Where True Knows Strong &Free & Rick: Where Strong Knows True and Free Family Comes First. Live Well-Love Much-Laugh Often. Miss.Jess maybe age: 61 ,you Gave me Air I appreciate you, you made this Brain in my head that Thoughts. I appreciate you. You gave me a second chance. I Appreciate you. But after all I would like to say. Hey Mom it’s Christian May I’m 28 today my last name was Jess after you birthed me and gave this vessel an opportunity to grow I’ll have u know I will Be Ok and stay strong as long as this Brain tells this heart to seek the Woman that Gave Me the Ability to Breath i only seek opportunity to be released from this confusing torment. Miss.Jess , you made me the heart that beats in my chest. I have so much to ask and say but it’s already the end of the day. All I’ve ever wanted to ask is : why? What I would like to say is: Giving Me Up for Adoption Was the Best thing you have done for me and the only thing other than the lungs and heart that makes me breath. What do u look like? I go to *Tim Hortons* in *Ajax* often Near *Hunt Street* ... ........ ........... ????? ??? ? The End or Happily Ever After?
3749. Jenlangmo : Her last known name is Melissa Joy Mokund last known address was Whitby Ontario Canada. Born Branford General Hospital.
3750. JoEllenWright : I am looking for my nephew. He was born at the Bethesda House in London Ontario for unwed mothers.(1968-1971) His mothers maiden name was Walker, father McLeish. I was just a child when I accompanied your mom to the hospital, years later I discovered the purpose of that car ride ,the image ingrained in my memory. I have never stopped thinking of you and wanting to find you.
