Diana Lynn Tibert wrote a very interesting and informative column for the October 3, 2009 Times & Transcript in which she gives information on doing adoption research in Canada. She includes some online links that will be helpful to anyone searching for Canadian Adoption Records. Following is a teaser:
Laws keeping records sealed indefinitely are slowly being rewritten. Since each province governs its own legislation concerning adoption, accessibility is varied across Canada. Researchers must adhere to the laws in the province in which they were adopted.
People wishing to locate birth parents or children given up for adoption now have the power of the Internet. Regardless if individuals live in the province of their birth or not, information is just a few key strokes away. Websites such as Origins Canada, Supporting Those Separated by Adoption (http://www.originscanada.org/) have changed the way people search for family members. Origins Canada’s Adoption Records page contains information for each province, whose records are open and those which remain closed.
