Adoptions

One of the most difficult searches may be looking for a birth parent or looking for a child given up for adoption. Privacy laws that exist today can hamper one's search greatly. We have selected some sites that we hope will assist you in your search.

The library has a subscription to Ancestry.com Library edition but it must be used in a Niagara Falls Library location. There is no home access available.

Adoption Information in Ontario - If you were involved in an Ontario adoption, you can search for different types of adoption information

Alberta Adoption Records - Provides reunion services and information to adult adoptees, adoptive parents, and birth families. There are no fees for the registry services.

Library and Archives Canada - Birth, Adoption and Orphanage Records.

A.S.K (Adoption Support Kinship) - Affiliated with Parent Finders Canada. Provides search and reunion assistance and support for adoptees, first relatives, adoptive relatives, fostered individuals, foster relatives, and interested others within the Greater Toronto Area.

British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency Adoptions - The Vital Statistics Agency has the legislative mandate to manage the Adoption Registry for British Columbia. This includes registering adoptions that occur in British Columbia and releasing adoption records to eligible individuals.

Mouvement Retrouvailles - Site is available in English. Also provides a paid service for reuniting adoptees and their birth parents.