NOTE: It is important to understand that adoption in Canada is a provincially mandated issue.  Each province and territory has its own rules and regulations on all aspects of adoption.  As such, your prospective adoption process would have to comply with the policies and procedures that exist in your province of residence.

To learn more about the adoption process in your province or territory, we encourage you to read the information below or contact the Adoption Council of Canada: info@adoption.ca or 1-888-54-ADOPT.

Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick (English & French)
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec (English & French)
Saskatchewan
Yukon

Information from Passport Canada regarding passports for persons adopted abroad and granted Canadian Citizenship is available at the following links (English and French): www.ppt.gc.ca/publications/pdfs/pptc060_eng.pdf www.ppt.gc.ca/publications/pdfs/pptc060_fra.pdf

Search and Reunion

This section outlines the provincial laws regulating adoption disclosure. Each province in Canada has a different set of laws that regulates how adopted adults and their birth parents may reconnect.