Quebec Non-identifying Information – Birth Relatives

Birth Parents and Siblings may apply for non-identifying information.

Non-identifying Information is a social history profile about the adoptive family. You are entitled to this information under Ontario's Child & Family Services Act. If the adoption was handled through a Children’s Aid Society, you must apply to that agency.

For a list of Ontario CAS offices, click here.

If you don't know which Children’s Aid Society handled your adoption, contact:

Adoption Disclosure Registry
Ministry of Community & Social Services
2 Bloor Street West, 24th floor
Toronto, Ontario M7A 1E9
Tel: 416-327-4730
Fax: 416-327-0573

If the adoption was handled privately, that is, through a doctor or lawyer, apply directly to the ministry (see numbers above). If you do not know who handled the adoption, you may ask a family member, or you can contact the ministry (see above).

Non-indentifying information should contain the following:

birth details that relate to the adoptee
care of the adoptee prior to the placement
date of placement
date of the adoption order
description of the adopting family: approx. ages, levels of education, physical characteristics, hobbies, ethnic origin and fields of employment
name of placement agency and follow up

Please note that most agencies have extensive waiting lists for the provision of non-identifying history, but this information is invaluable when conducting a search, so apply as soon as possible.