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There are several things to do to begin your search for a birth relative:

Sign up with an online database registry such as the Canadian Adoptees Registry Inc. (CARI)
Register with the provincial adoption registry in the province where the adoption was finalized. The laws vary greatly from province to province. See Canadian Links.
Request your non-identifying background or social history information from the agency or private agent (such as doctor or lawyer) that handled the adoption.
Become a member of a support group such as Parent Finders National Capital Region for search and reunion advice and support.
Join a group located in or near the area you are searching in as it will be in a better position to offer local search advice. See Canadian Links.
Join an online support website available for Birth Mothers and Adoptees at : Canadian Council of Natural Mothers

1. General Questions on Adoption Disclosure - for all applicants

2. Ontario Fact Sheet - for those searching in the province of Ontario

3. Quebec Fact Sheet - for those searching in the province of Quebec

4. Canada Fact Sheet - for those searching in the rest of Canada.

5. Birth Father or other birth relative search

6. General search checklist

Helpful Links for Searching and Support in Ontario

To start your search, go to the CARI website through this link: Start search
Ontario Cemetary Finding Aid
Adoption Roots and Rights (London, Ontario)
Obituary Daily Times
Adoption Support Kinship - a Support Group in Toronto
Online support webiste is available for Birth Mothers and Adoptees at : Canadian Council of Natural Mothers
The government will maintain a passive registry but no longer does searches; forms are available at Service Ontario or call 416-325-8305.

For all First Nations' adoptees go to Native adoptees

Canadian Links:

For all those searching in Canada, go to Parent Finders National Website

Quebec - Mouvement Retrouvailles

Manitoba

Newfoundland and Labrador

Adoption Council of Canada

Foster Care Council of Canada for fostered adults (never adopted)

For all those searching in the U.S.A.:

AAC - American Adoption Congress: Membership information, legislation updates and links.
The International Soundex Reunion Registry (ISRR)
Dawn's birthmother / adoption resources with a long list of links to other sites.
An Adoptee's Right to Know: This is a six-part Search Series on the Website that provides a good foundation and starting point for searchers.
Bastard Nation - complete search and activism list on the Internet.
Reunion - Adoption.com: Primarily an adoption site, but has useful reunion registry