Parent  Finders Ottawa 

Parent Finders began in 1976 in Vancouver. It quickly spread across Canada.

It is a volunteer run support group and private registry made up of people who believe in the importance of reuniting families separated by adoption.

Our mission was always to "no longer be needed" - that is, that people could access their records or find each other if they so desired. 

Since its inception, Parent Finders has worked tirelessly to change old Adoption laws.

Most provinces in Canada now have open records, with some variations. Thousands of Adopted people and their Birth families have searched, and with our support assistance, have found each other as a “right”.

However, after nearly 50 years of promoting changes to provincial adoption disclosure laws and helping people reunite, we are winding down our organization and reducing our services.

We will continue to advise you about the particular province you are dealing with for the next year.

November 2024

We welcome adult adoptees over 18, birth parents and other birth family members, fostered adults, and adoptive parents to reach out to us.

For more information please send us an email at:  pfncr@yahoo.com 

When contacting us, please provide us with the following information if possible. We need your current information in case of a match within our database:

  1. Your status (adoptee, birth relative, other) in search or in reunion?

  2. Date of birth of the adoptee

  3. Birth place of the adoptee, if known

  4. Birth name of the adoptee, if known

  5. Province where the adoption was finalized

  6. Have you applied for or received non-identifying background information from the agency / firm that handled the adoption?

  7. Have you registered with any government adoption registries? Other type of support groups or online registries?

  8. What is your current contact information: telephone, email, address

Thank you.