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Contact Preference Application Form
2020-07-31
A contact preference is a document that allows an individual to specify if or how they want to be contacted by another party of the adoption.
Disclosure Veto Application Form
2020-07-31
This application form is only for those who were parties to an adoption finalized before January 31, 2020.
Open Adoption Records
2020-07-31
Recent changes to the Adoption Act allow for more openness with respect to birth records related to adoption. All related forms are listed under RESOURCES, Frequently Asked Questions, What changes are being made?, Changes to the, Adoption Act, provide the ability for adult adoptees, 18 years of age...
Post Adoption Services
2020-01-31
Post-Adoption Services was established in 1993, and follows the provincial, Adoption Act, legislation. In order for Post-Adoption Service to be provided, an adoption must have been legally finalized in Prince Edward Island and the adopted person must be at least 18 years old. Even though an...
More adoption information available soon
2020-01-31
Changes to the, Adoption Act, will provide adult adoptees and birth parents access to more information and offer the option for privacy upon request. Any adoption that is finalized after January 31, 2020 will be considered open. For adult adoptees, 18 years of age or older, this means information...
Open Adoption Records – Birth Parent
2020-01-30
A flowchart to assist birth parents with process for PEI Open Adopton Records.
Open Adoption Records - Adopted Person
2020-01-28
A flowchart to assist an adopted person with process for PEI Open Adopton Records.
2018 Adoption Act Review Final Report
2018-11-14
A number of Canadian jurisdictions have amended legislation to achieve an increasingly more open approach to adoption records. In response to requests for improved access to identifying information in adoption records, the government of Prince Edward Island announced it would facilitate a public...
Should the province’s adoption records be open?
2018-02-22
Supporting Island families , The provincial government wants feedback from Islanders on whether or not Prince Edward Island’s adoption records should be open. Islanders can provide input until March 31 by attending a public meeting, sending written submissions, or requesting a private meeting...