Adoptee Searcher's Handbook -Western Provinces

Updated July 28,2005

Provincial Information

THE WEST

Alberta / British Colombia / Manitoba. / Saskatchewan / N.W.T., Nunavit & Yukon

November is Adoption Awareness Month throughout North America

Native Adoptee Links

PARENT FINDERS: information and assistance

ALBERTA

Post-Adoption Registry ,
6th Floor, Sterling Place
9940-106 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 2N2

ADOPTEES REGISTRY CANADIAN Adoption Newsletters Directory in Canada Alberta Adoptee's Index Page - Alberta Archives Archival Resources on the Internet Alberta Family History Society Check surnames.... Alberta Government site Alberta Government directory Alberta Birth Certificates Birth Father Registry Calgary Reference and Directories Cemetery Transcriptions CANADIAN ADOPTEES REGISTRY Alberta is one of three Prairie provinces, and has a population of about three million people. Until 1905 it was part of the Northwest Territories. Its major cities are Calgary and Edmonton Census Records Edmonton for Adoptees a great informational site Edmonton Queries Canada's early censuses Orphanages across Canada Orphans' home website Canada and United States Orphans Records	Edmonton Archives Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta, Canada Churches & Other Places of Worship, Edmonton AB Edmonton Support Group Family and Social Services District Offices Geneological & Historical Societies - lots of links Jewish historical records Library and Archives Canada Metis Families Native Society Family Reunification Project Newspapers Museums & Archives PARENT FINDERS: information and assistance Regional Archives Helpful general sources for those researching their Aboriginal Ancestry Surname Search Bulletin Board Search and Support Groups (Provincial Index) Searching for birth parents, children or siblings The Canadian Tree Prairie Land Records: how to track the location of farms
BRITISH COLOMBIA Adoption Reunion Registry, Family Services of Greater Vancouver, #205, 3369 Fraser St., Vancouver, B.C. V5V 4C2. 604-875-9434. BC Has Open Records - How to Access Yours!" Join in Celebrating Adoption across British Columbia Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Representing the rights and interests of off-reserve Aboriginal people in Canada Adoption Reunion Registry PO Box 9705 Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9S1 Phone: 250 387-3660 (Victoria, BC) For toll-free access within North America, call: 1 877 387-3660 Adoption Act Information Line: 1-888-236-7888
Adoption Act Adoption Newsletters Directory in Canada Adoptee Registry Archives - Provincial Adoption Statistics Aboriginal Child and Family Service Agencies B.C.Genealogy British Columbia Archives British Columbia Genealogical Society Best of libraries and the internet Birth Father Registry British Columbia city directories dating from 1860 up to and including 1901 Cemetery Finding Aid Chinese pioneers and records in B.C. Chinese-Language Resources Chinese-Canadian Genealogy Website. City of Richmond Archives Divorce Records Guide (1901 - 1983) First Nations In British Columbia	Heritage Burnaby Ministry of Children and Family Resources Ministry of Human Resources Municipal Archives Multicultural Canada Native Society Family Reunification Project Orphanages across Canada Orphans' home website Canada and United States Orphans Records Provincial Government site PARENT FINDERS: information and assistance Search and Support Groups (Provincial Index) Searching for birth parents, children or siblings University of Victoria Archives Victoria Women's Movement Archives Archives - Victoria Marriage, Death, Cemetary (Searchable) Vital Statistics ( has death records up to 1979 plus many interesting things!)
MANITOBA Registrations and requests for a search Post Adoption Registry Manitoba Family Services 2 - 114 Garry Street, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 1G1 tel: Winnipeg 945-6962 tel: Outside Winnipeg toll free 1-800-282-8069 fax: 204-948-2949 or 204-945-6717
Adoptee Search in Manitoba Adoption Council of Manitoba Adoption Newsletters Directory in Canada Adoption record law Adoptee Registry Archival Resources on the Internet Birth Father Registry LINKS - Post legal adoption support group For Details of Manitoba law and breaking news Land Record Search Information Orphanages across Canada Orphans' home website Canada and United States Orphans Records	PARENT FINDERS: information and assistance Post-Adoption Reunion Registry (Gov't) Regional Archives Search and Support Groups (Provincial Index) Searching for birth parents, children or siblings S. Manitoba First Nation Repatriation Project Native Society Family Reunification Project Winnipeg Public Library
N.W.T and NUNAVUT Department of Health and Social Services
Adoption department: Program Officer Family and Children's Services Department of Social Services, Box 1320, Yellowknife, N.W.T. Canada X1A 2L9 Tel: (403) 873-7038 or (403) 873-7943 Government services (includes towns & newspaper links) Native Society Family Reunification Project Search and Support Groups (Provincial Index) Searching for birth parents, children or siblings PARENT FINDERS: information and assistance	Adoption Act N.W.T Adoption Newsletters Directory in Canada Adoption Act Nunavut Archival Resources on the Internet Birth Father Registry Yukon Archives Adoptee Registry N.W.T. Archives Orphanages across Canada Orphans' home website Canada and United States Orphans Records
SASKATCHEWAN Post-Adoption Registry, Saskatchewan Social Services, 2240 Albert St., Regina, Sask. S4S 3V7. 306-787-3654, 1-800-667-7539.
Adoption Newsletters Directory in Canada Adoptee Registry Archival Resources on the Internet Birth Father Registry Gov't Home Page Post Adoption Services Adoption Overview Post Adoption Service Information	Native Society Family Reunification Project Orphanages across Canada Orphans' home website Canada and United States Orphans Records PARENT FINDERS: information and assistance Provincial Archives Regional Archives Search and Support Groups (Provincial Index) Searching for birth parents, children or siblings

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