Disclosure Veto (Adopted Person)
If your adoption was finalized before September 1, 2008, you can file a disclosure veto to prohibit the release of your post-adoption birth information. This will prevent the release of identifying information to your birth parent(s).
Sharing Medical Information
With your disclosure veto, you can include medical information about you that could help your birth parent(s). This way, your identity will stay confidential, but your birth parent(s) could still know about your medical history.
Notices
If you do not want to file a disclosure veto, but do not want to be contacted, you can file a no contact notice. You can file a notice of contact preference if you know how you want to be contacted and do not want to file a disclosure veto or a no contact notice. Read the section on notices to learn more.
Applying for a Disclosure Veto
- You must be an adopted adult who is at least 18 years old
- Your adoption must have been registered in Ontario
- Your adoption must have been finalized before September 1, 2008
- This is a free service
- Download the adopted person’s disclosure veto guide and disclosure veto application form, or call 416 325 8305 or 1-800-461-2156 (TTY 416 325 3408) to get more information
- Send your application by mail, registered mail or courier only
- Your request should be processed within 6-8 weeks. For privacy reasons, we will not send a letter confirming that your application was processed
Already Applied?
- If your disclosure veto is registered, you can replace it at any time with a new disclosure veto with different information or with a different type of notice. You can also withdraw the disclosure veto at any time. To do this call 416-325-8305 or 1-800-461-2156 (TTY 416-325-3408)
