Severe Medical Searches (Adopted Person)
If you are an adopted person or the descendant of an adopted person — and you or your descendants have or had a severe mental or physical illness — you can apply for a Severe Medical Search.
This could help you give medical information to your birth relatives. It could also help you get medical information from your birth relatives.
Restrictions
- Severe Medical Searches have very strict criteria
- Your doctor or health care professional must complete a section of the application form
- It must be clear that you, your descendant or your birth relative will get a direct medical benefit from receiving this medical information (A direct medical benefit means that the severe mental or physical illness will likely be easier to diagnose or treat)
Applying for a Severe Medical Search
- You must be an adopted adult who is at least 18 years old. If you are under 18, you must have the written consent of your adoptive parent or guardian
- You or one of your descendants must have suffered from, or be suffering from, a severe mental or physical illness
- This is a free service
- Download the guide and Severe Medical Search application, 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
- We will send a letter of confirmation when we receive your application
Already Applied?
- If your mailing address changed:
Mail your name, new address, original mailing address and date of birth to:
Custodian of Adoption Information
P.O. Box 654
77 Wellesley St. West
Toronto, ON
M7A 1N3
