Severe Medical Searches (Birth Relative)
If you or one of your family members has a severe mental or physical illness, you may be eligible to apply for a Severe Medical Search.
This could help you give medical information to an adopted adult or his or her descendants. It could also help you get medical information from the adopted adult or his or her descendants.
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— or the adopted adult or the adopted adult’s descendants — 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 or one of your family members 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
