Disclosure re: out of province adoptions
 14. (1) In this section, “adopted person” means a person adopted by means of an out of province adoption; (“personne adoptée”) “out of province adoption” means an adoption where the order, decree or judgment of adoption is made in a jurisdiction outside Ontario, is not registered in Ontario under subsection 28 (1) of the Vital Statistics Act or a predecessor of that subsection and relates to the adoption of, (a) a person born outside Ontario by adoptive parents who are residents of Ontario, or (b) a person born in Ontario by adoptive parents residing in a jurisdiction outside Ontario. (“adoption hors province”)  O. Reg. 464/07, s. 14 (1). (2) For the purposes of this section, any reference to a birth parent, birth grandparent, birth sibling or birth family member is a reference to the birth parent, birth grandparent, birth sibling or birth family member of an adopted person as defined in subsection (1).  O. Reg. 464/07, s. 14 (2). (3) A person referred to in subsection (4) may submit a request for non-identifying information relating to an out of province adoption, (a) to the MCSS custodian; or (b) if a children’s aid society was involved with the adopted person or the birth parents before the adoption, to the children’s aid society.  O. Reg. 464/07, s. 14 (3). (4) A request for non-identifying information may be made only by, (a) an adopted person, if he or she is at least 18 years of age or has the written consent of an adoptive parent; (b) an adoptive parent; (c) the son or daughter of an adopted person if the adopted person is deceased and the son or daughter is at least 18 years of age; (d) a birth parent; (e) a birth grandparent; (f) a birth sibling who is at least 18 years of age; (g) a sibling of a birth parent if the sibling is at least 18 years of age.  O. Reg. 464/07, s. 14 (4). (5) Upon receipt of a request for non-identifying information relating to an out of province adoption by a person listed in subsection (4), the MCSS custodian shall, (a) require the Director of the Operational Support Branch at the Ministry of Children and Youth Services to provide any information that ministry has relating to the adoption to the MCSS custodian; and (b) if a children’s aid society has or is likely to have information relating to the adoption, refer the applicant to the society.  O. Reg. 464/07, s. 14 (5); O. Reg. 560/07, s. 6 (1). (6) The Director of the Operational Support Branch at the Ministry of Children and Youth Services shall provide any information that the ministry has relating to the out of province adoption to the MCSS custodian, who shall, (a) prepare the information in accordance with subsection (7); and (b) provide the prepared information to the person who made the request.  O. Reg. 464/07, s. 14 (6); O. Reg. 560/07, s. 6 (2). (7) The information provided by the Director of the Operational Support Branch at the Ministry of Children and Youth Services shall be prepared by the MCSS custodian in accordance with the following rules: 1. If it is practicable to do so, the MCSS custodian shall make copies of any written documents and delete any information from the documents that may reveal the identity of a person other than the person who requested the information. 2. If it is not practicable to make a copy of a written document, the MCSS custodian shall prepare a written summary of the information, omitting any information from the summary that may reveal the identity of a person other than the person who requested the information.  O. Reg. 464/07, s. 14 (7); O. Reg. 560/07, s. 6 (3). (8) If a request for non-identifying information relating to an out of province adoption is made to a children’s aid society under this section, section 13 applies with necessary modifications.  O. Reg. 464/07, s. 14 (8). 15. Revoked:  O. Reg. 273/08, s. 7. Search and Disclosure in Cases of Severe Medical Illness