CCQ-1991 - Civil Code of Québec

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583. An adoptee, including one under 14 years of age who has obtained the prior approval of his father and mother or tutor, has the right to obtain, from the authorities responsible under the law for disclosing such information, his original surname and given names, those of his parents of origin and information allowing him to contact them.
Likewise, once the adoptee has reached full age, his parents of origin have the right to obtain the surname and given name assigned to him and information allowing them to contact him.
No such information may be disclosed, however, if an identity disclosure veto or a contact veto, as the case may be, bars their disclosure.
1991, c. 64, a. 583; 2017, c. 12, s. 35.
583. An adopted person of full age or an adopted minor 14 years of age or over is entitled to obtain the information enabling him to find his parents if they have previously consented thereto. The same holds true of the parents of an adopted child if the child, once of full age, has previously consented thereto.
An adopted minor under 14 years of age is entitled to obtain information enabling him to find his parents if the parents and the adoptive parents have previously consented thereto.
Consent may not be solicited; however, an adopted minor may not be informed of the application for information made by his father or mother.
1991, c. 64, a. 583.