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Canada Wide
- 211 Canada
- Adoption Council of Canada
- Assaulted Women’s Helpline
- Birth, Adoption and Orphanage Records
- Canada Crisis Services and Resources
- Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
- Canadian Human Rights Act
- Catholic Children’s Aid Society
- Child Find Canada
- Child Support Table Look-up
- Child Welfare League of Canada (CWLC)
- Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada
- Civil Marriage Act
- Criminal Code of Canada
- Department of Justice Canada, Provincial Family Law Justice Services
- Divorce Act
- Family Mediation Canada
- Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act
- Family Support Orders and Agreements Garnishment Regulations
- Federal Child Support Guidelines
- Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), Adoption Section
- Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), Child Abduction Section
- Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption
- Hague Convention On the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
- Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Intercountry Adoption
- International Child Abduction: A Guidebook for Left-Behind Parents
- Inventory of Government-Based Family Justice Services
- Kids Help Phone
- missingkids.ca
- Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime
- Old Age Securities Regulations
- Old Age Security Act
- Passports for children
- Public Health Agency, Family Violence Initiative
- RCMP National Missing Children Operations
- ShelterSafe.ca
- Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines
- Status of Women Canada
- The Canadian Centre for Child Protection
- YWCA Canada (Shelter, Housing and Support)
Alberta
- 211 Alberta
- Adult Adoption Act
- Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act
- Adult Interdependent Relationships Act
- Alberta Child and Family Services (CFS)
- Alberta Children and Family, Adoption
- Alberta Children and Family, International Adoption Program
- Alberta Courts, Family Justice Services
- Alberta Crisis Supports, Reporting Child Abuse
- Alberta Family and Social Supports, Income Support
- Alberta Justice and Solicitor General, Families
- Alberta Justice and Solicitor General, Resolution Services
- Alberta Seniors, Community and Social Services
- Alberta Solicitor General, Victim Services
- ALIGN Association of Community Services
- Canadian Women’s Foundation
- Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act
- Children, Families and Individuals in Crisis, Government Assistance
- Dower Act
- Estate Administration Act
- Extra-Provincial Enforcement of Custody Orders Act
- Family Law Act
- Legal Aid Alberta
- Maintenance Enforcement Act
- Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP)
- Marriage Act
- Office of the Child and Youth Advocate (OCYA)
- Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT)
- Protection Against Family Violence Act
- Provincial Court Procedures (Family Law) Regulation
- Public Trustee Act
- Service Alberta – Registry Services
- Serving Notice in an Alberta Court Application
- Victim Services Alberta
- Vital Statistics – Name Change, Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates
- Wills and Succession Act
British Columbia
- 211 British Columbia
- Adoption Act
- BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
- BC Legal Aid, Serving Documents in Provincial Court (Family)
- BC Society of Transition Houses
- British Columbia Attorney General
- British Columbia Child Protection Services
- British Columbia Dispute Resolution Office
- British Columbia Ministry of Children & Family Development
- British Columbia Ministry of Children & Family Development, Adoption
- Child Find British Columbia
- Child, Family and Community Service Act
- Directory of Government Victim Services
- Family Law Act
- Family Maintenance Enforcement Act
- Family Maintenance Enforcement Program (FMEP)
- Government of British Columbia – Law, Crime & Justice
- Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act
- JusticeBC, Family Justice Information and Support
- Legal Services Society (LSS)
- Marriage Act
- Name Act
- Parental Liability Act
- Presumption of Death Act
- Provincial Court (Family) Rules
- Provincial Court of British Columbia, Family Matters
- Public Guardian and Trustee Act
- Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia
- SHARE Family & Community Services
- Sources Community Resource Centres
- The Representative for Children and Youth
- VictimLink BC (and Yukon)
- Vital Statistics – Name Change, Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates
- Wills, Estates and Succession Act
Manitoba
- 211 Manitoba
- Common-Law Partners’ Property and Related Amendments Act
- Court of Queen’s Bench Rule 70 Family Proceedings
- Legal Aid Manitoba
- Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP)
- Manitoba Child and Family Services (CFS)
- Manitoba Child and Family Services, Neglected Children and Reporting Abuse
- Manitoba Children and Families, Mediation
- Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench, Family Division
- Manitoba Family Services, Adoption
- Manitoba Justice, Family Justice
- Office of the Children’s Advocate
- Public Guardian and Trustee of Manitoba
- Serving Family Court documents in Manitoba
- The Adoption Act
- The Change of Name Act
- The Child and Family Services Act
- The Child Custody Enforcement Act
- The Dependants Relief Act
- The Domestic Violence and Stalking Act
- The Family Maintenance Act
- The Family Property Act
- The Homesteads Act
- The Inter-jurisdictional Support Orders Act
- The Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Act
- The Intestate Succession Act
- The Marriage Act
- The Parental Responsibility Act
- The Presumption of Death Act
- The Public Guardian and Trustee Act
- Victim Services
- Vital Statistics Agency – Name Change, Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates
New Brunswick
- 211 New Brunswick
- Change of Name Act
- Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick, Family Division
- Family Law NB
- Family Law NB – Family Court procedures
- Family Services Act
- Family Support Orders Service
- Intercountry Adoption Act
- Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act
- Marital Property Act
- Marriage Act
- New Brunswick Community Services Database
- New Brunswick Department of Public Safety
- New Brunswick Department of Social Development, Adoption
- New Brunswick Department of Social Development, Child Protection
- New Brunswick Department of Social Development, Children & Youth
- New Brunswick Justice and Office of the Attorney General
- New Brunswick Social Assistance Program
- Office of the Child and Youth Advocate
- Office of the Public Trustee
- Provision for Dependants Act
- Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick (PLEIS-NB)
- Public Trustee Act
- Victim Services
- Vital Statistics – Name Change, Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates
- Youth Justice, Internet Child Exploitation
Newfoundland and Labrador
- 211 Canada
- Adoption Act
- Advocate for Children and Youth
- Change of Name Act
- Children and Youth Care and Protection Act
- Children’s Law Act
- Family Law Act
- Family Relief Act
- Family Violence Protection Act
- Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act
- Intestate Succession Act
- Marriage Act
- Newfoundland & Labrador Legal Aid Commission
- Newfoundland and Labrador Child Protection Services
- Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development
- Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development – Adoption
- Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Justice and Public Safety, Child Support & Protection
- Office of the Public Trustee
- Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Family Court
- Public Trustee Act
- Support Enforcement Program
- Support Orders Enforcement Act
- Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Family Division
- Victim Services
- Vital Statistics – Name Change, Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates
Northwest Territories
- 211 Canada
- Adoption Act
- Beaufort-Delta Health and Social Services Authority (BDHSSA)
- Change of Name Act
- Child and Family Services Act
- Children’s Law Act
- Dependants Relief Act
- Family Law Act
- Government of the Northwest Territories, Family Mediation Program
- Guardianship and Trusteeship Act
- Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Act
- Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act
- Intestate Succession Act
- Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP)
- Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act
- Marriage Act
- Northwest Territories Health and Social Services, Adoption
- Northwest Territories Health and Social Services, Child Protection
- Northwest Territories Health and Social Services, Info & Resources
- Northwest Territories Justice, Children and Families
- Northwest Territories Legal Aid
- Northwest Territories Legal Aid Commission
- NWT Department of Health & Social Services, Elder Abuse Resources
- Office of the Public Guardian
- Protection Against Family Violence Act
- Public Trustee Office
- Sahtu Health & Social Services (SHSSA), Child & Family Services
- Serving Family Court documents in Northwest Territories
- The Children’s Lawyer
- Victim Services
- Victims of Crime Emergency Fund (VCEF)
- Vital Statistics – Name Change, Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates
Nova Scotia
- 211 Nova Scotia
- Adoption Information Act
- Change of Name Act
- Children and Family Services Act
- Domestic Violence Intervention Act
- Family Court
- Family Law Information Program
- Family Law Nova Scotia
- Intercountry Adoption Act
- Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act
- Intestate Succession Act
- Maintenance Enforcement Act
- Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP)
- Marriage Act
- Matrimonial Property Act
- Nova Scotia Community Services, Adoption
- Nova Scotia Community Services, Children, Youth & Family Supports
- Nova Scotia Community Services, Reporting Child Abuse
- Nova Scotia Department of Justice
- Nova Scotia Legal Aid
- Office of the Ombudsman, Youth Services
- Parenting and Support Act (PSA)
- Presumption of Death Act
- Public Trustee Act
- Serving Family Court documents in Nova Scotia
- Testators’ Family Maintenance Act
- The Public Trustee of Nova Scotia
- Victim Services
- Vital Statistics – Name Change, Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates
Nunavut
- 211 Canada
- Adoption Act
- Change of Name Act
- Child and Family Services Act
- Children’s Law Act
- Family Abuse Intervention Act
- Family Law Act
- Family Law Information Centres (FLIC)
- Family Support Orders Enforcement Act
- Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Act
- Intestate Succession Act
- Marriage Act
- Nunavut Children & Family Services
- Nunavut Community Justice Program
- Nunavut Courts
- Nunavut Department of Family Services, Adoption
- Nunavut Department of Family Services, Child Protection
- Nunavut Department of Justice
- Nunavut Rules of Court
- Office of the Public Trustee
Ontario
- 211 Ontario
- 211 Toronto
- Access to Adoption Records Act
- ACE Advocacy Centre for the Elderly
- Assaulted Women’s Helpline
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts – Ontario Chapter
- Catholic Family Services of Toronto
- Change of Name Act
- Child and Family Services Review Board (CFSRB)
- Child, Youth and Family Services Act (CYFSA)
- Children’s Aid Society of Toronto
- Children’s Law Reform Act
- Declarations of Death Act
- Estate Administration Tax
- Estate Administration Tax Act
- Family Law Act
- Family Law Education for Women (FLEW)
- Family Law Information Centres (FLIC)
- Family Law Rules
- Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act
- Family Responsibility Office (FRO)
- FDRIO Family Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario
- Fem-aide Francophone Help Line
- Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services
- Guide to Serving Documents in Family Court
- Identification and Certificates – Name Change, Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates
- Intercountry Adoption Act
- Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act
- Interpreters & Translators / APCITG (Association of CAN Professional Chinese Interpreters & Translators)
- Legal Aid Ontario
- Legal Aid Ontario, Family Mediation Services
- Marriage Act
- Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth
- Ontario Association for Family Mediation (OAFM)
- Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies (OACAS)
- Ontario Association of Interval & Transition Houses
- Ontario Caregiver Hotline 1-833-416-2273
- Ontario Child Support Guidelines
- Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres
- Ontario Court of Justice, Family Court
- Ontario Home and Community
- Ontario Law and Safety
- Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
- Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, Adoption
- Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
- Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, Family Law
- Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, Family Mediation Services
- Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, Supervised Access
- Ontario Ministry of the Status of Women
- Ontario Ministry of Women’s Issues
- Ontario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres
- Ontario Women’s Justice Network (OWJN)
- Parent Education Network
- Parental Responsibility Act
- Programs and Services for Victims of Crime
- Public Guardian and Trustee Act
- Social Assistance Programs
- Succession Law Reform Act
- Supervised Access Centres
- Talk 4 Healing Help Line for Aboriginal Women living in Northern Ontario
- Tax Credits & Benefits
- The Office of the Children’s Lawyer
- The Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT)
- Victim Services
- Victim Support Line (VSL)
Prince Edward Island
- 211 PEI
- Change of Name Act
- Child Protection Act
- Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
- Dependants of a Deceased Persons Relief Act
- Family Law Act
- Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Act
- Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act
- Maintenance Enforcement Act
- Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP)
- Marriage Act
- Office of the Public Trustee, Public and Official Guardian
- Prince Edward Island Child Protection Services
- Prince Edward Island Community and Social Services
- Prince Edward Island Community and Social Services Services, Adoption
- Prince Edward Island Community and Social Services, Child & Family
- Prince Edward Island Justice and Public Safety, Custody and Access & Child Support
- Prince Edward Island Legal Aid
- Prince Edward Island Social Assistance Program
- Prince Edward Island, Legal and Court Services
- Prince Edward Island, Supporting Island Families
- Public Trustee Act
- Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island, Family Law Division
- The Public Trustee
- Victim Services
- Victims of Family Violence Act
- Vital Statistics – Name Change, Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates
Quebec
- 211 Quebec
- An Act respecting assistance for victims of crime
- An Act respecting reciprocal enforcement of maintenance orders
- An act to facilitate the payment of support
- Civil Code of Quebec
- Crime Victims Assistance Centre (CACAC)
- Director of Civil Status – Name Change, Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates
- educaloi.qc.ca
- Famille Québec
- Justice Québec
- Justice Québec, Family Matters
- Justice Québec, Successions
- Legal Services Commission
- Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS)
- Québec Director of Youth Protection, Reporting Child Abuse
- Québec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- Quebec Social Solidarity Program
- Québec Superior Court, Family Matters
- Retraite Québec
- Revenu Québec Support-Payment Collection Program
- Services Québec, Becoming a Parent – Adoption, Childcare & Social Services
- Succession Duties Act
- The Administrative Tribunal of Quebec
- The Secretariat for International Adoption
- Youth Protection Act
Saskatchewan
- 211 Saskatchewan
- Adoption Support Centre of Saskatchewan (ASCS)
- Advocate for Children and Youth
- Child Find Saskatchewan
- Court of Queen’s Bench, Family Law
- Government of Saskatchewan, Adoption
- Legal Aid Saskatchewan
- Maintenance Enforcement Office (MEO)
- Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan (PATHS)
- Saskatchewan Child Protection & Reporting Child Abuse
- Saskatchewan Family and Social Support
- Saskatchewan Guardianship and Trusts
- Saskatchewan Ministry of Social Services
- Serving documents in Saskatchewan’s Queen’s Bench Court
- The Administration of Estates Act
- The Adoption Act
- The Change of Name Act
- The Child and Family Services Act
- The Children’s Law Act
- The Dependants’ Relief Act
- The Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Act
- The Family Maintenance Act
- The Family Property Act
- The Homesteads Act
- The Inter-jurisdictional Support Orders Act
- The Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Implementation Act
- The Intestate Succession Act, 1996
- The Marriage Act
- The Public Guardian and Trustee Act
- The Victims of Interpersonal Violence Act
- Victim Service Units and Agencies
- Vital Statistics – Name Change, Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates
Yukon Territory
- Change of Name Act
- Child and Family Services Act
- Children’s Law Act
- Decision Making, Support and Protection to Adults Act
- Dependants Relief Act
- Estate Administration Act
- Family Law Information Centre (FLIC)
- Family Property and Support Act
- Family Violence Prevention Act
- Government of Yukon, Services for Residents
- Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Act
- Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act
- Maintenance Enforcement Act
- Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP)
- Marriage Act
- Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee of Yukon
- Public Guardian and Trustee Act
- Victim Services
- VictimLink BC (and Yukon)
- Vital Statistics – Name Change, Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates
- Yukln Department of Justice, Family Justice
- Yukon Child & Youth Advocate Office
- Yukon Court Services, Family Law
- Yukon Health and Social Services, Adoption
- Yukon Health and Social Services, Family and Children’s Services
- Yukon Health and Social Services, Reporting Child Abuse
- Yukon Legal Services Society
- Yukon Social Assistance