All who got the letter on Sept 27th have been asked this. This is listed as needed under Country Specific requirements...
Text from the letter (previous posts have documented the entire letter text) as it related to country specific requirements:
Country Specific Requirements: Please refer to the country specific requirements listed for
spouses, as these documents are applicable to parents and grandparents.
Country specific requirements can be found on our website:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/spouse.asp
and when you follow the link above
Country specific requirements
India - Additional forms for residents
India – Instruction(s) for documents
- Birth certificates issued in this country: If a birth is registered late, include the original baptism certificate and other original documents establishing identity such as:
- Old school records (Fifth class, Middle standard and Matriculation/secondary school certificate), and
- Voter's ID card.
- For divorces obtained in this country, please submit a complete divorce petition, a judgement and a Final divorce decree.
- Identity documents for adopted child with Indian passport: If any child on your application was adopted through customary law and not through courts, you must provide an explanation and proof of the adoption, such as:
- Original adoption deed;
- Photographs of the adoption ceremony;
- Power of attorney documents, if applicable;
- Evidence of contact and financial support with adoptive parents;
- Letter of no objection from the Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA), Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. The guidelines which outline CARA requirements can be found at: www.cara.nic.in
- For international adoptions, the competent authority of the child's residence and province of intended destination must declare in writing that they approve of the adoption as conforming to the Hague Convention.
