Canadian Born Adoptee seeking answers

[Old_Detroiter]

Hello Everyone,

I was born in Canada in the 60's. I know this because it is on my American issued birth certificate.
Can anyone advise, I am being told that to get my Canadian citizenship "official" I need a copy of my birth certificate.
Since the record they are asking for would be the one issued AFTER the adoption i.e. names are my US Adoptive parents, I am puzzled as to how this helps me establish citizenship, get passport etc.I do have almost all of the adoption paperwork BTW. Including the papers that show who I was before the adoption, AND a passport in that name and the docs showing everything. Not sure why they are making me go thru the hoops on this. It is MY birth certificate I am trying to get. I can prove who I am, but they want a letter from a "Guarantor". Anyone one know what this is all about?
It is not fun dealing with all this, but I want to go home. Thank you for any helpful comments.

 

[Bs65]

My guess is that a guarantor would be an independant person not a relative who can confirm your identity same as for example you could have a guarantor to sign back of a passport photo to confirm it is you. You would think having a passport and so on would be enough but given the adoption dimension I guess they want more proof of id that is actually you requesting information. As said this would be my interpretation

Assume your start point was around this page http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/subjects/cards/birth_certificate.shtml

 

[alphazip]

The reason a Canadian birth certificate is important is because it shows that you were born in Canada. Since being born here gives you citizenship, it doesn't matter if it shows your American parents' names. By the way, you may be interested in knowing that having a Canadian birth certificate is all you really need to show citizenship and get a passport. You don't need to apply for a Certificate of Citizenship, though you can if you want to.

I'm assuming you were born in Ontario. If so, you're not being singled out for special harsh treatment. Everyone in Ontario who requests a birth certificate needs a guarantor, who is a person in a certain profession who has known you for 2 years. If you don't know a Canadian lawyer, teacher, etc., see below:

"Out-of-country guarantor

If you are out of the country and cannot provide a Canadian guarantor, then a non-Canadian can be a guarantor. A non-Canadian guarantor must be currently serving as or be a practicing member in good standing of one of the qualified professions (SEE LIST HERE: https://www.ontario.ca/faq/what-guarantor).

They must provide a letter that includes:
•the guarantor’s citizenship
•occupation
•name and contact information (i.e., work address and daytime phone number)
•the applicant’s name
•the number of years that they have known the applicant (minimum 2 years)
•a statement verifying that everything in the birth certificate application is true
•the guarantor’s signature and date of signing

You must also include a signed letter explaining why a Canadian guarantor could not be provided.

You can fax this information to ServiceOntario at 1-807-343-7459. Rush requests can be faxed to 1-807-343-7411, along with proof of urgency."