Disclosure Veto, No-Contact Declaration, and Cancellation Forms

Check Before You Send

  • Confirm that you are permitted to file the Disclosure Veto, No-Contact Declaration, or Cancellation form.
  • Complete all relevant sections of the form. If information required on the form is unknown to you, please provide a written explanation. If any portion of the relevant information is left blank, the application will be returned.
  • Attach a photocopy of your legal birth certificate.

Instructions

Place the written statement in the written statement envelope (pink preferred). Place the sealed confidential statement envelope in another envelope (grey preferred) along with the Disclosure Veto or No Contact Declaration, and Written Statement, a photocopy of your birth certificate (a baptismal certificate is not acceptable). Click to Enlarge

Form and Envelope Downloads

Written Statement Envelope

The Written Statement envelopes (available for download on this page) are recommended if you have Adobe Acrobat, a printer and #9 or #10 envelopes. Alternately, you may obtain a copy from any of the Government Service Center Division locations or Vital Statistics Division locations. If you must create your own written statement envelope, please follow the following directions.

  1. Seal your written statement in an envelope (pink envelopes preferred).
  2. Clearly label it (See an Example):
    The "Office Use Only" and "Instructions" portions are not required. 
    WRITTEN STATEMENT

This statement is being filed by the:
(Please tick one)
[ ] Adopted Person
[ ] Birth Mother
[ ] Birth Father

for the:
(Please tick one)
[ ] Adopted Person
[ ] Birth Mother
[ ] Birth Father
  3. Tick one selection indicating who you are.
  4. Tick one selection indicating who the recipient is.
  5. Put the sealed and labelled written statement envelope (pink preferred) in second envelope (grey preferred).
  6. In the second envelope: include the Disclosure Veto or No Contact Declaration, a photocopy of your legal birth certificate (a baptismal certificate is not acceptable), and the required fee.
  7. Address the envelope to the address provided below.

Mailing Address

CONFIDENTIAL SERVICES
VITAL STATISTICS DIVISION
DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES
PO BOX 8700
5 MEWS PLACE
ST. JOHN'S NL A1B 4J6

False Statements

Under the Adoption Act, it is an offence to make a statement that the person knows to be false or misleading in an application, or in connection with an application, for a copy of a birth registration or other record from the Vital Statistics Division, or for filing a disclosure veto or a no-contact declaration.

A person who makes a false statement commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a maximum fine of up to $10,000 and/or a term of imprisonment.

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