The act is amended to provide for the meaning of next of kin of an adopted person and the meaning of next of kin of a birth parent of an adopted person.

The act is amended to permit the next of kin of a deceased adopted person or the next of kin of a deceased birth parent of an adopted person, as the case may be, to access adoption information.

The act is amended to permit the Registrar General to enter into an agreement with an authority responsible for birth or adoption registration in another province or territory of Canada in order to share information for certain purposes and if certain conditions are met.