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Family Tracing Service

The chaos and confusion that surround war and natural disasters often separates families when they need each other the most. The Canadian Red Cross helps immediate family members to re-establish contact after separation due to war, internal conflict, natural disasters, and other reasons such as a death or illness in the family.

Each year more than 1,000 people seek help from the Canadian Red Cross to re-establish contact with their family members.

How to Search for Someone

If you wish to place an inquiry with the Tracing Service, please ensure that you provide us with the following information:

• Full name of sought person
• Date of birth or age
• Father's name
• Mother's name
• Last known address
• Date of last news
• Reason for separation
• Reason for search
• Personal background information
• Your full name
• Address
• Your relationship to the sought person

For further information on the Restoring Family Links program or to submit your tracing request, please contact your local Red Cross office or click here to download a tracing request form.

Thank you for your support.