How Can I Find Someone in Canada on the Internet?
Finding long-lost friends, classmates, business colleagues and relatives is easier today thanks to the Internet, various online directories and search engines, even if you suspect the person is living in Canada. The prevalence of social networking sites that list personal information like schools and employers make it easier to refine your search. Of course, the more information you have, the more quickly you'll reconnect.
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Gather any information you have concerning the person you wish to find. Consider any changes in names due to marriage or divorce or adoption. Details like places of education or employment are also important. If possible, limit your search by province or territory. Canada has 10 provinces and three territories.
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Refer to general directories like White Pages Canada to generate a list of possible candidates. If the name is common, include information such as city or proximity to a landmark in the advanced search options to narrow your results on sites like canada411.ca. Both allow you to use reverse search if you happen to know the phone number but need to find the corresponding address.
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Access public records at publicrecordcenter.com to cull more detailed information that will help you identify the person you wish to locate. Business directories and military and genealogy records can provide additional clues.
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Enter the collected information in sites like wink.com, the free people search engine, which scours online profiles and matches other details like hobbies or school affiliations. 123people.ca also searches profiles and even photos, videos, tagclouds and blogs.
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Hone your search with sites like PeekYou.com which allows you to search for people through usernames and tags, which may help eliminate those with identical names but without similar interests. Consider age and gender to eliminate identical names whose profile information does not correspond to the person you wish to find.
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Refer to your refined list of candidates. Verify by contacting each person by phone or e-mail.
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Tips & Warnings
Use your own personal networks for work and school like LinkedIn.com and Reunion.com to see if mutual colleagues or friends can help you reconnect. Online networks often extend beyond a single degree of separation.
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would like to find my relatives in canada.
