Canadian Birth Certificates
If you were born in Canada, a Canadian birth certificate is required as a proof of Canadian citizenship for most personal identification documents and cards and for many government programs and services.Copies of birth certificates are issued by the government of the province in which you were born.
Alberta Birth Certificates
Detailed information on ordering an Alberta birth certificate. Application forms available for download.
Detailed information on ordering an Alberta birth certificate. Application forms available for download.
British Columbia Birth Certificates
British Columbia birth certificates can be ordered online or an application can be printed and faxed or mailed.
British Columbia birth certificates can be ordered online or an application can be printed and faxed or mailed.
Manitoba Vital Statistics
Download the appropriate application form to apply for a small or large Manitoba birth certificate in person, by mail or by fax.
Download the appropriate application form to apply for a small or large Manitoba birth certificate in person, by mail or by fax.
New Brunswick Certificates and Application Form
The New Brunswick birth certificate application form is available in PDF. It can be printed and mailed, taken in person to a Vital Statistics Office in Fredericton or to a Service New Brunswick Centre.
The New Brunswick birth certificate application form is available in PDF. It can be printed and mailed, taken in person to a Vital Statistics Office in Fredericton or to a Service New Brunswick Centre.
Newfoundland Birth Certificates
How and where to apply in person or by mail for a Newfoundland birth certificate. Application form available in PDF.
How and where to apply in person or by mail for a Newfoundland birth certificate. Application form available in PDF.
Northwest Territories Application Forms
Scroll down the list for an application form in PDF for Northwest Territories birth certificates.
Scroll down the list for an application form in PDF for Northwest Territories birth certificates.
Nova Scotia Birth Certificates
Download an application form in PDF for a Nova Scotia birth certificate or apply online.
Download an application form in PDF for a Nova Scotia birth certificate or apply online.
Nunavut Vital Statistics
Contact information for the office of the Registrar General of Vital Statistics for Nunavut.
Contact information for the office of the Registrar General of Vital Statistics for Nunavut.
Ontario Birth Certificates
Information and application forms for requesting Ontario birth certificates.
Information and application forms for requesting Ontario birth certificates.
Prince Edward Island Birth Certificates
Information on how to apply for a Prince Edward Island birth certificate, and a link to a printable application form in PDF.
Information on how to apply for a Prince Edward Island birth certificate, and a link to a printable application form in PDF.
Quebec - Request for Certificate or Copy of Act of Birth
Different ways to obtain a Quebec birth certificate or copy of an act of birth, and the differences between the two.
Different ways to obtain a Quebec birth certificate or copy of an act of birth, and the differences between the two.
Saskatchewan Birth Certificates
Who can apply for a Saskatchewan birth certificate and how and where to apply.
Who can apply for a Saskatchewan birth certificate and how and where to apply.
Yukon Birth Certificates
Details on how to order a Yukon birth certificate. The application form is available in PDF.
Details on how to order a Yukon birth certificate. The application form is available in PDF.