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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Procedure==<br />
#Submit your request to obtain a copy of a birth certificate at Vital Statistics Office in the province or territory where the birth was registered (contact information provided below).<br />
#Do not forget to bring a valid identification when you apply for the procedure. You will be asked to present this to confirm your identity and to make sure that you have the right to obtain the certificate. <br />
#Pay the application fee.<br />
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'''If you are outside Canada '''<br />
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You may use the link provided under "Office Locations & Contacts" section to get in touch with the nearest Canadian Embassy in the country you are currently staying. The Embassy's consular service desk will be able to help process your request to obtain a copy of a Birth Certificate.<br />
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==Required Documents==<br />
*Written application<br />
*Document certifying the identity of applicant<br />
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==Office Locations & Contacts==<br />
'''Canadian Vital Statistics Office'''<br><br />
[http://governmentservices.gov.ab.ca/ Alberta] <br><br />
[http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/index.html British Columbia]<br><br />
[http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/index.html Manitoba]<br><br />
[http://www.snb.ca/e/1000/1000-01/e/index-e.asp New Brunswick]<br />
[http://www.gs.gov.nl.ca/department/branches/divisions/vs.html Newfoundland and Labrador]<br><br />
[http://www.gov.nt.ca/ Northwest Territories]<br><br />
[https://www.novascotia.ca/sns/access/vitalstats/default.asp Nova Scotia]<br><br />
[http://www.gov.nu.ca/ Nunavut]<br><br />
[https://www.ontario.ca/government/services Ontario]<br><br />
[http://www.gov.pe.ca/vitalstatistics/ Prince Edward Island]<br><br />
[http://www.etatcivil.gouv.qc.ca/en/default.html Québec]<br><br />
[http://www.ehealthsask.ca/vitalstats/Pages/default.aspx Saskatchewan]<br><br />
[http://www.hss.gov.yk.ca/vitalstats.php Yukon]<br><br />
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[https://travel.gc.ca/assistance/embassies-consulates '''Canadian Embassies and Consulates''']<br />
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==Eligibility==<br />
Provide eligibility criteria's for going through this procedure.<br />
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==Fees==<br />
The amount of each certificate varies in every province and territory.<br />
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==Validity==<br />
Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.<br />
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever<br />
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==Documents to Use==<br />
Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links<br />
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==Sample Documents==<br />
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.<br />
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==Processing Time==<br />
Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.<br />
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==Related Videos==<br />
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. <br />
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites. <br />
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.<br />
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, <br />
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube<br />
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.<br />
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.<br />
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==Instructions==<br />
Copies of a birth certificate can be obtained from the province or territory where the birth was registered.<br />
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==Required Information==<br />
*Name on the certificate<br />
*Date of birth<br />
*Place of birth<br />
*Name of parents<br />
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==Need for the Document==<br />
A Birth Certificate states the name and sex of a person, it also indicates the time and place of birth, it is issued after you have registered the birth of a child. A copy of the birth certificate is often needed when you apply for a passport, a driver license or a marriage license. <br />
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==Information which might help==<br />
Enter other informations which might help.<br />
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==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==<br />
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.<br />
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
[http://www.novascotia.ca/sns/access/vitalstats/canadian-vstat-offices.asp Canadian Vital Statistics Office]<br />
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==Others==<br />
More information which might help people.<br />
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[[Category:Canada]]<br />
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