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The Office of the Registrar General registers vital events that occur in Ontario, including births, deaths, marriages, stillbirths and name changes.

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Overview

You can register a vital event, such as a birth, death, marriage or stillbirth, that occurred in Ontario, apply for a name change, apply to amend or correct information on a vital event registration and get your official government certificates from the Office of the Registrar General through ServiceOntario.

When requesting vital event services from the Office of the Registrar General, you may be asked to submit additional information using one of the forms on this page.

Certificate applications and urgent requests

Submit additional documents and information and make a payment for:

• existing applications for birth, marriage or death certificates
• urgent certificate requests where additional documentation is required (for example, court orders)
• urgent requests for certified copies of death registration with cause of death information
• birth certificates displaying “X” in the sex designation field
• birth certificates that do not display the sex designation field

Note: Do not include credit card information in your application form. Once you have completed your form, you will be directed to a payment page where you can submit your payment information and complete your request.

Request amendment or change of name application forms

Contact the Office of the Registrar General to request an application form be mailed to you to:

• amend the registration of a:
  • birth
  • death
  • marriage
  • stillbirth

  Change of name or amendment applications

  Submit additional documents, make a payment, or cancel an existing change of name or amendment application.

  Note: Do not include credit card information in your application form. Once you have completed your form, you will be directed to a payment page where you can submit your payment information and complete your application.

  Birth, marriage and death registrations

  Hospitals, eligible municipalities and funeral homes can request registration services to:

  • update or submit additional information for an existing birth, death, marriage or stillbirth registration or delayed registration
  • submit additional information for medical coding purposes

  Marriage officiant applications and authorizations to be married after an out-of-country divorce

  Submit additional information for an existing marriage officiant application.

  Request a sample legal opinion letter to be sent to your lawyer for an authorization to be married after an out-of-country divorce.

  Locating death records and Indian Residential Schools

  Indigenous communities, organizations or family members trying to locate death records, or registrations of deaths, for children who attended Indian Residential Schools can request a search for a death record for no fee.

  Important: To help navigate the application process, please review the supporting fact sheet before completing your application.

  • Complete and save the Search for Death Records application.

  Existing requests with the Office of the Registrar General

  For more information on an existing request or to request a change of address with the Office of the Registrar General ( ORG ), please contact us. You may be asked to submit additional information to follow up on a request.

  Contact us

  If you have any questions about the services provided by the Office of the Registrar General, please contact ServiceOntario:

  • Toll-free: 1-800-461-2156
  • 416-325-8305 if you're within the Greater Toronto Area or outside of North America
  • TTY : 416-325-3408

  Related information

  • Official government ID and certificates
  • Get or replace an Ontario birth certificate
  • How to get a copy of an Ontario marriage certificate online
  • How to get a copy of an Ontario death certificate online
  • Register a birth (new baby)
  • Change name