Birth Registration and Death Certificates

Registering a newborn baby

Parents now complete the newborn registration online and submit it directly to Service Ontario's Office of the Registrar General. This new service allows parents to electronically submit the Statement of Live Birth and submit applications for a birth certificate and social insurance number at the same time.

You no longer register your newborn with the municipality.

Travel letters

Travel letters are no longer available. If parents are required to travel with their newborn and have not applied for a birth certificate at the time of registration, contact the Office of the Registrar General at 1-800-461-2156 or visit www.serviceontario.ca. Canada Customs or a travel agency can also provide information regarding what documents would be required to travel with a newborn.

Provincial Certificates

Visit www.serviceontario.ca to order certificates.

You can apply for:

• An Ontario birth certificate
• A marriage certificate
• A death certificate

Download the application and return it, with the applicable fees set out on the application form to:

Office of the Registrar General
189 Red River Rd
PO Box 4600
Thunder Bay ON  P7B 6L8

The waiting period for processing an application through the mail by the Province is a minimum of 6 to 8 weeks.

Paper copies of the applications are available at the City Clerk's department at city hall.

Death Certificates

If you require a death certificate, visit ServiceOntario to order one online.

Paper copies of the application are available at city hall.