Customer Service Centre
Birth Certificates, Social Insurance Numbers, Health Cards
Birth
Certificate Applications
Application
forms are available
on-line at Service Ontario for
parents of children aged 8 and under, at Town Hall, from the Office of the Registrar General, and at Ontario Land Registry Offices. In general, please allow 14 weeks for
processing.
Birth Certificate Types
A birth certificate is a legal document
needed to establish legal identity and will be used throughout your child’s
life to obtain health services, a passport, old age pension and many other
beneficial services. You can apply for different types of certificates:
Certificate – Includes
basic information such as name, date and place of birth (2.5 x 3.75”).
Long Form (Certified)- Contains all registered information, including
parents' information, and signatures and is a certified copy of the original
record (8.5 x 14”).
Confirmation Letter- This letter states whether or not
your records are on file. If you do not know the exact date of the event,
choose a year and write it in the space provided for the date. A search will be
conducted for an event that exactly matches the information provided, for that
entire year, plus two years before and after, for a total of five years.
Entitlement
to Birth Certificates
Anyone may apply for a Confirmation Letter.
You may apply for a Birth Certificate or Long Form (Certified) if you are one
of the following:
● The person named on the certificate and you are at least 13 years old
● A parent of the child named on the certificate and your name is on the live birth
registration
● The closest next-of-kin, executor, or estate administrator, and the
person named on the certificate of the deceased. You must provide proof of
death (e.g. a death certificate or a funeral director's statement)
Birth Certificate
Fees
Application forms and associated fees must
be sent to the Office of the Registrar General.
● First Birth Certificate - $25.00
● Replacement
Birth Certificate - $35.00
● First Certified
Copy of Birth - $35.00
● Replacement
Certified Copy of Birth - $45.00
● Confirmation
letter (5-year search) - $15.00 (a $15.00 charge applies to each additional
5-year block)
