Birth Certificate

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We encourage requests for documents to be completed online, where possible. Where documents are required immediately, counter service is available.

Information About Newfoundland and Labrador’s Birth Certificate

Vital Statistics has birth, marriage and death records from 1892 to the present. Please contact our office at: (709) 729-3308. For records prior to 1892, please contact the provincial archives (the Rooms) at: (709) 757-8088.

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How to Order a Birth Certificate Online

You may use this service to complete a birth certificate order online for events that have been registered in Newfoundland and Labrador. To use this service please visit the Vital Statistics Division – Online Services.

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How to Order a Birth Certificate by Mail

You may apply for a birth certificate by sending a completed application (570 KB) form to Vital Statistics Division.

To enhance the privacy and security of a person’s identity, entitlement restrictions apply for birth certificates. See “Who is Entitled” section below.

As well, persons applying for birth certificates are required to provide identification:

  • one piece of photo ID; or
  • two pieces of other ID, at least one of which contains signature or address.

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How to Order a Birth Certificate In Person

You may apply for a birth certificate in person at 149 Smallwood Drive, Mount Pearl, NL.

To enhance the privacy and security of a person’s identity, entitlement restrictions apply for birth certificates. See “Who is Entitled” section below.

As well, persons applying for birth certificates are required to provide identification:

  • one piece of photo ID; or
  • two pieces of other ID, at least one of which contains signature or address.

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Who is Entitled to Apply for a Birth Certificate

  • If you are the subject of the birth certificate, you must be at least 16 years of age.
  • A parent of a child (as established by registration documents or by court documents) until the child reaches the age of 19 years, or if the child is incapable dure to a physical or mental incapacity.
  • A custodial guardian (if no parent is capable) – proof of guardianship is required.
  • A designated agent of a person referred to above.
    • The designated agent has known the person making the designation for at least one year, and has signed a statement to that effect in the form set by the Minister, or
    • is a lawyer acting on behalf of the person making the designation, or
    • satisfies the Registrar General that they are acting on behalf of or employed by a government, charitable or non-profit organization providing social support or social services to the person making the designation and has signed a statement to that effect in the form set by the Minister.
  • A person with a court order.
  • A person who requires it to comply with a specific Act or regulation – proof is required.

When the individual is deceased – proof of death is required:

    • a spouse, cohabiting partner, adult child or adult sibling of the deceased;
    • the executor or administrator of the person’s estate;
    • a designated agent of a person referred to above
      • The designated agent has known the person making the designation for at least one year and has signed a statement to that effect in the form set by the Minister, or
      • is a lawyer acting on behalf of the person making the designation, or
      • satisfies the registrar general that they are acting on behalf of or employed by a government, charitable or non-profit organization providing social support or social services to the person making the designation and has signed a statement to that effect in the form set by the Minister.
    • a person on the order of a court.

Be sure to include the following:

  • Name
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Sex
  • Name of father and name of mother (including her birth or maiden surname)
  • Your complete mailing address and telephone number and state your relationship to the person named on the certificate if, for any reason, you are not that person.
  • Reason certificate is required
  • State whether the subject of the birth certificate is deceased. If yes, provide proof of death
  • Photocopies of IDs as outlined above.

Birth Certificates are available in short and long form. Short form certificates do not contain parent’s names. Please be sure to specify the number and type of certificate you require.

Birth certificates cost $35, or $30 online. Cheques or money orders may be made payable to the Newfoundland Exchequer Account. If you are paying by credit card, we accept only Visa and MasterCard. We require the card number, expiry date and signature of the cardholder.

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