CanadaGenWeb For Kids--Where to Write For Vital Records

Vital Records Addresses for All the Provinces

Alberta vital records:
Write to:
Alberta Health
Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 2023
Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 4W7
Telephone: (403) 427-2681
They currently have complete marriage, birth, and death records from 1898. Sporadic birth records exist from 1853 and death records from 1893.
Web Site: http://www3.gov.ab.ca/gs/services/vpe/

British Columbia vital records:
Write to:
Division of Vital Statistics
Ministry of Health
P.O. Box 9657
Stn. Provincial Government
Victoria, B.C., V8W 9P3
Telephone: (250) 952-2681
They currently have records dating from 1872. They are also in possession of some baptismal records that date from 1849.
Web Site: http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/index.html

Manitoba vital records:
Write to:
Vital Statistics
Manitoba Family Services
254 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Man., R3C 0B6
Telephone: (204) 945-8177
They currently have marriage, birth, and death records from 1882. Sporadic church records exist for earlier dates. You must know the denomination to search the church records.
Web Site: http://web2.gov.mb.ca/cca/vital/index.html

New Brunswick vital records:
Write to:
The Registrar General
Vital Statistics Division
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, N.B., E3B 5H1
Telephone: (506) 453-2385
They currently have complete records dating from 1920. Sporadic records exist from 1893 to 1920.

For selected county records dated previous to 1893, write to:
The Provincial Archives
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, N.B., E3B 5H1
Telephone: (506) 453-2122
Web Site: English: http://www.snb.ca/e/1000/1000-01/e/index-e.asp
French: http://www.snb.ca/f/1000/1000-01/f/index-f.asp

Newfoundland vital records:
Write to:
Registrar General
Vital Statistics Division
Department of Government Services and Lands
Confederation Building
5 Mews Place, P.O. Box 8700
St. John's, Nfld., A1B 4J6
Telephone: (709) 729-3065
They currently have records dating from 1892.

For church records dating from as early as the 1820's, write to:
Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador
Colonial Building
Military Road
St. John's, Nfld., A1C 2C9

Northwest Territories vital records:
Write to:
Registrar General
Vital Statistics
Department of Health Services
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife, N.W.T., X1A 2L9
Telephone: (403) 873-7404
They currently have sporadic records dating from 1925.

Nova Scotia vital records:
Write to:
Deputy Registrar General
P.O. Box 157
Halifax, N.S., B3J 2M9
Telephone: (902) 424-4380
They currently have birth and death records since October 1908, and marriage records since 1907, depending on the county.

For birth and death records from 1865-1876, and marriage records from the late 1700's to 1907, write to:
Public Archives of Nova Scotia
6016 University Avenue
Halifax, N.S., B3H 1W4
Web Site: http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/vstat/

Ontario vital records:
Write to:
Registrar General
189 Red River Rd.
Thunder Bay, Ont., P7B 6L8
Telephone: (807) 343-7420
They currently have birth records since 1896, marriage records since 1911, and death records since 1921.

For births, marriages, and deaths from 1869 to the dates listed above, write to:
Archives of Ontario
77 Grenville Street
Toronto, Ont., M7A 2R9
Web Site: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/interloan/vsmain.htm

Prince Edward Island vital records:
Write to:
Director of Vital Statistics
Department of Health and Social Services
P.O. Box 2000
Charlottetown, P.E.I. C1A 7N8
Telephone: (902) 368-4420
They currently have records dating from 1906. Sporadic marriage and baptismal records exist from 1886.

For marriage and baptismal records before 1886, write to:
Public Archives and Records Office
P.O. Box 1000
Charlottetown, P.E.I., C1A 7M4
Telephone: (902) 368-4290
Web Site: http://www.gov.pe.ca/infopei/index.php3?number=17218&lang=E

Quebec vital records:
Write to:
Directeur de l'Etat Civil
Direction générale de l'enregistrement
Ministère de la Justice
205 Montmagny St.
Québec, G1N 2Z9
Telephone: (418) 643-3900
They currently have records since 1900.

For records dating from the early 1600's, write to:
Archives National du Québec
Pavillon Louis-Jacques Casault
Cité universitaire
1210, avenue de Séminaire
Sainte-Foye, Qué., G1V 4M1

Saskatchewan vital records:
Write to:
Vital Statistics Branch
1919 Rose Street
Regina, Sask., S4P 3V7
Telephone: (306) 787-3092
They currently have complete records since 1920. Sporadic records exist from 1878 to 1919.

Yukon Territory vital records:
Write to:
Vital Statistics
Government of the Yukon Territory
P.O. Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
Telephone: (403) 667-5207
They currently have complete records since 1924, sporadic birth records since 1898, and a birth record index from 1900 to 1924.

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