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Texte explication publicité no 3

Texte explication publicité no 3

Texte explication publicité no 3

Publication of notices of marriage or civil union

Since January 1, 2018, all notices of mariage or civil union are published on the website of the Directeur de l'état civil rather than at the place of ceremony or the nearest courthouse.

Texte explication publicité no 1

Texte explication publicité no 1

Texte explication publicité no 1

Avoid additional processing time!

Additional time will be needed to process a declaration of birth, marriage, civil union or death if the form is incomplete or contains non-compliant information. For more information.

Application for a certificate or copy of an act This link opens a new window.

This link opens a new window.

Texte explication publicité no 8

Texte explication publicité no 8

Texte explication publicité no 8

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Due to the exceptional situation caused by COVID-19, and in order to curb the progression of the virus, the Directeur de l'état civil has closed its service counters. Accordingly, you must use our online service to order certificates or copies of acts: Application for a certificate or copy of an act.

Our Online Services

Order

To order a certificate or copy of an act of birth, marriage, civil union, or death.

Declare

To declare a birth.

Electronic declaration of birth

Consult

To consult a register.

Verify

To verify the validity of a certificate or copy of an act or to verify the processing status of an online application.

Publish

To publish a notice of marriage or civil union.

Publication of a notice of marriage or civil union

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Due to the exceptional situation caused by COVID-19, and in order to curb the progression of the virus, the Directeur de l’état civil has put the following measures in place to ensure your safety, as well as that of our employees:

Reduced services due to the restricted number of employees at our offices;
Complete closure of our Québec and Montréal service counters;
Suspension of Directeur de l’état civil services offered at Services Québec regional offices.

These measures will have the following impacts:

Delay the registration of births, marriages, civil unions and deaths;
Increase processing time of applications for certificates and copies of acts;
Interrupt the "accelerated processing" service available for applications for certificates and copies of acts.

Thank you for your understanding.

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