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Aboriginal customary adoption certificate, an Aboriginal suppletive tutorship certificate, or an act recognizing an Aboriginal customary adoption outside Québec


Attestation

Attestation

This form is used to request a civil status document in the form of a letter that confirms the presence or absence in the register of civil status of an act of birth, of marriage, of civil union or of death or the presence or absence of a notation required by law to be made in the act.

An attestation does not replace a certificate or a copy of an act in either content or usefulness. For more information, consult the Attestation section.

Application for an Attestation (PDF, 51 Ko) This link opens a new window.

Detailed attestation

The detailed attestation is a civil status document that only concerns births.

A detailled attestation does not replace a certificate or a copy of an act in either content or usefulness. For more information, consult the Detailed Attestation section.

Application for detailed attestation (PDF, 81 Ko) Ce lien s'ouvrira dans une nouvelle fenêtre..


Certification of the validity of the signature of the registrar of civil status

This form is used to obtain a letter certifying the validity of the signature appearing on a document issued by the Directeur de l'état civil. The certification of the validity of the registrar of civil status's signature is signed by a senior manager before a commissioner for oaths.

Demande de certification de la validité de la signature du directeur de l'état civil (PDF, 447 Ko) Ce lien s'ouvrira dans une nouvelle fenêtre. (in French only)



Certificate or Copy of an Act

This form makes it possible to request a certificate or a copy of an act. There is one version of this form for each of the following events: a birth, a marriage ou a civil union, a death, a change of name or a change of sex designation.

Application for a Certificate or Copy of an Act of Birth (PDF, 551 Ko) This link opens a new window.


Application for a Certificate or Copy of an Act of Marriage or Civil Union (PDF, 817 Ko) This link opens a new window.


Application for a Certificate or Copy of an Act of Death (PDF, 979 Ko) This link opens a new window.


Application for a Certificate of Change of Name (PDF, 31 Ko) This link opens a new window.

To be filled out only if you have been granted a change of name by the Directeur de l'état civil and wish to obtain a change of name certificate. If you wish to apply for a change of name, you must instead fill out the Request for preliminary analysis for a change of name application form, available below, so that the Directeur de l'état civil can determine whether you are eligible to apply for a change of name and, if so, send you the appropriate documents.


Application for a Certificate of Change of Designation of Sex (PDF, 31 Ko) This link opens a new window.

To be filled out only if you have been granted a change of designation of sex by the Directeur de l’état civil and wish to obtain a change of designation of sex certificate. If you wish to apply for a change of designation of sex, you must instead contact us to obtain an Application for a change of designation of sex form. The Directeur de l’état civil will send you the appropriate documents.




Change of name

This form enables the Directeur de l'état civil to verify a person's eligibility to apply for a change of name and to determine if that step is appropriate for his or her situation.

If the preliminary analysis enables us to confirm the eligibility of the change name application, we will send you all of the necessary documents by mail. If not, we will inform you of the appropriate solution for the situation.

Application for Preliminary Analysis for a Change of Name Application (PDF, 20 Ko) This link opens a new window.



Guarantor's Declaration

Fill out only if you are unable to provide photo ID.

According to the Charter of the French language, corporations established in Québec, professionnals or civil administrators are required to communicate with the government in French. For this reason, the Directeur de l'état civil does not produce an English version of this form.

Guarantor's Declaration (PDF, 41 Ko) This link opens a new window.

General information on the guarantor's declaration (PDF, 36 Ko) This link opens a new window.



Insertion of an Act of Civil Status Made Outside Québec into the Québec Register of Civil Status

This form makes it possible to ask for the insertion of an act made outside Québec into the Québec register of civil status.

Application for Insertion of an Act of Civil Status Made Outside Québec into the Québec Register of Civil Status (PDF,31 Ko) This link opens a new window.




Power of Attorney

A power of attorney allows you to appoint a person, in writing, to perform any legal act on your behalf. It may be given under a private writing using the “Power of Attorney” form or a blank piece of paper on which is written down the same information as requested in the “Power of Attorney” form. It may also consist of a more complex document drawn up with the help of a legal advisor.

Power of Attorney (PDF, 404 Ko) This link opens a new window.




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Reviewed: 2023-06-08


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