Where are civil birth, marriage or death records kept?
The Office of the Registrar General, of the Government of Ontario has information on Ontario births (from 1908 onwards), marriages (1923 onwards), and deaths (1933 onwards). An “Application for Certificate Search” form may by picked up at a local Land Registry office or Municipal office and should be sent, along with the fee ($22 for simple inquiries) to: Office of the Registrar General, Box 4600, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 6L8. When a request is made, be sure to include the names and dates for each event. The probability of success increases with the amount of information provided by the requester. Therefore, it is advisable to give a location name and date, even if it is a county name and a year. It is crucial to know the approximate year since the fee includes a five-year search (the year given and two years on either side of it). The Archives of Ontario has received from the Office of the Registrar General of the Government of Ontario registrations and indexes of births (1869-1907),
