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2013-03-06

New Fees

As of April 1, 2013, new fees will apply to obtain certificates and copies of acts. To take advantage of current fees, you must forward your application before this date. For more information »»

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2011-06-15

Services offered by the Directeur de l'état civil during the lock-out at Canada Post

The lock-out at Canada Post affects services offered by the Directeur de l'état civil. We have set up measures to minimise its impact on our clientele as much as possible.

Applications for certificates and copies of an act

You can submit your application for a certificate or a copy of an act (birth, marriage, civil union or death):

• over the Internet, using the online DEClic! service;
• in person, at our Québec or Montréal service counters;
• in person, at a Services Québec office offering our services;
• by private courier (you must pay the cost of delivery).

Once your application is processed, your document(s) may be retrieved:

• by private courier if you choose accelerated processing (the cost of return delivery is included). However, businesses offering courier service have limited expedition capacity and may be unable to meet the demand;
• at our Québec or Montréal service counters , or at a Services Québec office offering our services. Please note: You must have made arrangements to this end with a call agent before arriving to retrieve your document(s). We will advise you by telephone of when your document(s) may be retrieved.

If you decide not to use the measures put into place, your document(s) will be retained and mailed once Canada Post services have resumed.

Applications for change of name and change of designation of sex

You can submit your change of name or change of designation of sex application:

• in person, at our Québec or Montréal service counters;
• by private courier (you must pay the cost of delivery).

Documents pertaining to a decision rendered by the Directeur de l'état civil concerning a change of name or a change of designation of sex will be mailed once Canada Post services have resumed.

Declarations of birth, marriage, civil union and death

You can submit a declaration of birth, marriage, civil union and death:

• in person, at our Québec or Montréal service counters;
• by private courier (you must pay the cost of delivery).

Notices confirming birth, marriage or civil union registration will be mailed once Canada Post services have resumed.

Important

The Directeur de l'état civil must receive the declaration of birth within 30 days of a child’s birth. A declaration transmitted after this period with entail charges.

Attestations of birth and death

You can submit an attestation of birth or death:

• in person, at our Québec or Montréal service counters;
• by private courier (you must pay the cost of delivery).

Applications for Authorization to Solemnize Marriages for religious officiants

You can submit your application for authorization to solemnize a marriages:

• in person, at our Québec or Montréal service counters;
• by private courier (you must pay the cost of delivery).

Documents pertaining to an authorization to solemnize a marriage will be mailed once Canada Post services have resumed.

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2010-12-09

New Required Fees

Since December 9, 2010, new fees apply to obtain a certificate or a copy of an act of birth, marriage, civil union or death.

The new fees vary according to the method of application. They take into account the costs incurred to process an application according to each method. The most expensive method is therefore counter service, while Internet service is the most economical.

To view the new required fees.

2010-04-20

New online service - DEClic! Express

Certain citizens now have access to DEClic! Express, a new online service to apply for certificates and copies of an act. This service is similar to DEClic!, which was initiated in December 2007.

DEClic! Express is exclusively designed for new parents and new spouses, facilitating their transactions with the Directeur de l'état civil. To benefit from this service, you have to have received a notice of confirmation of birth, marriage or civil union bearing a rapid and secure access number (RSAN). Only notices of confirmation mailed since April 19, 2010 bear a RSAN.

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2009-04-23

New procedures when declaring a birth

You may now give your consent to have the Directeur de l'état civil forward your social insurance number with information on the birth of your child to the Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale, which administers the Québec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP).

To give your consent, you must complete and sign the Notice to parents - Québec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) section of the Directeur de l'état civil's Declaration of Birth form.

Even if you give your consent, you must still file an application with the Ministère to receive QPIP benefits. However, doing so will speed up the procedure since you will not have to provide your child's birth certificate.

For more information, go to the Québec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) website.

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2008-11-21

Tribute is paid to the Directeur de l'état civil at the Prix d'excellence de l'administration publique 2008 awards ceremony

After having obtained two OCTAS from the Fédération de l'informatique du Québec (now Réseau Action TI), in May 2008, the DÉClic online service has earned further recognition by receiving the public administration excellence award.

The Directeur de l'état civil's contribution, which allows better access to improved, integrated services focussing on citizens and puts information technologies to good use, was fully recognized through the discernment of the award of excellence in the "online government" category at the annual l’Institut d’administration publique du Québec (IAPQ) gala held at the Québec City convention Centre on November 18, 2008.

Every year, the IAPQ acknowledges the public sector's remarkable achievements in a contest whose winners are recognized at a gala comprising seven categories.

The Directeur de l'état civil would like to congratulate the other finalists in the "online government" category:

• Commission des lésions professionelles
  E-mailing of inquiry and hearing notices and consultation of roll
• Services Québec
  Espace Entreprises of the government service portal

The Directeur de l'état civil would like to extend its warmest thanks the IAPQ for its role in recognizing excellence in the Québec public service.

Reviewed: 2013-03-06

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