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Birth

Information

• Entering of events in the register of civil status
• Who must complete and sign the Declaration of Birth?
• Deadline for transmitting the Declaration of Birth
• Importance of submitting accurate information
• Child's surname
• Child's given name
• Language of acts of civil status and issuing of documents
• Documents pertaining to the declaration of a birth
  • Attestation of Birth
  • Declaration of Birth
  • Information on the Electronic Declaration of Birth
  • Information on the Declaration of Birth – paper form
  • Application for Simplified Access to Birth-related Government Programs and Services
• Departments and agencies that will or may be notified of birth
• Confirmation of the entering of a birth in the Québec Register of Civil Status
• Request to correct the Declaration of Birth
• Delivery in a place other than a health institution or a birth centre
• Late Declaration
• Frequently Asked Questions



Documents

• Attestation
• Certificate and copies of acts



Online Service

• Electronic Declaration of Birth 



Additional links

• Québec Parental Insurance Plan
• Retraite Québec ─ List of Baby Names
• La Place Services de garde ─ La Place 0-5

Change of sex designation

• Admissibility
• How to file an application
• Persons to notify or consents to obtain
• Changing given names
• Decision rendered by the Directeur de l’état civil
• Amending civil status acts
• Updating your file with government departments and agencies
  • Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec
  • Retraite Québec - Québec Pension Plan and the Family Allowance measure
  • Retraite Québec - Public sector pension plans (RREGOP, PPMP or other)
  • Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale
  • Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail
  • Protection of personal information
• Fees and processing time

Change of name

• Change of name: a significant act
• Two ways to change a name
  • By way of judicial process: the courts
  • By way of administrative process: the Directeur de l'état civil
• Who can apply for a change of name?
• How to file an application
  • Step one: Submit the application for preliminary analysis
  • Step two: Submit the application for a change of name
• Required publications
• Comments and objections
• Decision rendered
• Effects of a change of name
• Application for the simplified forwarding of information relative to the change of name or designation of sex
  • Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec
  • Retraite Québec - Québec Pension Plan and the Family Allowance measure
  • Retraite Québec - Public sector pension plans (RREGOP, PPMP or other)
  • Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale
  • Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail
• Processing fee and turnaround

Death

Information

• Entering of events in the register of civil status
• Who must complete and sign the Declaration of Death?
• Importance of submitting accurate information
• Documents related to declaring a death
• Attestation of death
• Declaration of death
• Application for the simplified forwarding of information relative to the death to departments and agencies
• Departments and agencies that will be notified or that can be notified of the death
• Language of acts of civil status and issuing of documents
• Request to correct a Declaration of Death
• Death that occurred outside Québec
• Frequently asked questions (FAQ)



Documents

• Attestation
• Certificates and copies of acts
• Guide to declaring a death to the Directeur de l'état civil

Marriage and Civil Union

Information

• What are a de facto union, a marriage and a civil union?
• Cost of a marriage or civil union
• Choosing an officiant
• Choosing a matrimonial regime and marriage contract
• Publication of the notice of marriage or civil union
• Compliance with conditions for the formation of a marriage or civil union
  • Identity and age
  • Civil status
  • Family relationship between spouses
• Declaration of marriage or civil union
• Frequently asked questions



Documents

• Attestation
• Certificate and copy of an act
• Officiant’s Guide: an indispensable tool



Online services

• Publication of a notice of marriage or civil union
• Consult the register of notices of marriage or civil union
• Consult the register of officiants

Substitution of the usual given name by another given name on the act of birth

Information

Who can apply for a substitution of the usual given name?

How to file an application to substitute the usual given name by another given name on the act of birth

Publication of a notice to substitute the usual given name by another given name on the act of birth

Objections

Effective date of the new usual given name

Departments and agencies that will be notified or that can be notified of the substitution of the usual given name by another given name on the act of birth

Person born outside Québec

Fees and processing time

Forms

Application to Substitute the Usual Given Name by Another Given Name on the Act of Birth of a Person 18 Years of Age or Over

Application to Substitute the Usual Given Name by Another Given Name on the Act of Birth of a Person Between 14 and 17 Years of Age Filed by that Person

Application to Substitute the Usual Given Name by Another Given Name on the Act of Birth of a Person Under 18 Years of Age Filed by his Parent or his Tutor

Online Service

• Register of notices to substitute the usual given name

Civil Status Documents

Attestation

• What is an attestation?
• Attestations issued
• Who may request an attestation?
• How to obtain an attestation
• Detailed attestation

Certificates and copies of acts

Information

• Entering of events in the register of civil status
• Who can apply for a certificate or a copy of an act?
• Establishing the applicant's identity
• Identity documents and proofs of home address accepted by the Directeur de l'état civil
• Which document to request: a certificate or a copy of an act?
• Language of acts of civil status and issuing of documents
• Three ways to order a certificate or a copy of an act
• Online
• By mail
• At a service counter using the DEClic! Comptoir online service
• Terms and conditions with respect to certificates
• Fees and processing time
• Methods of payment accepted
• How to apply for a certificate or a copy of an act outside Québec
• Cancellation of an application for a certificate or a copy of an act
• Requests to correct information in a certificate or a copy of an act
• Loss or theft of a certificate or a copy of an act
• Security features of certificates and copies of acts
• Frequently asked questions (FAQ)



Forms

• Application for a Certificate or Copy of an Act of Birth (PDF, 514 Ko)
• Application for a Certificate or Copy of an Act of Marriage or Civil Union (PDF, 492 Ko)
• Application for a Certificate or Copy of an Act of Death (PDF, 537 Ko)
• Power of Attorney (PDF, 401 Ko)



Online Services

• DEClic! - Application for a certificate or copy of an act with ClicSÉQUR
• DEClic! Express - Application for a certificate or copy of an act using your Rapid Secure Access Number (RSAN) (This service is available only to users who have received a letter confirming an event recently entered in the register of civil status.)
• Verification of the processing status of an online application

Insertion of an act made outside Québec into the Québec register of civil status

• Insertion into the Québec register of civil status
  • Act of civil status made outside Québec
  • Juridical act made outside Québec
• Who can apply?
• Establishing the applicant's identity
• How to apply for insertion
• Documents required to be included with the application
• Documents that can be issued regarding an act
• Processing fees and turnaround
• Decision of the Directeur de l'état civil

Directeur de l'état civil

Directeur de l'état civil

Public officer

Our commitments

Other Subjects

Acces to information

Comment, suggestion or complaint

News

Notification of a proceeding or court documents

Designated officiant

Information

• Scope and duration of the authorization
• Cost and processing time for an application for designation
• Directeur de l’état civil's decision
• Compliance with the conditions for the formation of the marriage or civil union
• Compliance with the conditions during the solemnization of the marriage or civil union
  • Presence of two witnesses
  • Consent of the intended spouses
  • Reading of articles of the Civil Code of Québec
  • Rules respecting the solemnization of civil marriages and civil unions Civil Code of Québec
• Compliance with the conditions after the solemnization of the marriage or civil union
• Date, time and place of the solemnization
• Publication of the notice of marriage or civil union
• Opposition to a marriage or civil union
• Declaration of marriage or civil union
• Frequently asked questions



Documents

• Application for the Designation of an Officiant of a Marriage or Civil Union form
• Application for publication or for a dispensation from publication of a notice of marriage or civil union form
• Officiant’s Guide: an indispensable tool (PDF, 705 Ko)



Online services

• Publication of a notice of marriage or civil union
• Consult the register of notices of marriage or civil union
• Consult the register of officiants
• Search for judicial district

Online Services

Order a certificate or copy of an act

DEClic! - Application for a certificate or copy of an act en vous identifiant à l'aide de ClicSÉQUR

DEClic! - Express - Application for a certificate or copy of an act en vous identifiant à l'aide d'un numéro d'accès rapide et sécuritaire (NARS) (Ce service s'adresse à vous seulement si vous avez obtenu une lettre de confirmation d'un événement récemment inscrit au registre.)

Declare a birth

Electronic declaration of birth

Consult or publish a notice in civil status mattersivil status matters

• Register of application for a change of name
• Register of notices of change of name
• Register of notices of declaration of tardy filiation
• Register of notices of marriage or civil union
• Register of substitute the usual given name

Other online Services

Consult the Register of officiants

Verification of the validity of a certificate or a copy of an act

Forms

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• The disclosure of information and the protection of personal information
• Registers
• Request for access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information
• Documents used for decision-making

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Reviewed: 2023-06-08