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Civil Registration - Canada, Nunavut

Registration of births, deaths and marriages commenced 1 April 1999

See "How to Obtain" below chart

Type of Data

Birth

Marriage

Death

Index

Name of Individual				All BMD indices are closed to public search. For information about the Nunavut Archives visit this link or the Inuit Heritage Trust
Marital Status
Age
Occupation
Date of Event			includes cause of death
Place of Event
Name of Father
Father's Occupation
If Father Living
Place of birth of Father
Name of Mother
Maiden Surname of Mother
Mother's Occupation
If Mother Living
Place of birth of Mother
Witnesses
Relationship of Witnesses to Individual
Addresses of Witnesses
Name of Informant of Event
Relationship of Informant to Individual
Address of Informant
Changes to Information on certificates

How to Obtain

Nunavut was created as of 1 April, 1999. All records prior to that date are filed in Northwest Territories where registration only became compulsory during 1925.

In person:
No availability

By Telephone:
For certificates 1 April 1999 to date:
Phone: (867) 645-8001
Fax: (867) 645-8092
Toll Free: (800) 661-0833

Online:
For certificates 1 April 1999 to date:
Application form only

By mail:
For certificates 1 April 1999 to date:
Nunavut Vital Statistics
Department of Health
Box 889
Rankin Inlet, NU
X0C 0G0
Email: nhip@gov.nu.ca

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