Quebec

Certificates Express can acquire the following certificates from the province of Quebec:

Birth Certificates
Abridged Birth Certificates
Copy of an Act of Civil Status

Important Information:

Anyone who has not received a Quebec birth certificate after 1994 requires a new birth certificate issued by the Province of Quebec. A baptismal certificate is NO LONGER VALID as a birth certificate.

Service Options:

Regular Service

Choose this option to receive your certificate within the province's regular delivery time of 3 weeks.
Once we have received your completed application, we will process it for you using the standard government procedure.
In all cases, your birth certificate will be sent by regular mail service.
FACT: In cases where the applicant can not provide government issued photo ID, a Statutory Declaration signed by a qualified office is required.

Accelerated (Urgent) Service

Accelerated service is available for an additional fee.
Generally delivered within 6 days. * 6 days for processing, soes not include delivery.
In all cases, your birth certificate will be sent by Express Post/Courier to you as soon as the province has completed processing.

The applicant must attach photocopies of two different documents with their application. The documents acceptable for applying for a Quebec civil status documents are:

A valid photo ID document accepted:

Québec or Ontario health insurance card bearing a photograph
Driver's licence issued by Québec, another Canadian province or a US state
(if not presented as a proof of residence)
Canadian or foreign passport
Canadian citizenship card (issued since 2002)
Canadian Permanent Resident Card
Us Permanent Resident Card ("green card")
Federal immigration documents (IMM 1442, for one of the situations covered by this document)
Official ID for members of the military, police officers or diplomats posted in Canada
Certificate of Indian Status
ID card issued by a Canadian province

A proof of residence accepted:

Driver's licence issued by Québec, another Canadian province or a US state
(if not presented as a valid photo ID)
Municipal or school tax bill (one year or less)
Government postal correspondence (one year or less)
Recent invoice from energy, telephone service or cable supplier (three months or less)
Construction competency certificate (apprentice or journeyperson)
Hospital card accompanied by health insurance card bearing a photograph
Record of employment or pay stub (three months or less)
Home or car insurance certificate or statement (one year or less)
School transcript (one year or less)
Bank statement (three months or less)
Canada Post change of address receipt (three months or less)

Pricing

Certificates:

	NORMAL	ACCELERATED
Government Fee¹	$15.00	$35.00
CEL Service	80.00	160.00
Processing Fee	25.00	25.00
Shipping to Government	30.00	30.00
GST²	6.75	10.75
Total

Copies of Act:

	NORMAL	ACCELERATED
Government Fee¹	$20.00	$35.00
CEL Service	80.00	160.00
Processing Fee	25.00	25.00
Shipping to Government	30.00	30.00
GST²	6.75	10.75
Total

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Certificates, Regular Service:

Certificates, Accelerated Service:

Copy of Act, Regular Service:

Copy of Act, Accelerated Service:

¹ This government fee does not include any courier charges that may apply.

² GST charges only apply to non-government charges.

Restrictions may apply. See our "Terms and Conditions" page for more information.
All government processing times are estimated, plus delivery times.
Please call us for more information at (416) 96-BIRTH (962-4784) or toll-free at (877) 663-6606.