MARRIAGE LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES
Marriage License Requirements
The application forms for marriage licenses can be obtained in the Municipal Clerk's Department or
online. Download the Ontario Marriage License Application form Complete the form in its entirety.
Bring the completed form and all information/documentation required by the Government of Ontario
to City Hall between 8:30 am and 4:00 pm:
- The completed form MUST have signatures from both applicants.
- If applicable, an original divorce certificate or a COURT CERTIFIED COPY must be presented.
Where the divorce is in a language other than English, a certified translation from someone
other than one of the applicants is required. These documents will be returned to the applicants.
IF YOU ARE DIVORCED, we are required to examine and record the court file number of the
original or court-certified copy of the Decree Absolute or Certificate of Divorce. A divorce
judgment will not be accepted.
Any divorce(s) granted outside of Canada requires special authorization from the Province
BEFORE the marriage license application can be processed by the municipal licensing officer.
If the divorce was granted outside Canada, please consult the Clerk's department for further
details. Foreign Divorce Requirements , Statement of Sole Responsibility.
- We are required to examine two pieces of original identification, the first being a birth certificate,
any change of name certificates, current passport, Record of Immigrant Landing or Canadian
citizenship card as proof of identity ALONG WITH photo identification (i.e. VALID driver's license
or photo health card) for BOTH parties to the intended marriage. Applicants age 16 and 17 require
both parents' consent. Persons under 16 years are not permitted to marry.
- It is strongly encouraged that BOTH applicants attend to obtain a marriage license. If both parties
cannot attend, the application form MUST be signed by both parties. One person can then obtain
this license if they bring in two pieces of identification for each applicant (as described above)
including photo identification (i.e. driver's license or photo health card).
- Fee for the Marriage Licence is $125.00, and it is valid for ninety (90) days anywhere within the
Province of Ontario.
Marriage Certificates
Marriage Certificates are only issued by the Government of Ontario and all applications must be completed
and submitted directly to their offices. Newly married applicants are advised to wait 6-8 weeks following
the marriage to apply for their Marriage Certificate.
Marriage Certificate Application Form
Paper Marriage Certificate Application - This form requires mailing to the Province for processing.
BIRTH REGISTRATION AND BIRTH/DEATH CERTIFICATES
Birth Registration
NOTICE- Effective Monday July 27, 2009 at 12 a.m.
The fully electronic Newborn Registration Service will be made available across the province;
all Ontario birthing hospitals and midwife practice groups will be able to submit the Notice of
Live Birth form electronically to Service Ontario's office of the Registrar General. As a result the City of Belleville will no longer be involved in the live birth registration process.
Birth Certificate Applications are available from City Hall, 169 Front Street or in a printer friendly "PDF"
format with the link below. All applications must be forwarded directly to the Office of the Registrar
General in Thunder Bay (address provided on the reverse of the form). The Ministry of Consumer and
Business Affairs has now imposed stricter guidelines on those applying for birth certificates.
In order to obtain a birth certificate, applicants are now required to provide the signature of a guarantor.
New revised birth certificate application forms are now available at all municipal offices. Section # 5 of the
form must be filled out by a guarantor. There are very specific instructions and provisions about who is
eligible to act as a guarantor. These provisions are included on the reverse side of the form.
For your convenience, you may apply for Birth Certificates on-line and track the progress of the application through the following Government of Ontario links below:
On-line Birth Certificate application
On-line Tracking site
Paper Birth Certificate Application - This form requires mailing to the Province for processing.
Death Certificates
Death Certificates may be obtained by completing the printer-friendly form below. You may either send
the form directly to the Ministry with the appropriate application fee for processing, or you may contact
your local municipal licensing office to locate the processing office nearest you.
Death Certificates Application Form - This form requires mailing to the Province for processing.