Births, Deaths and Marriages

Certificates and Change of Name

Do you need to apply for a birth, death or marriage certificate? Visit either Service Ontario or Government of Ontario to apply on-line for any of those certificates. They can answer all your questions about the online certificate application process.

• Birth Certificate Application Form
• Death Certificate Application Form
• Marriage Certificate Application Form
• Information about Change of Name after marriage

Application forms are also available at the Town of Parry Sound municipal office.

You can apply for these certificates after the event has been registered with the Office of the Registrar General in Thunder Bay. The certificates are issued by Service Ontario.

Registrations

Birth Registration

Do you need to register a birth? Contact the West Parry Sound Health Centre at 705-746-4540.

Death Registration

The Deputy Division Registrar for the Town of Parry Sound registers deaths which occur in our area. Registration is done locally and then sent to the Office of the Registrar General in Thunder Bay for registration provincially.

Marriage Registration

The Deputy Division Registrar issues marriage licences and keeps a record of all marriage licences issued locally. Once the marriage ceremony has taken place the officiant who married the couple will forward the completed marriage licence  to the Office of the Registrar General in Thunder Bay for registration.

See our Applications, Licences and Permits page for information about applying for a marriage licence.

Questions about Vital Statistics registrations? Contact:

The Office of the Registrar General,

189 Red River Road, PO Box 4600,

Thunder Bay, On P7B 6L8

Telephone: 1-800-461-2156

416-325-8305

416-325-3408 (TTY/Teletypewriter)

Fax: 1-807-343-7459