Birth Certificate

A birth certificate is an important personal document, which is used for:

  • legal identity

  • age, sex or nationality

  • traveling abroad or applying for a passport

  • applying for health services, a social insurance number or a driver’s licence

  • child enrolment in school

  • settling an estate

  • receiving old age pension

Who may request a birth certificate?

How to order a birth certificate?

 

Last Updated: November 14, 2006

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