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Service
Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Vital Statistics
Marriage Registration
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| Who Needs This Registration? |
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When anyone is married in Nova Scotia, that marriage needs
to be officially registered by the Vital Statistics Office of the Government
of Nova Scotia. This formal documentation is your proof of marriage.
Note: As is explained below, this Registration is not
the same as a marriage licence. |
| Issuing Department / Agency: |
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Vital Statistics Office
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
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| Where can you get this Certificate and /
or further information? |
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Phone
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Outside of Nova Scotia: (902) 424-4381
Toll-Free in Nova Scotia: 1-877-848-2578
Hours: 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday (except Holidays). |
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Visit
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Vital Statistics
Office
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Joseph Howe Building
Ground Floor
1690 Hollis Street
Halifax, NS B3J 3J9
Canada |
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E-mail
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vstat@gov.ns.ca
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Write:
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P.O. Box 157
Halifax, NS B3J 2M9
Canada |
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Fax
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(902) 424-0678 |
| Application Process: |
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A couple who wants to be married first gets a marriage
licence and takes it to a clergyperson, judge or justice of the peace.
They perform the marriage ceremony and then complete the official marriage
registration, which then becomes the official record of the marriage.
The clergyperson, judge or justice of the peace then returns the documents
to the Deputy Issuer of Marriage Licences, who then forwards them to Vital
Statistics.
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| Waiting Period: |
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2 business days
Provided that all the items that must accompany the application have been received
(Please allow several extra days for mail delivery.) |
| Expiry : |
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This registration does not expire. |
| Price: |
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- The marriage registration itself is free. The fee for the marriage
ceremony is set by agreement between the Clergy and couple being married.
- The fee is set by the Crown if the marriage is performed by a Judge
or Justice of the Peace in chamber (courtroom).
- If the marriage is performed by a Judge or Justice of the Peace anywhere
other than in a courtroom, then the fee for the ceremony is set by agreement
between the Judge and the couple being married.
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| Related Requirements: |
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- Marriage: Licence, Service Nova Scotia
and Municipal Relations: Vital Statistics
- Marriage: Registration of Clergy, Service
Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations: Vital Statistics
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| Additional Information: |
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A clergyperson must be registered to perform marriages through
the Vital Statistics office. |
| Legislative Authority: |
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Solemnization of Marriage Act, Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia,
1989, Chapter 436 |
