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Service
Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Vital Statistics
Live Birth Registration
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| Who Needs This
Registration? |
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The parent of a newborn child in Nova Scotia needs this registration.
If the birth is not properly registered, a birth certificate cannot be
issued.
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| Issuing Department
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Any local division Registrar of Births and Stillbirths properly authorized
by the Government of Nova Scotia.
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| Where can you get this Registration and / or further information? |
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Any Local division Registrar of
Births and Stillbirths properly authorized by the Government of Nova Scotia.
These can be reached through the Medical Records Director at your local
hospital. |
| Application Forms & Process: |
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The parent receives the registration form in the hospital at the time
of the birth. When the form is completed, it is submitted to the Local
Division Registrar at the hospital, who signs it and then forwards it
to the Vital Statistics Section, Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations.
The registration form should be submitted within 30 days.
If more than a year goes by before it is filed, then: (a) a Delayed
Registration of Birth will have to be filed, and (b) evidence of the birth
will have to be produced, and (c) there will be a fee of $21.76 for the delayed
filing.
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| Waiting Period:
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None |
| Price: |
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Free |
| Related Requirements:
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Additional forms may be required. The Local Division Registrar
will advise the parent(s) after they review the completed form.
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| Additional Information:
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The receipt of the registration form is not acknowledged by the
Vital Statistics Office.
For administrative purposes only, contact the Vital Statistics Office.
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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 |
| Legislative Authority:
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Vital Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, Chapter
494
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