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Marriage Licences

A Marriage Licence must be purchased before two people can marry in the Province of Nova Scotia.

In Halifax Regional Municipality, a marriage license can be purchased by appointment with a Deputy Issuer, or from a Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) Customer Service Centre during regular business hours. See link below for location and address information. Please note: in HRM, marriage licenses are not sold at the Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations Halifax or Dartmouth Access Centres.

In all other areas of Nova Scotia, a marriage license can be purchased by appointment with a Deputy Issuer, or from a Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations Access Centre. See links below for location and address information.

For more information about marriages, visit our web pages, Getting Married in Nova Scotia and the Marriage FAQs.

Here is a list of Deputy Issuers, by county:

Annapolis Guysborough Pictou
Antigonish Halifax Regional Municipality Queens
Cape Breton Hants Richmond
Colchester Inverness Shelburne
Cumberland Kings Victoria
Digby Lunenburg Yarmouth

Service Nova Scotia locations and service hours
Halifax Regional Municipality Customer Service Centre locations and service hours

Domestic Partnerships are different from marriages yet protect the rights of partners in the matter of health benefits, survivor benefits and other important areas.



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