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Civil Registration - Canada, Newfoundland

Registration of births, deaths and marriages commenced 1949*

See "How to Obtain" below chart

Type of Data

Birth

Marriage

Death

Index

Name of Individual				* Newfoundland became a province during 1949. Before that time it was a British possession. 1891 to 1948 BMDs mostly maintained as copies of church register entries. Official death certificates began circa 1948. BMDs are indexed and viewable online as follows: Vital Records, 1840-1949; Vital Statistics, 1753-1893. Also for pre-1949 records visit Newfoundland's Grand Banks website.
Marital Status			on later certificates
Age			with place of birth on later certificates
Occupation
Date of Event			with cause of death
Place of Event		with usual place of residence of both parties	with usual place of residence at time of death
Name of Father
Father's Occupation
If Father Living
Place of birth of Father
Name of Mother
Maiden Surname of Mother
Mother's Occupation
If Mother Living
Place of birth of Mother
Witnesses
Relationship of Witnesses to Individual
Addresses of Witnesses
Name of Informant of Event
Relationship of Informant to Individual
Address of Informant
Changes to Information on certificates			Pre-1949 deaths included religion and place of burial.

How to Obtain

In person:
See Applications for BMD certificates for list of offices or visit this link for a complete list of Government Service Centres.

By Telephone:
For certificate 1949 to date:
Tel: (709) 729-3308
Toll Free: 1-855-729-3380
Facsimile: (709) 729-0946

Online:
For certificates 1949 to date
OR, Application for Birth Certificate to mail in
Application for Death or Marriage Certificate to mail in

By mail:
For certificates 1949 to date:
Newfoundland Vital Statistics
Mount Pearl Office
Motor Registration Building
P. O. Box 8700
St. John's, NL
Canada A1B 4J6
E-mail: vstats@gov.nl.ca

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