What is a short form birth certificate in Canada?

Short Form (Wallet Size) Contains the individual’s name, date of birth, certificate number, birthplace, sex, date of registration, and the date issued. The short form cannot be issued for deceased individuals.

What is the difference between a short and full birth certificate?

Short-form birth certificates, which contain only the child’s details. Long-form birth certificates (also known as ‘Full’ or ‘A4′ certificates), which include both the child’s and the parents’ details.

Is a short version birth certificate valid?

It can take a longer to obtain a copy of a long-form birth certificate, but both the long form and short form are officially certified and valid.

What is the point of a short birth certificate?

The basic purpose of the short birth certificate is to provide evidence that a birth has occurred and has been registered.

What birth certificate do you need for a passport Canada?

To be eligible for a Canadian Passport you must have proof of Canadian Citizenship. This includes a birth certificate issued by a province or a Canadian Citizenship certificate/card issued by the Federal Government. If you don’t have your birth certificate or your citizenship card we could help you to obtain one.

Can you laminate birth certificate Canada?

No. You cannot laminate your Birth Certificate yourself because it will render it invalid. However some provinces, like Ontario, used to laminate certificates before the 1980s, and providing the provincial government laminated the document it remains valid.

When did short birth certificates start?

1947 Short Birth Certificates introduced. 1969 a) Format of Birth and Death Certificates changed, to portrait instead of landscape, b) Age of majority reduced from 21 to 18, c) Re-registration of births of illegitimate children to include name of father allowed, irrespective of whether the parents marry.

Do you need original birth certificate for passport?

You must send original documents. Photocopies are not accepted. If you do not have your original certificates (for example, your birth certificate), you need to get an official copy.

Can you use a short form birth certificate for a cruise?

No. The birth certificate can be an original or an official copy. However, for copies we would recommend you have a copy issued by the local health and vital statistics department. In other words, you don’t want to just make a photocopy of your actual birth certificate and use that to board the cruise.

Can you use short birth certificate for passport?

Unless stated otherwise, original documents must be supplied. Please do not send photocopies, short-form birth certificates (which do not include parents’ details) or laminated certificates. Certified translations are required if documents are not in English or Irish.

Do you need a long form birth certificate for a passport in Canada?

If you don’t need to provide proof of parentage, you still need to submit proof of citizenship. You may submit a wallet-sized birth certificate instead of the long-form birth certificate in this case.

Are laminated certificates valid in Canada?

Its a standard rule/practice in Canada that any document that is laminated would be void if laminated.