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Marriage Registration

Last updated on December 2, 2024

At any wedding in British Columbia, the couple, two witnesses and the officiant marrying them must sign the Marriage Licence and Registration of Marriage after the ceremony has been performed.

Within 48 hours of the wedding, the officiant submits the registration to the Vital Statistics Agency where the registration information becomes a permanent legal record. Vital Statistics cannot issue a marriage certificate until the marriage is registered.

Vital Statistics does not register the marriages of residents of B.C. who have married outside of the province or in another country. Marriages legally performed in foreign countries are normally valid in Canada. The marriage certificate provided by the country where you married is your legal proof of marriage.

Phone:

Victoria: 250 952-2681
Toll-Free within B.C.: 1 888 876-1633

Email Vital Statistics

Mailing Address:

Vital Statistics Agency
PO Box 9657 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, B.C.
V8W 9P3

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