- Fees: $25 (License fees are non-refundable)
- Both must apply together in person
- Must each bring with you when applying to your license
- Proof of age Gov't ID: birth certificates or passports
- Photo ID: drivers license (or age of majority card)
- If under 18, bring written parental consent
- Relevant immigrant status card, treaty status card, Canadian citizenship card etc.
- The Licence will expire 90 days (3-months) after issued
- The Licence needs the following information
- Both parties must provide their parents' full names and birth places
- Each partners SIN numbers,
- No photocopies of documents is accepted
- Originals or certified copies only
- This license gets signed by the following at your wedding
- Yourselves (the 2 people getting married)
- Your officiant or religious ceremony leader (Minister, Priest, Imam, ,Rabbi etc.)
- Your 2-witnesses and is then sent to the government by your Minister/ Priest/ Rabbi or officiant (within 48 hours) to confirm the wedding took place
- Waiting Period: none
- Search License Issuer Locations by calling (800) 661-0833 or (867) 645-8017
CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE
- Fees: $20
- make money order payable to "Government of Nunavut"
- Marriage Certificate Application Form pdf Here
- Marriage Certificate Application Form pdf Here
- Option1: Drop off in person: Search License Issuer Locations by calling (800) 661-0833
- Option2: Snail-Mail: Nunavut Vital Statistics Bag 003 Rankin Inlet, NU X0C 0G0
- Option3: Fax: (867) 645-8017
MARRY AFTER DIVORCE, DISSOLUTION OR DEATH
- WHEN YOU APPLY for your license, bring with you
- Your original Certificate of Marriage
- Certified Death Certificate
- Proof of divorce or dissolution of union (court certified copies)
- Absolute Decree
- judgement of dissolution from original court
- Certificate of Divorce
- If you are still uninformed contact the
Central Divorce Registry of Canada
P.O. Box 2730, Station D
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1W7
Phone: 613-957-4519 - THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The only way out of a marriage is divorce
- Original or certified documents only (your papers will be returned to you)
- If the original documents are in a language other than English, (English or French in Quebec) a certified translation is needed
- Nunavut has no more specifications
WHO CAN MARRY US
- Religious service: your registered religious representative of your choice or your congregation
- Civil service: Officiants who have been vetted by your province already
- In Nunavut, officiants are called Marriage Commissioner(s)
- Ask for a list of suitable candidates when you apply for your marriage license
LINKS & CONTACT INFORMATION
- Vital Statistics
- Phone: (867) 645-8001
- Toll Free: (800) 661-0833
- Nunavut Department of Health Services
- Nunavut Marriage Information
- Marriage Act (altered NWT)
- Government Forms
