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Yukon

MARRIAGE LICENCE
  • Fees: $40 (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:at least 24-hours between issuance of license and ceremony 
  • Search License Issuer Locations by calling 867-667-5207 
    • Toll Free in Yukon only: 1-800-661-0408 ext. 5207 
    • Or Visit in Person to ask your questions
      • Walk-in and Courier (Vital Statistics Yukon)
        4th Floor-204 Lambert St.
        Whitehorse, Yukon
        Y1A 3T2


CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE
  • Fees: $10
  • Marriage Certificate Application Form pdf Here
  • Fees: make Money Order payable to Government of Yukon
  • Option1: Drop off in person: Vital Statistics Yukon
    4th Floor-204 Lambert St. Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3T2
  • Option2: Snail-Mail: Vital Statistics
    Box 2703 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
  • Option3: By Fax: (867) 393-6486 
    • only when paying by VISA, MasterCard, or American Express.
  • Option4: By Phone: (867) 667-5207 or 
    • Toll free inside Yukon only 1-800-661-0408 ext. #5207
      • only when paying by VISA, MasterCard, or American Express.


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
    • Yukon 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 Alberta, officiants are called Marriage Commissioner(s)
      • Lists of Marriage Commissioners are available at Whitehorse Vital Statistics
        • Email: Vital.Statistics@gov.yk.ca
        • Phone: 867-667-5207
          Toll Free in Yukon only: 1-800-661-0408 ext. 5207 
        • In Person: 4th Floor-204 Lambert St.
          Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3T2

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