---
title: "Order a death certificate"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate"
description: "Order a death certificate in Canada: run by each province and territory. Who handles it in all 13 provinces and territories. Checked 12 October 2026."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
lastReviewed: "2026-10-12"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Order a death certificate

Provincial or territorial service · Identity and documents

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 12 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## Short answer

Death certificates come from the vital statistics office of the province or territory where the death happened. The funeral home usually registers the death.

Each province and territory runs its own. Find yours in the table below.

## In every province and territory

Who handles it in each province and territory, with the official link.

| Province or territory | Who handles it | Official link | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| [British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/british-columbia) | Vital Statistics Agency (Government of British Columbia) | [How to order](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/death/death-certificates), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Alberta](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/alberta) | Alberta registry agents (Vital Statistics, Government of Alberta) | [Order a certificate](https://www.alberta.ca/order-death-certificate), checked 12 October 2026 | Order through a registry agent. |
| [Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/saskatchewan) | eHealth Saskatchewan (Vital Statistics) | [Order a death certificate](https://www.ehealthsask.ca/residents/birth-marriage-death-certificates/death-certificates), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/manitoba) | Vital Statistics Branch (Government of Manitoba) | [Order a certificate online](https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/online_certificate_application.html), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/ontario) | ServiceOntario (Office of the Registrar General) | [Order a death certificate](https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-or-replace-an-ontario-death-certificate), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Quebec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/quebec) | Directeur de l'état civil | [Order a certificate online](https://services.etatcivil.gouv.qc.ca/declic2/IndexCourtier.aspx?lang=en), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [New Brunswick](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/new-brunswick) | Vital Statistics (Service New Brunswick) | [Order a death certificate](https://www.pxw1.snb.ca/snb9000/product.aspx?ProductID=A001PSN6000B), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Nova Scotia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/nova-scotia) | Vital Statistics (Service Nova Scotia) | [Order a death certificate](https://www.novascotia.ca/apply-death-certificate), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Prince Edward Island](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/prince-edward-island) | Vital Statistics (Government of PEI) | None on record |  |
| [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/newfoundland-and-labrador) | Vital Statistics Division (Government Services, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador) | [Order a death certificate](https://www.gov.nl.ca/gs/birth/death-certificate/), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Yukon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/yukon) | Vital Statistics (Government of Yukon) | None on record | Only for deaths that happened in the Yukon. |
| [Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/northwest-territories) | Vital Statistics, Health Services Administration Office (Department of Health and Social Services) | [Death certificate information](https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/order-death-certificate), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/nunavut) | Nunavut Vital Statistics (Department of Health) | [Order a certificate](https://www.gov.nu.ca/en/identification-and-certificates/death-certificate), checked 12 October 2026 | Deaths before April 1, 1999 are held by the Northwest Territories; order those from the NWT. |

## More

- [Get or renew a passport](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/passport)
- [Get a Social Insurance Number (SIN)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/sin)
- [Get proof of Canadian citizenship](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/citizenship-certificate)
- [Apply for Indian status or a status card](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/status-card)
- [Order a birth certificate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/birth-certificate)
- [Order a marriage certificate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-certificate)

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Order a death certificate", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate