--- title: "Death certificate in Ontario: how to order one" url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/ontario" description: "Order a death certificate in Ontario: handled by ServiceOntario (Office of the Registrar General). Compare all 13 provinces and territories." site: "Canada Service Map" author: "Mahmoud Halat" publisher: "Space & Story" lastReviewed: "2026-10-13" 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." --- # Death certificate in Ontario: how to order one Ontario · Identity and documents Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 13 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word. ## Short answer In Ontario, ServiceOntario (Office of the Registrar General) handles it. Who handles it: [ServiceOntario (Office of the Registrar General)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-government-of-ontario). Handles it in Ontario. ## Official links - [Order a death certificate](https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-or-replace-an-ontario-death-certificate), checked 12 October 2026 - [Online certificate application](https://services.ontario.ca/oca-web/main), checked 12 October 2026 ## Who can apply - Anyone can apply for a death certificate, even if they are not related, and there is no limit on how many you can order. Only next of kin or an authorized representative can get a certified copy of the death registration. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-or-replace-an-ontario-death-certificate), checked 13 October 2026. ## Steps 1. The death must be registered first. The funeral director takes the Medical Certificate of Death and the Statement of Death to the municipal clerk, who sends them to the Office of the Registrar General. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-or-replace-an-ontario-death-certificate), checked 13 October 2026. ## What you need - To order online you need the deceased person's full name, sex, date of birth, date of death, the city or town where they died, and their parents' and spouse's details. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-or-replace-an-ontario-death-certificate), checked 13 October 2026. ## How long it takes - Registering a death is currently taking up to 16 weeks after the Office of the Registrar General receives the forms. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-or-replace-an-ontario-death-certificate), checked 13 October 2026. ## Where to go - Order online, by mail to ServiceOntario in Thunder Bay, or in person at 47 Sheppard Avenue East in Toronto or 110 Laurier Avenue West in Ottawa. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-or-replace-an-ontario-death-certificate), checked 13 October 2026. ## Good to know - A certified copy that shows the cause of death cannot be ordered online. Apply by mail or in person for that version. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-or-replace-an-ontario-death-certificate), checked 13 October 2026. ## In every province and territory The same service across Canada: who handles it and the official link. Ontario is marked. | 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 (this page) | 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. | ## Questions people ask ### Who can order a death certificate in Ontario? Anyone, including people who are not related to the person who died. A certified copy of the death registration is limited to next of kin or an authorized representative such as an executor. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-or-replace-an-ontario-death-certificate), checked 13 October 2026. ### Is the funeral home's proof of death the same as a death certificate? No. The funeral director gives you copies of proof of death that work in some cases, but some organizations want the official provincial death certificate. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-or-replace-an-ontario-death-certificate), checked 13 October 2026. ## More - [Order a death certificate in every province and territory](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate) - [Public services in Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/ontario) - [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, "Death certificate in Ontario: how to order one", checked 13 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/ontario