--- title: "Marriage licence in Manitoba: cost and how to apply" url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/manitoba" description: "Get a marriage licence in Manitoba. Both partners buy the licence in person from a registered issuer at least 24 hours before the wedding. No sign-up." 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." --- # Marriage licence in Manitoba: cost and how to apply Manitoba · Family and children Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 13 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word. ## Short answer In Manitoba both partners must go together to a registered marriage licence issuer and buy the licence at least 24 hours before the wedding. Bring valid original ID showing identity, age and name, and proof of divorce or a spouse's death if it applies. The licence costs $100, is valid for three months and only for a wedding in Manitoba. Who handles it: [Vital Statistics Branch (Government of Manitoba), through registered marriage licence issuers](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-government-of-manitoba). Handles it in Manitoba. Both partners buy the licence in person from a registered issuer at least 24 hours before the wedding. ## Official links - [How to get a licence](https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/getting_married.html), checked 12 October 2026 ## Steps 1. Both partners must be present to buy the licence from a registered issuer in their area. Vital Statistics publishes lists of issuers in Winnipeg and rural Manitoba. Source: [vitalstats.gov.mb.ca](https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/getting_married.html), checked 13 October 2026. 2. Before the ceremony, give the licence and the white self-addressed envelope to your marriage commissioner or clergy. After the ceremony they send the registration to Vital Statistics. Source: [vitalstats.gov.mb.ca](https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/getting_married.html), checked 13 October 2026. ## What you need - Each partner needs valid, unexpired original ID that proves identity, age and name, such as a driver's licence, passport, PR card, MPI ID card or Status card. A SIN is not accepted. Source: [vitalstats.gov.mb.ca](https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/getting_married.html), checked 13 October 2026. - Divorced people must show a Divorce Certificate or Decree Absolute. Widowed people show a death certificate, a funeral home statement of death or an obituary. Source: [vitalstats.gov.mb.ca](https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/getting_married.html), checked 13 October 2026. ## Cost - The marriage licence costs $100. A marriage commissioner charges $50 plus reasonable expenses such as travel. Source: [vitalstats.gov.mb.ca](https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/getting_married.html), checked 13 October 2026. ## How long it takes - Buy the licence at least 24 hours before the wedding. It is valid for three months and only for marriages in Manitoba. Source: [vitalstats.gov.mb.ca](https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/getting_married.html), checked 13 October 2026. ## Good to know - Read the whole form before you sign the oath and make sure every field is correct, because the registration becomes a permanent legal record that is hard to change. Source: [vitalstats.gov.mb.ca](https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/getting_married.html), checked 13 October 2026. - A marriage certificate is not issued automatically. You have to apply for it separately. Source: [vitalstats.gov.mb.ca](https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/getting_married.html), checked 13 October 2026. - Documents must be in English or French, or translated into one of them. Source: [vitalstats.gov.mb.ca](https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/getting_married.html), checked 13 October 2026. ## In every province and territory The same service across Canada: who handles it and the official link. Manitoba is marked. | Province or territory | Who handles it | Official link | Good to know | |---|---|---|---| | [British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/british-columbia) | Vital Statistics Agency (Government of British Columbia), through local marriage licence issuers | [Get a marriage licence](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/marriage/marriage-licences), checked 12 October 2026 | Buy the licence in person from a marriage licence issuer in your area. | | [Alberta](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/alberta) | Alberta registry agents (Government of Alberta) | [Get a marriage licence](https://www.alberta.ca/get-marriage-licence), checked 12 October 2026 | Buy at any registry agent office. | | [Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/saskatchewan) | Marriage licence issuers (Government of Saskatchewan) | [How to get a marriage licence](https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/marriages/get-a-marriage-licence), checked 12 October 2026 | Buy from a marriage licence issuer, often a jewellery store or town office; out-of-province licences are not valid. | | Manitoba (this page) | Vital Statistics Branch (Government of Manitoba), through registered marriage licence issuers | [How to get a licence](https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/getting_married.html), checked 12 October 2026 | Both partners buy the licence in person from a registered issuer at least 24 hours before the wedding. | | [Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/ontario) | Your municipal office (city or town hall) | [Get a marriage licence](https://www.ontario.ca/page/getting-married), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply at your city or town hall; some municipalities also take applications online. | | [Quebec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/quebec) | Gouvernement du Québec | None on record | Québec has no marriage licence; your officiant publishes a notice of the marriage before the ceremony. | | [New Brunswick](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/new-brunswick) | Vital Statistics (Service New Brunswick) | [Apply for a marriage licence](https://www.pxw1.snb.ca/snb9000/product.aspx?productid=A001PSN6001), checked 12 October 2026 | Fill in the application, then both partners go together to a Service New Brunswick centre with ID. | | [Nova Scotia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/nova-scotia) | Vital Statistics (Service Nova Scotia) | [How to get a licence](https://www.novascotia.ca/apply-marriage-licence), checked 12 October 2026 | Buy in person at Access Nova Scotia or from a Deputy Issuer of Marriage Licences. | | [Prince Edward Island](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/prince-edward-island) | Vital Statistics (Government of PEI), issued at Access PEI | None on record | Licences are issued by appointment at Access PEI offices. | | [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/newfoundland-and-labrador) | Vital Statistics Division (Government Services), through local marriage licence issuers | [How to get a licence](https://www.gov.nl.ca/gs/birth/getting-married/), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply in person to a marriage licence issuer; only one partner needs to attend. | | [Yukon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/yukon) | Vital Statistics (Government of Yukon) | None on record | Both partners apply in person: by appointment at Vital Statistics in Whitehorse, or from a Territorial Agent elsewhere. | | [Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/northwest-territories) | Registrar General of Vital Statistics and community Marriage License Issuers (Department of Health and Social Services) | [Get a marriage licence](https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/get-marriage-license), checked 12 October 2026 | Both people must attend, usually by appointment with an issuer. | | [Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/nunavut) | Nunavut Vital Statistics (Department of Health) | [Get a marriage licence](https://www.gov.nu.ca/en/identification-and-certificates/marriage-licences), checked 12 October 2026 | | ## Questions people ask ### How much is a marriage licence in Manitoba? $100. If a marriage commissioner performs the ceremony, add their $50 fee plus reasonable expenses such as travel. Clergy fees are set by each religious group. Source: [vitalstats.gov.mb.ca](https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/getting_married.html), checked 13 October 2026. ### How far ahead do I need to get a marriage licence in Manitoba? At least 24 hours before the wedding, and no more than three months before, since the licence is only valid for three months. Source: [vitalstats.gov.mb.ca](https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/getting_married.html), checked 13 October 2026. ### Do both partners need to be there to get a Manitoba marriage licence? Yes. Both of you must be present at the registered issuer, each with valid ID. Source: [vitalstats.gov.mb.ca](https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/getting_married.html), checked 13 October 2026. ### Can I use my SIN card as ID for a Manitoba marriage licence? No. Social Insurance Numbers are not accepted. Use a driver's licence, passport, PR card, MPI ID card or other photo ID. Source: [vitalstats.gov.mb.ca](https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/getting_married.html), checked 13 October 2026. ## More - [Get a marriage licence in every province and territory](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence) - [Public services in Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/manitoba) - [Canada Child Benefit (CCB)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/canada-child-benefit) - [Maternity and parental benefits](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/ei-parental) - [Register a baby's birth](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-birth) - [Get help paying for child care](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/child-care-subsidy) - [Find licensed child care or daycare](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-child-care) - [Collect child or spousal support](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/child-support-enforcement) ## Cite this page Canada Service Map, "Marriage licence in Manitoba: cost and how to apply", checked 13 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/manitoba