---
title: "Get a marriage licence in Northwest Territories"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/northwest-territories"
description: "Get a marriage licence in Northwest Territories. Both people must attend, usually by appointment with an issuer. Compare all 13 provinces and territories."
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."
---
# Get a marriage licence in Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories · Family and children

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

## Short answer

In the Northwest Territories, Registrar General of Vital Statistics and community Marriage License Issuers (Department of Health and Social Services) handle it. Both people must attend, usually by appointment with an issuer.

Who handles it: [Registrar General of Vital Statistics and community Marriage License Issuers (Department of Health and Social Services)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-government-of-northwest-territories). They handle it in Northwest Territories.

## Official links

- [Get a marriage licence](https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/get-marriage-license), checked 12 October 2026

## In every province and territory

The same service across Canada: who handles it and the official link. Northwest Territories 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](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/manitoba) | 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 (this page) | 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 |  |

## More

- [Get a marriage licence in every province and territory](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence)
- [Public services in Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/northwest-territories)
- [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, "Get a marriage licence in Northwest Territories", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/northwest-territories