Getting Married in Canada
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Getting Married in Canada
Hello,
Could anyone please tell me if you have to have a marriage license in the uk before being able to get married in Canada, or can you just do the whole thing in Canada? I cant find any information anywhere.
Could anyone please tell me if you have to have a marriage license in the uk before being able to get married in Canada, or can you just do the whole thing in Canada? I cant find any information anywhere.
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Ah thank you but he isn't Canadian, we are both from the uk.
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My wife is Canadian, I'm the Brit. We got married in Canada (before applying for PR) and I don't recall nationality being anything to do with it.
I was advised that a few weeks after marrying I should get a Canadian version of my birth certificate.
That was in Quebec.
I was advised that a few weeks after marrying I should get a Canadian version of my birth certificate.
That was in Quebec.
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Re: Getting Married in Canada
Citizenship/Residency
There are no citizenship or residency requirements when applying for a marriage licence in Ontario or BC (and probably the other Provinces, Google "marriage in <insert Province>".
If either of you have been divorced it makes it slightly more complicated, please read the websites for details.
http://www.toronto.ca/marriage/index.htm
http://www.niagarafalls.ca/city-hall...s/default.aspx
http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/marriage/howto.html
http://www.ontario.ca/government/get-married-ontario
http://www.servicealberta.ca/1822.cfm
There are no citizenship or residency requirements when applying for a marriage licence in Ontario or BC (and probably the other Provinces, Google "marriage in <insert Province>".
If either of you have been divorced it makes it slightly more complicated, please read the websites for details.
http://www.toronto.ca/marriage/index.htm
http://www.niagarafalls.ca/city-hall...s/default.aspx
http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/marriage/howto.html
http://www.ontario.ca/government/get-married-ontario
http://www.servicealberta.ca/1822.cfm
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Re: Getting Married in Canada
Thank you everyone for your replies..
I have done some more researching and I have found out that We can apply for the marriage license in Canada before we get married and then we have a 3 month time frame to get married in.
Thank you, you have all been very helpful x
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Re: Getting Married in Canada
Thank you everyone for your replies..
I have done some more researching and I have found out that We can apply for the marriage license in Canada before we get married and then we have a 3 month time frame to get married in.
Thank you, you have all been very helpful x
I have done some more researching and I have found out that We can apply for the marriage license in Canada before we get married and then we have a 3 month time frame to get married in.
Thank you, you have all been very helpful x
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Re: Getting Married in Canada
Thank you everyone for your replies..
I have done some more researching and I have found out that We can apply for the marriage license in Canada before we get married and then we have a 3 month time frame to get married in.
Thank you, you have all been very helpful x
I have done some more researching and I have found out that We can apply for the marriage license in Canada before we get married and then we have a 3 month time frame to get married in.
Thank you, you have all been very helpful x
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Thanks guys.
We are getting married in Whistler so Im going to have a look if there is one online for that. Thanks again
We are getting married in Whistler so Im going to have a look if there is one online for that. Thanks again
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Re: Getting Married in Canada
Not available online for BC unfortunately, one of you has to apply in person - but it is valid on the day of issuance and then up to 90 days afterwards.
There are several different marriage commissioners, here's a list: http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/cgi-bin/sear...sortby=surname
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We got married in BC, both Brits and got our licence two days before wedding, just walked on in and swore an oath and that was that!!!
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Marriage commisioner we booked a year in advance as they were all so busy!! We got married in August!
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we got married at lake loiuse no problem