Getting your marriage license

The marriage license is for 3 months time from the time of registry. Each city or township ia based on a certian amount.


Once the Officiant hands the bottom portion to you after the signage, you have to wait 4 months to register for the marriage certificate once paid at the city hall or online.

We can purchases ours 3 months before the wedding date. I believe it costs $99 plus taxes.

I asked the registry office in Alberta and they said you could come in the day before and get it (I wouldn't recommend that though 😋). And I believe it's good for three months (apparently they don't specify 90 days because of 31 days in some months). And I believe the costs are between $115 and $135, I forget the exact price.

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Oh right, both people need photo ID as well. The fee is probably similar from province to province.

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The licence is good for 90 days in ON as well, though only one person needs to be there to apply for it as long as they have the ID of their joint applicant. The fee for it was $135.

I asked at the local registry in Alberta awhile back. I was told it's valid for 90 days. Both people have to be there to apply for it at their own freewill. They must speak English or have an interpreter. I didn't ask about the cost though...that would've been a good idea!

Getting the marriage license was a waiting game and getting our marriage certificate will be a waiting game. Any information you need about your marriage license or certificate can be found on your provinces website most likely.

I had to wait a full 10 weeks before the registrar would even process my request for my marriage certificate. In ON you can check the progress of your order and it told me that the 10 weeks hadn't passed so it wouldn't be processed. 10 weeks to the day, my certificate was shipped out to me. Just a head's up