Deceased mother born in Canada

[sschweickart]

Hello, posting again because I've been unable to locate my deceased mother's Canadian birth certificate for my citizenship certificate application. I've only been able to locate her Canadian marriage certificate, and I already have a copy of her death certificate, which lists her Canadian parents, date, and place of birth in Kingston, Ontario. Will these, along with my American birth certificate suffice? If not, is it possible for me to obtain a copy of her birth certificate?

Thank you!

 

[screech339]

Hello, posting again because I've been unable to locate my deceased mother's Canadian birth certificate for my citizenship certificate application. I've only been able to locate her Canadian marriage certificate, and I already have a copy of her death certificate, which lists her Canadian parents, date, and place of birth in Kingston, Ontario. Will these, along with my American birth certificate suffice? If not, is it possible for me to obtain a copy of her birth certificate?

Thank you!

You will need your mother's birth certificate in order to get citizenship yourself. You can apply for your mother's birth certificate. If your mother was born in Ontario as an example, you can apply through this link.

https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-or-replace-ontario-birth-certificate#section-2

Who can apply:

• yourself; if you are at least 13 years old

• your child; if you are named as a parent on your child’s original birth registration

• a child; if you are the legal guardian and can provide court documents proving that you have custody of the child. If applying online you will need to submit the supporting documentation together with a letter quoting the online order number, by fax or mail

• a deceased person; if you are the next of kin, executor or estate administrator. You will need to provide a death certificate or a funeral director’s statement of death, and any other documentation requested by ServiceOntario. You can only get a long form birth certificate for a deceased person. If applying online you will need to submit the supplementary documents together with a letter quoting the online order number, by fax or mail

 

[sschweickart]

Thank you so much!