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From: Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency
Described as: Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records, 1882-Variable
Details: Unrestricted access to public records of birth, marriage, and death events
Their reference: N/A
Location: Government of Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency; 254 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0B6
Further:
The (Manitoba) Vital Statistics Agency is responsible for administering and enforcing The Vital Statistics Act, The Marriage Act, The Change of Name Act and processing disinterments under The Public Health Act.
The Agency registers vital events (birth, death, marriage, stillbirth and change of name) in Manitoba and provides documents as proof of those events. Legislation protecting privacy governs who can access records held by the Agency.
Responsibilities:
Birth Certificate
Change of Name Certificate
Death Certificate
Marriage Certificate
Change of Name Act
Change of Name (PERSONAL)
Marriage Act
Marriage Commissioners
Marriage Licence
Vital Statistics Act
Common-law Certificate
Our database contains information from vital event records from 1882 to present for the Province of Manitoba. All of our records are held in perpetuity for all Manitoba events.
Effective January 1, 2003, The Vital Statistics Act was proclaimed providing unrestricted access to the following records via this page on their website:
Births more than 100 years ago
Marriages more than 80 years ago
Deaths more than 70 years ago
NOTE: Records are only updated quarterly as follows:
April : Jan 1 to Mar 31 events
July : Apr 1 to Jun 30 events
October: Jul 1 to Sep 30 events
January: Oct 1 to Dec 31 events
Over the years, the data collected on registration forms has changed. The older records have less information available. The database contains limited information. For example, many of the records do not contain the father's name on a birth. The database may also have records that contain incomplete, missing, or incorrect information that occurred during the data conversion project where information from paper registration forms were entered into the electronic database. For all information collected at the time of registration, a copy of the record will have to be ordered.
This part of their website is suggested by way of an introduction to this wealth of information.
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