Birth certificate information for land titles transactions for law firms

Authorized users can order birth certificates for their clients and receive rapid confirmation of names to fulfill land title transactions.

Overview

To facilitate the verification of the name of your client for land titles transactions, the following has been established:

The online application below can be used to submit and pay for your land titles transactions requests.

Online application

Please note: The online application referenced above is to be used solely for purposes of land registry transactions and a birth certificate must be requested.

It will be mailed or couriered to the law office address as instructed. This facilitates making a copy for your client file. You must then ensure the original birth certificate is delivered to your client by appropriate secure delivery means.

Email confirmation

A request for this additional service should be on an exception basis only and based on an urgent pending land transaction.

If your request is urgent, you must select expedited service as well as email confirmation to ensure that your email confirmation will be received within 48 hours. Provided, the application is complete, the information given in the application agrees with our records and the event is registered.

Status of application

You can check on the status of an order using the online Order Status application.

You will be prompted to enter Vitalware Order Receipt Identification Number (LTAFS#####). 

Processing timelines

Vital Statistics turnaround times can be viewed online: Our Current Processing Times for Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates