Apply for your child's first birth certificate

Eligibility

Parents or legal guardians can apply for a child's first birth certificate.

Apply for a birth certificate

  1. Choose which certificate you'd like.
    Individual: Includes information on the individual.
    Parental: Includes individual and parental information.
    Note: Birth certificates are 5x7 inches in size.
  2. Complete the application.
  3. Submit your application and payment of $10.
    In person: 204 Lambert Street, 4th Floor, Financial Plaza in Whitehorse or at any Territorial Agent. We are open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We accept cash, cheque, money order, VISA, Mastercard and American Express.
    Phone: 867-667-5207. We accept VISA, Mastercard and American Express.
    Mail:
    Government of Yukon
    Vital Statistics (H-2)
    Box 2703
    Whitehorse, Yukon
    Y1A 2C6
    We accept cheque, money order, VISA, Mastercard and American Express.
  4. The birth certificate will be mailed to you.
Contact

For questions about applying for your child's first birth certificate email vital.statistics@gov.yk.ca or phone: 867-667-5207 or toll free in Yukon: 1-800-661-0408, ext. 5207.

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