Marriage Licences

Applicants

Marriage Licence can only be issue to the applicant and/or joint applicant. It takes approximately 15 minutes to process the marriage licence, and the applicant and/or joint applicant must be present while it is being processed. If only one applicant can attend, you must provide the other applicant's original identification.

Required Signatures

 Both parties must sign and date the Marriage Licence Application form.

Applicant Age Requirements

You must be at least 18 years of age to be married in Ontario by licence or under the authority of the publication of banns without authorization or parental consent.

Identification

Original identification for both applicants is required. Two (2) pieces of identification must be shown for each party confirming name, birth date and signature.  

First piece of identification must be one of the following:

• Birth Certificate

• Current Passport with photo

• Record of Immigrant Landing

• Canadian Citizenship Card 

Second piece of identification must be photo identification, which can be one of the following:

• Driver’s License

• Ontario Health Card with photo

• Current Passport with photo (provided it is not used as the first piece of identification)

• Ontario Photo ID Card

Divorced or Widowed Applicants

If you are divorced, we require:

• the Original Judgment or Certificate of Divorce or Decree Absolute or a Certified Copy of same by the Court which granted the divorce.
• An uncertified copy is not acceptable.
• Also, a Divorce Order is not acceptable (as it is not the final document). 
• For divorces outside of Canada, please refer to the Authorization Section on the Requirements Respecting Marriage in Ontario form which is attached.  

If you are widowed:

• A Death Certificate is not required for widowed applicants.

Expiry Date

 A Marriage Licence is valid in Ontario for a period of three (3) months from the date of issue.

Licence Fee

 See the Clerks and Legal Fees Schedule on the Fees and Charges page. 

Application Form

Marriage Application - visit the Ministry website for English and French fillable forms.

Make an Appointment

You must make an appointment to bring in a Marriage Application for processing.

Please call 705-526-4275 ext. 2212 to make your appointment.

Office hours are between 8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.

Applications will not be processed after 4:00pm. Issued to Midland residents only.