Birth registrations / birth certificates / travel letters

Birth registrations

Parents of children born in Guelph must now register their child’s birth with the Office of the Registrar General. Registration can be made either online or by mail.

  • Online – Register electronically with ServiceOntario’s Newborn Registration Service
  • By mail – Pick up a paper application at ServiceGuelph, City Hall, 1 Carden Street, Guelph, complete it, and submit it to the Office of the Registrar General.

Birth certificates

Applications for birth Certificates can be made either online OR by mail.

  • Online – Register electronically and pay by credit card.
  • By mail – Pick up a paper application at ServiceGuelph, City Hall, 1 Carden Street, Guelph, complete it, and submit it to the Office of the Registrar General with payment.

Travel letters

Travel letters for newborns are no longer available. If parents are travelling with their newborn and do not have a birth certificate, they must contact the Office of the Registrar General at 1-800-461-2156.

For more information

Office of the Registrar General
189 Red River Road
P.O. Box 4600
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7B 6L8,
1-800-461-2156
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