Do I have a Valid Guarantor for my Birth Certificate?
If you are applying for a birth certificate for an individual nine years of age or older, guarantor information is required.
A guarantor is someone who has known you (the applicant) personally for at least 2 years during your life, is a Canadian citizen, and is currently serving in or a practicing member in good standing of one of the professions listed below.
The role of the guarantor is to certify that information provided on a birth certificate application is as complete and accurate as possible. If required, a qualified guarantor must also be available to verify the information with the Office of the Registrar General.
The guarantor is not required to sign your application but must give you permission to provide his or her information.
You must provide the following guarantor information on the application:
- Last name
- First name
- Organization/Firm Name (if applicable)
- Occupation
- Registration number in their profession (if applicable)
- Work address and phone number
- Is the guarantor a Canadian citizen?
- Has the guarantor known you for two or more years?
- Has the guarantor authorized you to provide their information?
For more information on who is a qualified guarantor, please see below:
- Chief of a band recognized under the Indian Act (Canada)
- Chiropractor
- Dentist
- First Nations police officer
- Judge
- Justice of the Peace
- Lawyer
- Mayor
- Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (MPP)
- Midwife
- Minister of religion authorized under provincial law to perform marriages
- Municipal clerk or treasurer (a member of the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario)
- Notary public
- Nurse
- Optometrist
- Pharmacist
- Physician
- Police officer (Municipal, Provincial, RCMP)
- Principal or Vice-Principal (primary or secondary school)
- Professional accountant
- Professional engineer
- Psychologist
- Senior administrator (community college or in a CEGEP)
- Senior administrator or professor in a university
- Signing officer of a bank, caisse d'économie, caisse populaire, credit union or trust company.
- Social worker or social service worker
- Surgeon
- Teacher in a primary or secondary school
- Veterinarian
Please note that the above list is not an endorsement by the Office of the Registrar General of professional status or recognition of superior qualifications.
