Free Affidavit in Lieu of Birth Certificate Template

You’ll require this Affidavit if your birth certificate is unavailable for legal processes or official applications that require proof of birth.

It’s particularly useful when a replacement birth certificate cannot be obtained on time before an urgent deadline. If you need a replacement birth certificate, your provincial or territorial vital statistics office can issue one.

Many administrative and legal processes require proof of birth. If you can’t locate your birth certificate, you may need this Affidavit in the following situations:

• Enrolling in school and accessing education
• Proving inheritance eligibility
• Applying for a passport
• Completing citizenship paperwork
• Supporting health-related administrative applications
• Completing immigration applications
• Moving abroad
• Obtaining a Social Insurance Number (SIN)
• Getting a driver’s licence
• Applying for Indian Status

Note: Acceptance is subject to the receiving organization’s requirements.

Typically, adults complete and sign an Affidavit in Lieu of a Birth Certificate for themselves. As an adult, you’re permitted to attest to your own birth details in the Affidavit, like the date and place of birth.

In limited adult situations, a relative may swear the Affidavit instead. This can happen when an adult is incapacitated or a government agency requires a statement from someone present at the birth. Such cases are less common.

A parent or close relative typically completes the Affidavit only when the applicant is a child or minor. Parents and relatives have direct knowledge of a child’s birth.

If you’re an adult completing this Affidavit for yourself, include the information below:

• Your full legal name
• Your date of birth
• Your address
• Your birthplace
• Names of both parents (if known)
• Your citizenship
• The reason the birth certificate is unavailable
• Explanation of why a replacement birth certificate cannot be obtained in time

If you’re a family member completing this Affidavit for your child or a relative, include the information below:

• Your full legal name
• Your family relationship to the applicant
• Your name and address
• The applicant’s date of birth
• The applicant’s birthplace
• The applicant’s citizenship
• Full legal names of both parents
• Addresses for both parents, if known
• Phone number and email addresses of both parents, if known
• The reason the birth certificate is unavailable
• Explanation of why a replacement birth certificate cannot be obtained in time

An Affidavit in Lieu of Birth Certificate must be commissioned by an authorized official, like a notary public or commissioner of oaths, to be valid.

During commissioning, you swear or affirm that the contents of your Affidavit are true before the official. You’ll sign your Affidavit while the official witnesses your signature, and they’ll sign it too. Check out our blog to learn more about the process of commissioning.

Once commissioned, the Affidavit becomes a legally recognized document that pension authorities, insurers, and other institutions can accept.

You can meet with a notary public online to have your Affidavit in Lieu of Birth Certificate commissioned in 7 minutes, from anywhere.

Providing false or inaccurate information in an Affidavit may result in legal consequences.