Authorize an agent or representative (third party): Birth Certificate application
Authorize an agent or representative to apply for a Birth Certificate on your behalf by submitting a Consent for Agent or Authorized Person to Apply for a Birth Certificate Form. The agent or representative needs to submit the form when they apply for the Birth Certificate.
Use the Consent for Agent or Authorized Person to Apply for a Birth Certificate Form if you want to have someone apply for a Birth Certificate on your behalf. The agent or representative needs to submit the form when they apply for the Birth Certificate.
Vital Statistics needs to receive the completed Consent for Agent or Authorized Person to Apply for a Birth Certificate Form before a Birth Certificate can be issued to an agent or representative (third party).
Who can use this form
The person named on a Birth Certificate (certificate holder) or a parent whose name appears on the child’s Birth Registration needs to use this form to authorize an agent or representative (third party) to apply for a Birth Certificate on their behalf. The agent or representative (third party) also needs to complete part of the form.
You don’t need to complete the form for an authorized legal representative who meets 1 of the following criteria:
- they’re a lawyer working on behalf of the certificate holder
- they’re a lawyer working on behalf of the parents of the certificate holder
- they’re an executor or trustee of an estate
- they have legal guardianship of the certificate holder
What you need to do
- Complete the form.
- Both parties sign the form in the presence of a person authorized to take sworn statements, like a lawyer, justice of the peace, notary public or commissioner of oaths.
- Agent or representative submits the form when they apply for a Birth Certificate.
Cost
There is no cost to submit the form, but you need to pay a fee when you apply for a Birth Certificate.
Before you start
Make sure you have:
- full name and address of the agent or representative
- agent or representative available to sign the form
- government-issued identification for the agent or representative
- person authorized to take sworn statements available to witness and sign the form