Office of the Registrar General Annual Report

The Office of the Registrar General (ORG), under the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement, is dedicated to delivering secure, accurate and accessible vital statistics records and services.

The ORG administers the Vital Statistics Act, Change of Name Act and Marriage Act. The principal functions of the ORG are to:

register and maintain a registry of births, marriages, deaths, still-births, adoptions and changes of name events that occur in Ontario;
provide proof of registration services in the form of certificates or certified copies of the original registration record;
provide statistical data for research and public policy-making purposes; and
regulate and maintain a register of individuals authorized to solemnize marriages in Ontario.

This report summarizes operational statistics compiled from registrations of births, marriages, deaths, still-births, adoptions and change of name events as reported to the ORG. Each report pertains to events that occurred during the calendar year of the report year, and is made available to the public in compliance with the Vital Statistics Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter V.4, subsection 3(5).

Ministry contact: Office of the Registrar General

Additional information

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vital vital

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marriage marriage

deaths deaths

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change of name change of name

stillbirth stillbirth

adoption adoption
Geographic coverage: Ontario
Maintainer: Office of the Registrar General
Author: Office of the Registrar General
Author Email: Office of the Registrar General
Maintainer branch: Vital Event Registry Services Branch
Last Validated Date: September 7, 2025
Update frequency: Yearly