Birth Registrations:

• Parents are required to complete a Statement of Live Birth for registration in the municipality where the child was born.
• The fee to register a birth in North Perth is $25.00.
• Municipality of North Perth Administration Fees (Rates By-law 24-2006 Schedule "B") - (PDF)

How do I register a birth in Ontario?

1. After you give birth, the hospital or midwife will give you a form called a Statement of Live Birth (Form 2). This is your child’s permanent identity record. Fill out the form, ensuring the information is clear and accurate.
2. Completion of Form 2, Statement of Live Birth, is required within 30 days of the birth and is to be signed by both parents. It is important to mark Box 20a indicating that both parents agree or do not agree with the last name chosen for the child.
3. Form 2, Statement of Live Birth, may be completed and signed by the mother only if the father is not being named on the registration. If this is the case, put “information not provided” on line 6.
4. If both parents are incapable, the statement may be completed and signed by another person acting on the parent's behalf, provided a statutory declaration is submitted. Please ask for further information at the Clerk's Office.
5. Form 2, Statement of Live Birth, is a permanent legal record and must be completed accurately. Please refer to the instructions attached to Form 2
6. Mail or deliver the Form 2, Statement of Live Birth, to the Clerk's Office at the Municipal Office, 330 Wallace Avenue North, Listowel ON N4W 1L3 along with the applicable administrative fee in the envelope provided.
7. In accordance with Bill 26 and amendments to the Municipal Act, municipalities have the authority to impose user fees for services. An administrative fee in the amount of $25.00 is being charged by the Municipality of North Perth for the registration of a birth. Please enclose payment in the amount of $25.00 (make cheques payable to the Municipality of North Perth) along with your Form 2, Statement of Live Birth. Alternatively, you may pay in cash by attending in person at the Clerk's Office at the Municipal Office, 330 Wallace Avenue North, Listowel ON N4W 1L3. Payment of this fee does not represent payment towards a birth certificate.
8. Once the birth has been registered you will receive confirmation of same from the Office of the Registrar General in Thunder Bay. This acknowledgement does not replace a birth certificate.

Once your baby's birth is registered, you can apply for a birth certificate

Birth Certificates can only be issued by the Office of the Registrar General for the Province of Ontario and the forms are also available from the Clerk's Office.