# The Evidence (Certain Provinces of Canada) Order 1962 S.I. 1962/2606 · made 28 November 1962 This Order makes entries contained in specified public registers of all Provinces of Canada other than Ontario, New Brunswick and Alberta admissible in evidence in the United Kingdom and provides for their proof by official certificates. PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/evidence-certain-provinces-of-canada-order-1962/pdf/uksi_19622606_en.pdf ## Introductory text EVIDENCE Made 28th November 1962 At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28th day of November 1962 Present, The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council Whereas Her Majesty in Council is satisfied upon consideration of a report from the Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State that, having regard to the law of certain Provinces of the Dominion of Canada, namely Quebec, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories, as to the recognition therein of public registers of the United Kingdom as authentic records and as to the proof of the contents of such registers and other matters by means of duly authenticated certificates issued by public officers in the United Kingdom, it is desirable in the interests of reciprocity to make, with respect to public registers and certificates issued by public officers in or in respect of the aforesaid Provinces, such provision as is herein after mentioned: Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue of the powers conferred upon Her by the Evidence (Foreign, Dominion and Colonial Documents) Act 1933 and all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:— ## 1 The registers specified in the second column of the Schedule to this Order shall be deemed to be public registers kept under the authority of the law of the respective Provinces of the Dominion of Canada mentioned in the first column of that Schedule and recognised by the courts of the respective Provinces as authentic records and to be documents of such a public nature as to be admissible as evidence of the matters regularly recorded therein. ## 2 For the purposes of the preceding Article all matters recorded in any such register as aforesaid shall be deemed, until the contrary is proved, to be regularly recorded. ## 3 Subject to any requirements of rules of court, a document which purports to be issued in any of the said Provinces as an official copy of an entry in any such register as aforesaid and which purports to be authenticated by the signature of any person appearing to be the certifying officer mentioned in the third column of the Schedule for the appropriate register shall, without evidence as to the custody of the register or of inability to produce it and without any further or other proof, be received as evidence that the register contains such an entry. ## 4 Nothing in this Order shall be taken to prohibit or restrict the admission in evidence of any copy, extract, summary, certificate or other document whatsoever which, apart from the provisions of this Order, would be admissible as evidence of any particular matter, or to affect any power which, otherwise than by virtue of this Order, is exercisable by any court with respect to the admission of documents in evidence. ## 5 (1) This Order may be cited as the Evidence (Certain Provinces of Canada) Order 1962. (2) This Order extends to all parts of the United Kingdom. ## Signature W. G. Agnew ## Province Register Certifying Officer (a) Quebec (i) Births The Prothonotary or Deputy Prothonotary of the Superior Court of the District. (ii) Marriages The Prothonotary or Deputy Prothonotary of the Superior Court of the District. (iii) Adoptions The Prothonotary or Deputy Prothonotary of the Superior Court of the District. (iv) Burials The Prothonotary or Deputy Prothonotary of the Superior Court of the District. (b) Nova Scotia (i) Births The Registrar General, Deputy Registrar General or any person appointed to perform the functions of the Deputy Registrar General during his absence or incapacity. (ii) Marriages The Registrar General, Deputy Registrar General or any person appointed to perform the functions of the Deputy Registrar General during his absence or incapacity. (iii) Deaths The Registrar General, Deputy Registrar General or any person appointed to perform the functions of the Deputy Registrar General during his absence or incapacity. (c) Manitoba (i) Births The Recorder of Vital Statistics. (ii) Marriages The Recorder of Vital Statistics. (iii) Deaths The Recorder of Vital Statistics. (d) British Columbia (i) Births The Director or Acting Director of Vital Statistics, a District Registrar or Deputy District Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages. (ii) Deaths The Director or Acting Director of Vital Statistics, a District Registrar or Deputy District Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages. (iii) Marriages The Director or Acting Director of Vital Statistics, a District Registrar or Deputy District Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages. (iv) Divorces The Director or Acting Director of Vital Statistics. (v) Adoptions The Director or Acting Director of Vital Statistics. (vi) Baptisms The Director or Acting Director of Vital Statistics. (vii) Burials The Director or Acting Director of Vital Statistics. (viii) Births (Marine Register) The Director or Acting Director of Vital Statistics or the Marine Registrar of Births and Deaths. (ix) Deaths (Marine Register) The Director or Acting Director of Vital Statistics or the Marine Registrar of Births and Deaths. (e) Prince Edward Island (i) Births The Director of Vital Statistics. (ii) Marriages The Director of Vital Statistics. (iii) Deaths The Director of Vital Statistics. (f) Saskatchewan (i) Births The Director or Assistant Director of Vital Statistics. (ii) Marriages The Director or Assistant Director of Vital Statistics. (iii) Deaths The Director or Assistant Director of Vital Statistics. (iv) Baptisms, marriages or burials kept by a Church or Religious Body and filed in the Office of the Director of Vital Statistics. The Director or Assistant Director of Vital Statistics. (g) Newfoundland (i) Births and marriages The Registrar General or any registering officer appointed by or under the relevant statute. (ii) Deaths The Registrar General. (iii) Adopted children The Registrar General. (iv) Legitimated persons The Registrar General. (h) Yukon Territory (i) Births The Registrar General. (ii) Marriages The Registrar General. (iii) Deaths The Registrar General. (i) Northwest Territories (i) Births The Registrar General or a Deputy Registrar General. (ii) Marriages The Registrar General or a Deputy Registrar General. (iii) Deaths The Registrar General or a Deputy Registrar General. ## Explanatory note This Order makes entries contained in specified public registers of all Provinces of Canada other than Ontario, New Brunswick and Alberta admissible in evidence in the United Kingdom and provides for their proof by official certificates. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1962/2606 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/evidence-certain-provinces-of-canada-order-1962 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.