Nunavut Deaths - What else you can try
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This page will give you additional guidance and resources to find death information for your ancestor. Use this page after first completing the death section of the Nunavut Guided Research page.
Additional Online Resources
Additional Databases and Online Resources
Currently, there are no additional databases for deaths in Nunavut. See, Substitute records below to help locate death information in other records.
Images Only (Browsable Images)
Currently, there are no image only collections.
How to Request the Record When It's Not Online
Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories until April 1, 1999.
Civil registration in the Northwest Territories began in 1925.
To learn more about record limitations and restrictions, see the article Northwest Territories Vital Records.
To order death records before 1 April 1999, contact:
- Registrar General of Vital Statistics
Health Services Administration Office
Department of Health and Social Services
Bag #9
Inuvik, NT X0E 0T0
Phone: 1-800-661-0830
Email: hsa@gov.nt.ca
Website
To order death records after 1 April 1999, contact:
- VitalCertificates.ca
Phone: 1-800-661-0833
Website
NOTE: Death records are confidential. Only an immediate family member or next of kin may order a death certificate. See Who can order a death certificate? for more information.
Substitute Records
Additional Records with Death Information
Substitute records can contain information about more than one event, and are used when records for an event are not available. Because the substitute records may not be created at the time of the event, it may contain incorrect information. Search for as many substitute records as possible to corroborate information found in substitute records to help improve accuracy.
| Use these substitute records to locate death information about your ancestor: | ||
| Why to search the records | ||
| Church death and burial records may be available when civil death records cannot be found. To access church records, first determine the denomination. | ||
| Newspapers contain obituaries and death notices. They often include the death date and place of the deceased. | ||
| Gravestone inscriptions and cemetery records may include a death date. | ||
| Obituaries list date and place of death for the deceased. More recent obituaries may also list other deceased family members. | ||
| May include death information for servicemen. | ||
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Tips for finding deaths
Successfully finding death records in online databases depends on a few key points. Try the following search suggestions:
- Spelling variations. Your ancestor's name may be misspelled. Search with spelling variations for the first and last name of your ancestor.
- Search given name. Search by given name (leave out the last name) with the approximate date of birth or death.
- Add information. For common names, add more information to narrow the search such as approximate birth date or parent's names if known.
- Date range. Expand the date range of the search by 5 years.
- Search territory. Search using the territory name only instead of by smaller locality.
Why the Record may not Exist
Known Record Gaps
Records Start
- Prior to 1 April 1999, Nunavut was a part of the Northwest Territories, Canada Guided Research.
- Civil registration in the Northwest Territories began in 1925.