Nunavut Marriages - What else you can try
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This page will give you additional guidance and resources to find marriage information for your ancestor. Use this page after first completing the marriage section of the Nunavut Guided Research page.
Additional Online Resources
Additional Databases and Online Resources
Currently, there are no additional databases for marriages in Nunavut. See, Substitute records below to help locate marriage information in other records.
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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 marriage 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 marriage records after 1 April 1999, contact:
- VitalCertificates.ca
Phone: 1-800-661-0833
Website
NOTE: Marriage records are confidential. Only persons named on the certificate, parents, or children may order a marriage certificate. See Who can order a marriage certificate? for more information.
Substitute Records
Additional Records with Marriage Information
Substitute records may contain information about more than one event and are used when records for an event are not available. Records that are used to substitute for marriage events may not have been created at the time of the marriage. The accuracy of the record is contingent upon when the information was recorded. Search for information in multiple substitute records to confirm the accuracy of these records.
| Use these additional records to locate marriage information about your ancestor: | ||
| Why to search the records | ||
| Wedding announcements and golden anniversaries often appear in newspapers. | ||
| Death records may include the name of the spouse and whether the deceased was married, widowed, or divorced. Click on the link to the left to return to the Death page. | ||
| Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories until 1999. The Northwest Territories can be found in Canada censuses from 1881 to 1921. Census records may list the name and marital status of everyone in the household; however, relationships are not listed until 1891. | ||
| May list maiden name of spouse as well as date and place of marriage. | ||
| Obituaries include death information. More recent obituaries may also include the name of a surviving spouse and the date and place of the marriage. | ||
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Tips for finding marriages
Successfully finding marriage 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 by leaving out the last name.
- Search for bride. Search by the bride’s name rather than the groom’s name.
- Add information. For common names, add more information to narrow the search such as approximate year of marriage or the county the marriage took place in.
- 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.