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*Since 1 October 1908, birth, death and marriage registrations have been collected and maintained continuously. | *Since 1 October 1908, birth, death and marriage registrations have been collected and maintained continuously. | ||
*A 'delayed' registration procedure was also available at the Vital Statistics Office for many years after 1908, to accommodate individuals born in the province before 1908 who wanted their births officially recorded, or who required proof-of-birth in later life when applying for passports, pensions and similar evidence records. The surviving registrations include individuals born in Nova Scotia as early as 1836, but by their very nature (optional, voluntary registration) the records are incomplete.<ref>"Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics", at Nova Scotia Archives, https://archives.novascotia.ca/historical-vital-statistics/, accessed 19 November 2020.</ref> | *A 'delayed' registration procedure was also available at the Vital Statistics Office for many years after 1908, to accommodate individuals born in the province before 1908 who wanted their births officially recorded, or who required proof-of-birth in later life when applying for passports, pensions and similar evidence records. The surviving registrations include individuals born in Nova Scotia as early as 1836, but by their very nature (optional, voluntary registration) the records are incomplete.<ref>"Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics", at Nova Scotia Archives, https://archives.novascotia.ca/historical-vital-statistics/, accessed 19 November 2020.</ref> | ||
==Adoption== | |||
*[https://novascotia.ca/adoption-records-consultation/adoption-records-consultation-discussion-paper.pdf '''Adoption Records in Nova Scotia'''] | |||
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Nova Scotia has an Adoption Disclosure Program. | |||
==Nova Scotia Archives== | ==Nova Scotia Archives== | ||