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===Provincial Archives of Alberta=== | |||
*The Provincial Archives holds divorce records for several judicial districts from around the province (ca. 1918 - ca. 1975). Indices are available for many of the records in the Reading Room. | *The Provincial Archives holds divorce records for several judicial districts from around the province (ca. 1918 - ca. 1975). Indices are available for many of the records in the Reading Room. | ||
*The Provincial Archives holds divorce records for most Judicial Districts but the records are not more recent than about 1975. | |||
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Calgary: 1915-1975 | |||
Drumheller: 1943-1975 | |||
Edmonton: 1924-1971 | |||
Fort McMurray: none at present | |||
Grande Prairie: 1921-1975 | |||
Hanna: 1920-1977 | |||
Lethbridge: 1919-1977 | |||
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Medicine Hat: none at present | |||
Peace River: 1922-1976 | |||
Red Deer: 1907-1969 | |||
St. Paul: none at present | |||
Taber: 1923-1934 | |||
Vegreville: 1929-1968 | |||
Wetaskiwin: 1925-1975 | |||
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For divorces after these dates, you need to contact the Courthouse in the Judicial District in which the divorce occurred. Contact information can be found on the Alberta Court’s website. You can also request a Certificate of Divorce online. | |||
If a divorce took place after 1968 and you do not know in which judicial district the divorce occurred, you should contact the Central Registry of Divorce Proceedings in Ottawa: | |||
Central Registry of Divorce Proceedings | |||
Department of Justice | |||
P.O. Box 2730, Postal Station D | |||
Ottawa ON K1P 5W7 | |||
(613) 957-4519Call: (613) 957-4519 | |||
===Parliamentary Divorces=== | |||
*From 1840 to 1968, divorces in Canada were granted by the Parliament of Canada. From 1867 to 1968, anyone wanting a divorce had to place a notice of intent in newspapers. A petition was submitted to Parliament with details, including the place and date of marriage. Parliament then passed an '''Act of Divorce''' granting the divorce. | *From 1840 to 1968, divorces in Canada were granted by the Parliament of Canada. From 1867 to 1968, anyone wanting a divorce had to place a notice of intent in newspapers. A petition was submitted to Parliament with details, including the place and date of marriage. Parliament then passed an '''Act of Divorce''' granting the divorce. | ||
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5776/ '''Canada Parliamentary Marriage and Divorces, 1867-1919'''] index, at Ancestry.com ($) | *[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5776/ '''Canada Parliamentary Marriage and Divorces, 1867-1919'''] index, at Ancestry.com ($) | ||