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Civil registration of births, deaths, and marriages began in 1882 in Manitoba. Because many individuals in the early years of registration did not comply, the records are somewhat incomplete up to around 1920. Copies of these records are available, with some restrictions, from Vital Statistics, Manitoba Community Services at:
Civil registration of births, deaths, and marriages began in 1882 in Manitoba. Because many individuals in the early years of registration did not comply, the records are somewhat incomplete up to around 1920.  


:'''Vital Statistics'''<br>Manitoba Community Services<br>104 - 401 York Avenue<br>Winnipeg, MB R3C 0P8<br>CANADA <br>Internet:&nbsp;http://web2.gov.mb.ca/cca/vital/Genealogy.html
Some births, marriages, and deaths not recorded in vital records may be in church records.


All requests must be submitted on forms available from the Manitoba Community Services.
For additional information about vital records, including research strategies, see [[Canada Vital Records|Canada Vital Records]].


Between 1920 and 1983, divorce records were kept at the King’s Bench court offices of the province. Since 1983, all divorce records over 25 years old from each of the offices outside Winnipeg or 40 years old in the Winnipeg Eastern Judicial District are being transferred to the Provincial Archives. These records are indexed.
'''Availability'''<br>
All vital records must be requested on forms available from Manitoba Vital Statistics.  


For a guide to online searches for vital statistics, [[Manitoba Online Search for Vital Statistics|click here.]]
Copies of these records are available, with some restrictions, from Vital Statistics, Manitoba Community Services at:
 
:'''Vital Statistics'''
:Manitoba Community Services
:104 - 401 York Avenue
:Winnipeg, MB R3C 0P8
:CANADA
:Internet: http://web2.gov.mb.ca/cca/vital/Genealogy.html
 
'''Divorce'''<br>
Between 1920 and 1983, divorce records were kept at the King’s Bench court offices of the province. Since 1983, all divorce records over 25 years old from each of the offices outside Winnipeg or 40 years old in the Winnipeg Eastern Judicial District are being transferred to the Provincial Archives. These records are indexed.
 
For a guide to online searches for vital statistics, [[Manitoba Online Search for Vital Statistics|click here.]]  


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