Gay Wedding Tips

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• Lesbian Gay Marriage Chapel in Toronto The Chapel Rent $600
• The Minister $150
• Music for the Ceremony $85

Marriage licence requirements Tips Marriage Licences Congratulations on your upcoming marriage! Whether you are planning a grand affair or a simple one, there are some important steps that you must complete. Getting a marriage licence is a key step in the process. You can get a marriage licence application from any municipal office in the province; it is valid for three months anywhere in the province.

To get a marriage licence, make sure that both you and your partner meet all the criteria listed below.

The application: Visit the Service Ontario website for a marriage licence application, or pick one up at a Registry Services office. Complete all the information requested on the form. Make sure that both individuals sign the form and have the identification required. One (or both of you) must go to one of our four office locations in the City of Toronto to complete the process. If you have the proper identification, completed the form correctly and have the proper fee, your licence can be issued to you the same day.

Identification The following identity documents will be accepted:

• Birth Certificate Passport Driver’s Licence Canadian Citizenship Card Canadian Government Refugee Travel Document Conditional Release Identification Card United States Green Card Native Status Card Record of Immigration Landing Any Country Citizenship Card Identity documents must be original
  
  
• photocopies will not be accepted. Age requirements Both partners must be 18 years of age or older. If you are 16 or 17 years of age, parental consent is required. Please contact the Registry Services Office at 416-392-7036 for further information. If you are under the age of 16 years you may not marry in the Province of Ontario.
  
  
• Licence fee The Licence fee in the City of Toronto is $130. This fee can be paid by cash, money order, and certified cheque, VISA, MasterCard, American Express or Debit Card. The City will not refund marriage licence fees once a licence has been issued. Gender The City of Toronto issues marriage licences to all eligible couples. Same-sex couples have been receiving licences since June 11, 2003, following the June10, 2003 Ontario Court of Appeal decision making same-sex marriages legal in Ontario.

Marriage after divorce If you were divorced in Canada, you must provide the original or a court-certified copy of your certificate of divorce, or Decree Absolute. Photocopies will not be accepted. A certified copy of yourcertificate of divorce may be obtained from the court office that granted the divorce. If you were divorced, or you marriage dissolved or annulled outside of Canada, you must get authorization from the Minister of Government Services before a marriage licence can be issued to you. Visit the Service Ontario website or call 416-325-8305 to learn how to obtain this authorization.

Citizenship/Residency There are no citizenship or residency requirements when applying for a marriage licence in Ontario.

Medical requirements Blood tests or medical certificates are not required for a marriage licence in Ontario. Validity/expiry date A marriage licence is valid anywhere in Ontario for three months from the date of issue. Publications of banns A marriage may be solemnized under the authority of the publication of banns. If you are having a religious ceremony, please check with the clergy prior to purchasing a marriage licence. Registry Services Offices Marriage licences are issued Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. at: City Hall Etobicoke Civic Centre North York Civic Centre Scarborough Civic Centre

Limited services:

York Civic Centre has application forms and information only East York Civic Centre – by appointment only. Please call 416-392-7036.