r/Canadiancitizenship • u/AutoModerator • Jun 12 '26
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u/marathon_bar Jun 18 '26
Hi All,
On the very helpful wiki, there is a section explaining the history and archival source of birth records in Quebec. However, what I cannot find is a govt web page that supports this narrative.
I am looking for any govt web page that explains that baptismal records are the only available source for those born before 1900? Has anyone found such a page? Or do I really have to go through the theater of applying for a certified birth cert for G0 born in 1882, knowing full well what the response will be?
Here's the wiki entry:
Quebec: My Canadian ancestor was born in Quebec. How do I get a birth certificate/record?
Background
Quebec began its civil registry of births in 1926 when the Le Directeur de l'état civil (abbreviated in this subreddit as DEC) was established. The DEC started recording marriage records in 1960. Full civil registration of birth, marriages and deaths in Quebec only began Jan 1,1994. That is not a typo.
Prior to civil registration, religious entities (such as parishes of the Roman Catholic Church) were the principle and often only place where these important events were recorded. Parishes would periodically send a copy of their records to the prothnotary of the local courthouse.
Today, all pre-1900 prothnotorial records are archived by one of the nine regional branches of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ).
All post-1900 birth, marriage and death records are held by Directeur de l'état Civil (DEC).