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A sworn statement confirming your date and place of birth — used where a birth certificate is unavailable, for immigration, pension, or banking purposes.
Also known as
STATUTORY DECLARATION OF DATE OF BIRTH
I, ______, of ______, in the Province of Ontario, SOLEMNLY DECLARE that:
I was born on ______ at ______.
An official birth certificate is unavailable for the following reason: ______.
The following supports the facts stated above: ______.
I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true and knowing that it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath.
SWORN / DECLARED before me at the ______________________ of ______________________, in the Province of Ontario, this ______ day of ______________, 20______.
_______________________________ _______________________________
A Commissioner for taking Affidavits Signature of Declarant
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A Statutory Declaration of Date of Birth is a sworn statement of your date and place of birth, used when an official birth certificate is unavailable.
It is frequently requested for immigration, pension, and banking matters where a person was born in a place that did not issue, or can no longer provide, a birth record.
You may be asked for this document in situations such as:
Have the following details ready before you start:
Fill in the form on this page and download a clean, ready-to-sign PDF. Do not sign it yet — an affidavit or statutory declaration must be signed in front of a notary public or commissioner for taking affidavits.
When you are ready, book an appointment with Minute Notary. We administer your oath or affirmation, witness your signature, and apply the notarial seal. Where the document is eligible, you can do this online from anywhere in Ontario; otherwise we meet in person in Ottawa.
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