See the Vital Event Image Gateway FAQ for more details. The British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency provides a genealogical service which can search for records, and under certain conditions, can provide information from registrations that cannot yet be released to the general public. The agency can produce a genealogical certificate or a certified photocopy of the original registration. Birth, death and marriage certificates are not the same as registrations. Registration records may contain more information than appears on a certificate.
Certificates contain information extracted from the original registration record.
Certificates for Vital Events that took place in British Columbia may be purchased from the Vital Statistic Agency. Genealogical certificates may also be purchased. All requests for certified copies of registrations or genealogical certificates must be sent to the British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency . Specify all of the information from the index for the registration requested, except the GSU microfilm number. Adoption information is maintained separately by the British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency and may be accessed only under the applicable provisions of the Vital Statistics Act and the Adoption Act .