Birth and adoption
The Births section describes how to register your child’s birth, order birth documents, make changes to a birth record, and undertake genealogical research.
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Births
This section will tell you how to register your child’s birth, order birth documents, make changes to a birth record, and undertake genealogical research.
Adoptions
This section has key information for those looking to adopt a child and explains the adoption options available in British Columbia. Once an adoption has been granted, the Vital Statistics Agency registers the event and updates the birth records of children born and adopted here. This section also describes how to access adoption records.